Course Projects
Teaching Logs - FYWP GA Drive (designated folder)
A series of written entries focused on teaching. Your teaching log will be hosted in a shared folder in Google Drive. Develop new entries and add comments to peers' teaching logs (when prompted) by accessing the FYWP GA Drive (must be logged in to your emich.edu Google account). Due weekly throughout the first two-thirds of the semester.
Responses to Readings-FYWP GA Drive (designated folder)
Our "Responses to Readings" this semester amount to a many-handed notes building sequence. Weekly notes will be built by everyone in the class, constructed from discrete but overlapping tasks.
The tasks are as follows:
- Citation and keywords. Begin the notes document with a correct and complete MLA or APA citation, including hanging indentation, and 5-7 keywords or phrases.
- Summary. Write and post a summary of the article using no more than 100 words.
- Connections with teaching 1 and 2. Explain a fine-pointed connection with teaching generally, the teaching of writing, or a specific teaching illustration from the class you are teaching this semester. (no more than 60 words)
- Questions for discussion 1 and 2. Contextualize and then pose at least one quest germinated by the reading. Refer to specific locations in the reading, if appropriate. Questioners will introduce their questions and guide discussion in class. (no more than 60 words)
- Read this, too. Sift through the works cited or references list and identify up to three sources you would do well to pick up to extend and deepen your interests in the primary article. Simply list the source, citing it completely and correctly according to MLA or APA style, include a brief note about why you have listed, and, in parentheses, indicate whether or not the source is available from Halle Library.
- Printer. On Tuesday afternoon, carry to class ten copies of the noted document. Some mild reformatting and smoothing typeface may be necessary before printing. All other items must be completed by Midnight on Monday, which means you have Tuesday to prepare the printed copies.
The schedule of readings and the starter notes documents are available in the FYWP GA Drive > 596-Responses to Readings folder.
Lesson Plan/Doc Gallery - FYWP GA Drive (designated folder)+FYWP Doc Gallery
Develop a document (no more than two pages) that stands as a lesson plan, or that introduces an assignment, class activity, or aspect of a project. The document should include 1) an introduction, 2) a note about the class context and suggested timing in the semester, and 3) a list of at least three scholarly sources (e.g., articles, chapters, monographs, or websites; citations correctly formatted in APA or MLA) that orient the pedagogical considerations underpinning the lesson, assignment, activity, or project. A draft of the document is due in the FYWP GA Drive on Tuesday, November 7. The revised document, complete with items 1-3, should be uploaded to the FYWP Document Gallery no later than Tuesday, December 5, at the start of class. You will receive separate instructions by email for logging into the FYWP Blog and uploading the document.
Observations - FYWP GA Drive (designated folder)
Begin by reviewing the observation report framing document in the FYWP GA Drive. Working in pairs, 1) observe each other's class, 2) write a brief, descriptive report in a common Google Doc, and 3) drawing on the descriptive reports, tease out two or three issues in dialogue based on what you noticed happening in the classes. Thus, the observation report will consist of three sections: Observation I (A observed B), Observation II (B observed A), and Dialogue. Peer observations should be scheduled during the weeks of October 9-13 or 16-20. Observation sections I and II are due by October 24. The dialogue section is due by October 31.
WRTG121 Materials - FYWP GA Drive (designated folder)
WRTG121 materials include a syllabus, schedule, and Project One assignment sheet for the Winter 2017 semester. Though materials may be subject to revisions before Wednesday, January 3, the collection should reflect careful planning and development. Include with the bundle of materials a reflective essay of approximately 3-4 pages that explains decisions you have made about WRTG121 and key insights from WRTG596 and from your first semester of teaching. Due to the FYWP GA Drive before our scheduled conference the week of December 11.
Teaching Philosophy Statement - FYWP GA Drive (designated folder)
Develop a philosophy statement that accounts for your approach to teaching writing. The statement must be between 600-750 words. It should introduce and briefly explain carefully selected principles, values, or priorities, and it should contextualize each of these with tangible examples. Prepare a draft of the document for peer and instructor feedback by Tuesday, November 21, by posting it in the FYWP GA Drive. Submit the revised version to the shared folder no later than Tuesday, December 12, at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
Contact Information
Derek N. Mueller, PhDProfessor
Department of English
Virginia Tech
Office: 315 Shanks Hall
Phone: +1-734-985-0485 (Google voice)
dmueller@vt.edu
http://derekmueller.net/rc/
