This resource provides lecture notes and writing assignments for the study of drama. While Othello and Trifles are mentioned specifically, these notes and assignments can be adapted and applied to practically any play. Unless otherwise noted, the materials in this unit are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA.
Material Type: Homework/Assignment, Lecture Notes
This resource is intended as a model plan for linking course materials to student learning outcomes. These materials were used in planning a 15-week literature-based composition course taught within the TBR system, ENGL1020. The two attachments illustrate how the course assessments and readings are organized to fulfill statewide TBR General Education Outcomes as well as course-specific outcomes for each unit in the course. The course outline also demonstrates one possibility for sequencing course materials into a 15 week semester.The OER Commons file titled "ENGL1020 Literature Based Composition Course Common Cartridge" contains a downloadable online version of this course that can be plugged into any LMS.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
The materials in this resource are intended for first-week-of-class activities in a literature-based composition course, although "The Danger of a Single Story" would be appropriate for viewing and discussion at any time during the semester. The first section of this resource explains some reasons for taking a literature-based composition course. The remaining materials provide ice-breaker and introductory activites.The "Varieties of Why," the study questions, and the discussion board activity are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA. The "Danger of a Single Story" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment, Lecture
This resource contains a downloadable common cartridge file for ENGL1020. The entire course is a true OER remix, containing original OER materials as well as OERs adopted or adapted from other authors. The course includes the texts of readings, or links to the text. Each page in the course has a CC license on it.
Material Type: Full Course
In this module, the readings and assignments focus on immigration experiences and government. Students will build vocabulary needed for citizenship, practice writing complex sentences, review citizenship questions, and read and write narratives.
Material Type: Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Module, Reading
This is a discussion board prompt that we have used for class introductions in our online ESL classes and in our in-person classes. It begins with a video on language learning strategies and asks students to introduce themselves and discuss their own strategies.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson
In this module, all reading, writing, speaking, and listening assignments focus on educaiton and careers.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Instructional materials on local history topics developed by students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for use in secondary education classrooms. Students will examine federal documents and local artifacts to determine the effects of federal policies on Native Americans, particularly the Cherokee. The purpose of the lesson is to build upon students’ prior knowledge of analyzing primary sources, Native American History, and Chattanooga history.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lecture Notes, Primary Source
This is a metacognitive reflection of the student's progress as a writer as part of an online discussion board.
Material Type: Assessment
This is an assignment for an argument essay to be used in a composition I class.
Material Type: Homework/Assignment
This is an assignment for an argumentative essay with the use of research and proper incorporation of MLA citations.
Material Type: Homework/Assignment
This is a cause and effect essay assignment for use with a composition I class.
Material Type: Homework/Assignment
This is an assignment for a comparison contrast essay for a Composition I class.
Material Type: Homework/Assignment
This is an assignment for a proposal essay to be used in a composition I class.
Material Type: Homework/Assignment
This is an assignment for a diagnostic essay to be used at the beginning of a composition I class to assess the students level of writing.
Material Type: Homework/Assignment
This is an assignment for a personal narrative essay for a composition I class.
Material Type: Homework/Assignment
This is a textbook for an Argument and Rhetorical Modes composition class at the community college level.
Material Type: Textbook
This assignment is an introduction to argumentative writing for early college-level students. This assignment provides a basis for discussing argument as a genre of writing and allows for the introduction of research and MLA format including Work Cited and intext citation.
Material Type: Homework/Assignment
This assignment allows students to analyze a bias by agreeing or disagreeing with a speaker. There is a provided podcast episode, but we encourage instructors to select their own in the realm of the course.
Material Type: Homework/Assignment, Teaching/Learning Strategy
This is a compilation of open essays to supplement an argument and rhetoric class.
Material Type: Reading
