Tetrad B Writing and Rhetoric
Fall 2019
Learning and Engagement
You are expected to come to class every day prepared, with the required materials, and with your homework completed. Your daily work grade will be determined by various activities and assignments, including but not limited to in-class writing assignments, peer review of drafts, group discussions, and presentations. Daily work cannot be made up. There will be a daily warm-up at the beginning of each class unless instructed otherwise. You will turn in warm-up's in a Blackboard Discussion forum but I also recommend that you keep a copy. Outside of the classroom there will be readings, reading responses, reflections, and “My Story” writings. Last, but not least, this section also consists of attendance, class participation, drafting, and peer review.
Warm Ups
Each class period there will be a set of warm-up questions and/or a prompt to which students will respond in approximately 10 to15 minutes. Students should read the warm-up questions and begin writing and responding to the warm-up as soon as class begins. These will be on a running document for warm ups. Students should take it upon themselves to ask questions and for assistance with warm ups as needed. Warm-ups are designed to help students reflect and engage with homework, readings, concepts and ideas discussed in class, and to prepare students for classroom engagement. Warm-ups are quick, low-stakes writing assignments, which give the students an opportunity to demonstrate their learning and/or engagement with concepts and materials from class. Lastly, students should use their prior knowledge and the course materials to support their warm-ups.
Group/Class Discussions
We will be participating in group and class discussions on any readings we have for homework. Usually, I will assign groups to discuss a section or chapter. The group will discuss and then we will discuss as a class. There are typically four roles in group discussions: scribe, 2 researchers, and support/speaker. However, I will call on anyone and everyone. I will walk around and evaluate who is doing work and who isn't. Then when we transition to class discussion, the speaker can speak for the group but I will be calling on anyone in the class.
Peer Review
We will be peer reviewing each others work many times in this course. These sessions count as process work. You are required to give thoughtful and constructive feedback to your peers. You must address the peer review questions or prompt that I assign in order to receive full credit for assignment.