Sample Assignments
Below are some sample assignments that give a glimpse into my assessment and expectations. Please click the images to access the assignments.
ENGL 1102
Drama Essay
This essay covers the plays Trifles (1916), A Doll House (1878), and A Streetcar Named Desire (1949). This is the second genre essay in my ENGL 1102 course, and is due during the eighth week of the term.
ENGL 1102
Research Project
This project is a multi-stage, multi-week research assignment for my ENGL 1102 online course. The project has four components wiht multiple activities embedded: 1) prospectus, 2) annotated bibliography, 3) draft, and 4) final project.
ENGL 2111
Final Project
This project is assigned mid-way through my ENGL 2111, World Literature I course.
ENGL 2116
Public Reading of
Creative Works
As part of my introduction to creative writing courses, I require all students to read at a public event. This past year, Fall 2014, my students read to an audience that included a couple dozen students, some community members, and administrators, including the college president.