Instructor Resources
"Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world." - Paulo Freire
General Resources
Writing Programs Across the Country
Writing Program Websites from WPA (Writing Program Administration Council)
Templates for Assignments, Attendance, etc.
My Assessment Rubric for Developmental Classes
Teacher Tools (great template for attendance)
General Websites to Support Instruction
Excellent Article on Teaching Basic Writing
Alternative Model for Teaching Basic Writing
Many Books (free online books - many from Project Gutenberg)
The National Writing Project (Assignments and Teaching Strategies)
NCTE (National Council for Teachers of English)
CCCC's Articles on Portfolio Assessment
The Two Year College English Association (NCTE)
National College Transition Network
Peter Elbow Workshop Materials
Dartmouth Online Writing Materials
University of Oregon Online Writing Materials
Syracuse University (excellent collection of assignments/resources)
More Assignment Ideas from Syracuse
Journals in Rhetoric and Composition
Education Resources Information Center
Hashimoto's Website on Writing from Whitman College
Assignment Resources
Videos
The Story of Stuff (great free video on materialism and consumption)
Readings and Assignments
The New York Times Learning Network
Sample Student Argument Analysis Essays
SUNY Stony Brook Assignment Sourcebook
Florida State University Teaching of Writing
Guide to Grammar and Writing (online exercises)
