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Final Master's Portfolio, Elaina Halverstadt
Final Master's Portfolio, Elaina Halverstadt
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
Practical matters of teaching college writing are the primary focus of this portfolio. Specific topics include an exploration of best practices in preparation for teaching an online college writing course, a rationale for introducing technical writing into an institution as a co-taught interdisciplinary course, a four-week teaching unit for teaching grammar concepts through creative writing, and a resource guide for teaching an introductory technical writing course at the college level.
Teaching Tolerance Through English Language Arts, Samantha Casarella
Teaching Tolerance Through English Language Arts, Samantha Casarella
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
This portfolio examines the ways in which tolerance can be taught and reinforced through English Language Arts. Substantive research is presented justifying the urgency of teaching tolerance at the high school level and the role that English Language Arts teachers play in the process. Methods of practical application are presented through three separate unit plans, each focused on elevating students’ social consciousness.
Finding Student Voice: Teaching As Rhetorical Act, Kari Mann
Finding Student Voice: Teaching As Rhetorical Act, Kari Mann
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
This portfolio represents my work in the field of composition and rhetoric. Though the writing in this portfolio spans many subjects, it is firmly grounded in my teaching practice.
Final Ma Portfolio, Rebecca L. Sims
Final Ma Portfolio, Rebecca L. Sims
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
This portfolio consists of four projects I selected from various courses I took while completing my Master of Arts in the field of English. The first piece featured in my portfolio is titled “I’m Not Being “Short” With You: Providing Effective Feedback Efficiently Using a Computer Program.” I completed this piece in English 6200: Teaching Writing with Dr. Lee Nickoson. In this essay, I explore the role that feedback plays in the English classroom from both a student and faculty perspective. The second piece in my portfolio is a project I wrote for Teaching Grammar in the Context of Writing …