Major Writing Projects
The Major Writing Projects tab includes a variety of prompts and/or detailed assignment guidelines for writing projects that fulfill one or more of the project types indicated on the department syllabi. If interested in using any of the sources provided in the Writing Repository, please download documents and/or copy links and add them to your Blackboard course shells. Students should not be given direct access to this instructor-facing Lib Guide. Thank you.
Literacies Narrative WP is a major writing assignment focusing on different forms of literacy and moving beyond the traditional content in literacy narratives.
Why College WP is a major writing assignment focused on student examination of personal experience and arguments for the value of college.
This I Believe Mashup WP is a major writing project using a mixed-genre approach to interrogate personal beliefs and articulating support to defend the position.
Personal Literacy Narrative WP is a major writing assignment asking students to reflect upon their memories of reading and writing.
Critical Analysis WP is a major writing project using rhetorical analysis of an artistic text and constructing an artistic review.
Textual Response WP is a major writing project that asks students to analyze texts from various genres using article or blog style writing about personal experience of the chosen text.
Community Problem Solving WP is a major writing assignment focused on problem-based solutions to local issues with emphasis on research, solving problems, and civic action.
Major Research Paper WP is a major writing assignment focusing on students using previous essay topics as the start of a research project.
