Developing Source Dialogue—Revising Researched Writing
Purpose: This exercise focuses on research article revision. Description: This revision exercise helps students identify source-heavy...
Citation Remediation
Purpose of Exercise: How many times have you tried teaching your students MLA guidelines, and in how many ways? Maybe it was a Jeopardy...
Curious Researcher Teaching Groups
Purpose: These student-led group presentations will help students become familiar with information in their research writing text--The...
When I Grown Up: Reflecting and Personal Growth
Purpose: An invention exercise, especially for a position shift, or personal narrative essay that also asks students to explore their...
Boring Topic Makeover
Purpose: This exercise will show students how to choose a strong thesis for the research paper assignment by teaching them to avoid...
The View From Above: Invention using Imagery
Purpose: This is an exercise on effectively using images in poetry and prose, and it accompanies Philip Cory Cloud's “Home.” Description:...
In Quest of Culture: Topic Generating for Research Essay
Purpose: A Topic-generating Exercise best suited to a culture-oriented researched essay assignment. This exercise helps students learn...
Commercial Break!! Creative Play With Media Influence
Purpose: Works well to introduce a personal visual media paper, or other media analysis paper, because it encourages students to think...
Looking Beneath the Surface
Purpose: This exercise accompanies “In Case You Ever Want To Go Home Again” by Barbara Kingsolver. It is designed to ask students to...
TV Personalities: Trying on Voices
Purpose: This icebreaker makes a great first day introduction, getting students interested in and excited about writing by exploring...