Intellectual Creativity in First-Year Composition Classes (eBook)

Heidi Wall Burns has over 15 years of experience teaching introductory courses in first year composition, literature, and speech. She has an M.A. in English from Iowa State University. Michael MacBride received his Ph.D. in English from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, in 2014, his M.A. in Literature from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and his B.S. in Creative Writing from Eastern Michigan University. He teaches English, Literature, and Humanities courses.

Sarah Brown WesslingChapter 1: Justification of the MGRP in the Freshman Composition ClassroomChapter 2: Self-contained MGRPChapter 3: Whole semester adaptation of the MGRPChapter 4: Plug-in ActivitiesIntroductionPlug-in Activity 1: Analyzing Genre Using NewspapersPlug-in Activity 2: Audience Awareness Activity Plug-in Activity 3: Evaluating Websites using CRAAPPlug-in Activity 4: Teaching Students About Genre: Writing About the WeatherPlug-in Activity 5: How to Write a ProcessPlug-in Activity 6: Infographic-MakingPlug-in Activity 7: Library scavenger huntPlug-in Activity 8: Practicing Research Skills: APA Library ResearchPlug-in Activity 9: Summarizing Using StoriesChapter 5: Evaluation and AssessmentAppendicesAppendix A: Assignment Sheet for MGRP Self-Contained UnitAppendix B: MGRP Topic Proposal handout for self-contained unitAppendix C: Assignment sheet for whole-semester adaptationAppendix D: Assignment sheet for Assignment #1: Overview/Summary/Background Appendix E: Workshop for assignment #1 MGRP self-contained unitAppendix F: Checklist for Workshop dayAppendix G: Assignment sheet for Assignment #2: Annotated BibliographyAppendix H: Assignment sheet for Assignment. #3: Self ReflectionAppendix I: Final Workshop for MGRP self-contained unitAppendix J: List of former student topicsAppendix K: Formal Submission Expectations for MGRP self-contained unit Appendix L: MGRP Grading Rubric for Whole Semester AssignmentAppendix M: MGRP Grading Rubric for self-contained unitAppendix N: List of Potential GenresBibliographyAbout the AuthorsAcknowledgmentsIndex