Workshop (14-Sep)

 
 
 
EGO Ped­a­gogy Work­shop 14-Sep 2009

Teach­ing Work­shop 4: “Devel­op­ing Assign­ments”
Gary Hink and Cari Kee­baugh
Mon­day, Sep­tem­ber 14 (5:00pm-7:00pm); 150 Pugh Hall
“This work­shop is for Eng­lish grad­u­ate stu­dents who are inter­ested in learn­ing and ask­ing ques­tions about teach­ing strate­gies for teach­ing with a focus on build­ing assign­ments. Gen­eral topics—applying to Amer­i­can, British, and Film classes—might include: build­ing syl­labi, choos­ing a read­ing list, cre­at­ing assign­ments, (types, major/minor, critical/creative/hybrid) and ped­a­gog­i­cal prac­tices, among oth­ers. Top­ics may change depend­ing on the needs of the work­shop par­tic­i­pants. All years and lev­els of expe­ri­ence wel­come. Bring any and all of your ques­tions, ideas, and concerns!”

 
 
 
 
 
Intro­duc­tory Assign­ment Guide — Pow­er­point (Keebaugh)

 
 
 
Exam­ples:

Cari Kee­baugh: Courses Taught
Gary Hink: Courses Taught

 
 
Teach­ing Resources (page)

 
 
UF Eng­lish Depart­ment 2009 Syl­labus Require­ments
 

• Gen­eral Guidelines

• AML 2070 Sur­vey of Amer­i­can Lit
• ENL 2022 Sur­vey of Eng­lish Lit
• ENG 2300 Film Analy­sis     (Detailed)     (Brief)
• ENG 1131 Writ­ing Through Media
• AML 2410 Issues in Amer­i­can Lit & Culture

 
 
 
 
Assign­ment Types
 
 

• For­mal Essay
   
  • Lit­er­ary Analy­sis (tex­tual “close-reading”)
     
    - vary by lit­er­ary device/aspects
     
    - Gen­eral exam­ples (Pur­due OWL)
     
    - poetry exam­ple (Pur­due OWL)

    - Select par­tic­u­lar topic from var­ied list

     

  • Com­par­a­tive by Topic/Concept/Technique
    e.g. Theme, Sym­bol­ism, Chars.

     

  • With Research / Sources
     
    UF Lib. “Key Resources” page

    Anno­tated Bibliography

    His­tor­i­cal (socio-political)

    Scholarship/Criticism

   

• Read­ing Response papers
   
  notes / sug­ges­tions:

  mul­ti­ple options/questions

  gen­eral / con­sis­tent cri­te­ria (exam­ple)

  Qs based upon intended out­comes and focus/issues/topics

  
  Exam­ples

  - Pré­cis; spe­cific tex­tual exam­ples; lit. vocab

  - rel­a­tive (spe­cific to week/readings) issues, lit­er­ary topics

  - Com­bined / Com­par­a­tive dis­cus­sion of mul­ti­ple texts

  e.g. texts assigned and/or external/experience

  e.g. media-specific versions/adaptations

  - His­tor­i­cal / Con­tem­po­rary Contextualization

   

   

• Cre­ative / Hybrid lit­er­ary work:
   

  Exam­ples

  • Cold War affect through Beats’ or New York School poets’ fig­ures
     

  • Slaugh­ter­house Five Response
     

  • Fig­u­ra­tive Expres­sion through Exper­i­men­tal style
     
     
    “Cre­ative Writ­ing Wid­gets“

    “Cre­ative Writ­ing Exer­cises“

   
   
   

• Final Projects
   
  - Argument/Analysis with Sec­ondary Sources (”Research Essay”)

  - Con­trast Cultural/Historical Contexts

  - Com­par­a­tive / Syn­thetic (mul­ti­ple approaches)

  - Web-based (mul­ti­me­dia) project

  - Final Exam (Essay / short answers)

  Over­all Per­spec­tive of course / read­ings by key topic / issue)

   
   
   

• Infor­mal / Ungraded (participation-based; pass/fail)
   
  Within Class / Dis­cus­sion
  Pre­sen­ta­tion
  Online
  Read­ing Jour­nal
  Pré­cis & Terms