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Instructor Name: Mary Beth Pennington

ODU English Department Course Number: 211C

SLOs Addressed: A. Develop Rhetorical Knowledge, B. Develop Critical Thinking, Reading, and Information Literacy Skills,

Instructor Notes: Low Stakes Rhetorical Analysis Assignment – This is an “exercise” I give students around week 2 after they have read some introductory information about rhetorical theory. The editorial I ask them to read is by an author named, “Feminista Jones,” who takes what seems to be a surprising position against using Harriet Tubman’s image on the $20 bill. The editorial is not too long, and appeals are pretty easily identifiable throughout. Additionally, many students find Jones’s argument to be enlightening, and I’m always pleased to see students consider a different point of view.

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Instructor Name: Kristi Costello

ODU English Department Course Number: 110C

SLOs Addressed: B. Develop Critical Thinking, Reading, and Information Literacy Skills, C. Develop Effective Strategies or Processes for Drafting Texts, D. Develop Knowledge of Conventions

Instructor Notes: Literacy Narrative Assignment Overview and Resources – This unit typically opens my ENGL 110 and provides students the opportunity to consider the unit’s culminating guiding question: How have I become the writer (or reader or student if they prefer) I am today?

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Instructor Name: Kristi Costello

ODU English Department Course Number: 110C

SLOs Addressed: A. Develop Rhetorical Knowledge, B. Develop Critical Thinking, Reading, and Information Literacy Skills, C. Develop Effective Strategies or Processes for Drafting Texts, D. Develop Knowledge of Conventions

Instructor Notes: Comparative Rhetorical Analysis – In this unit, students write a comparative analysis, exploring the rhetorical choices made in two different texts so as to better understand how and why texts are produced, what makes them effective within a context for a particular audience, and how they persuade (or don’t persuade) their audience. I have found that starting with a comparative rhetorical analysis can help students ease their way into writing more sophisticated rhetorical analyses.

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Instructor Name: Suzanne Dunlevy

ODU English Department Course Number: ENGL 110C, ENGL 211C, ENGL 221C, ENGL 231C

SLOs Addressed: A. Develop Rhetorical Knowledge, B. Develop Critical Thinking, Reading, and Information Literacy Skills, C. Develop Effective Strategies or Processes for Drafting Texts, D. Develop Knowledge of Conventions

Instructor Notes: EP Assignment – ENGL 110C: English Composition, ENGL 211C: English Composition, ENGL 221C: Introduction to Writing in Business, Education, and Social Sciences, ENGL 231C: Introduction to Technical Writing

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