Learning goals
At the close of this workshop, students will be able to:
- Identify the larger goals of the academy and discipline within which they are writing.
- Identify the specific goals of the classroom, and professor for which they are writing, as revealed by an assignment.
- Generate a list of writing tasks to respond successfully to an assignment, and in particular, be able to respond to the verbs of an assignment with specific, sequenced writing steps
Materials
For facilitators
For students
Handout 1: Understanding Assignment Instructions
Handout 2: Sample assignment (Psycho)
Handout 3: Reference sheet for sample assignment
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