First Year Writing Faculty Handbook
A resource for FYW faculty to plan classes.
Linked to each course name, below, you’ll find WORD .doc files with the following info:
* Learning Objectives
* Sample syllabi
* Assorted other supplemental texts and materials
52-1101 Introduction to College Writing
52-1151 Writing & Rhetoric I (and 52-1111 Writing & Rhetoric I-Enhanced)
52-1152 Writing & Rhetoric II (and 52-1112 Writing & Rhetoric II-Enhanced and 52-1162 Writing & Rhetoric II: Service Learning)
52-1301 Introduction to College Reading
52-1302 College Reading
Linked to each course name, below, you’ll find WORD .doc files with the following info:
* Learning Objectives
* Sample syllabi
* Assorted other supplemental texts and materials
52-1101 Introduction to College Writing
52-1151 Writing & Rhetoric I (and 52-1111 Writing & Rhetoric I-Enhanced)
- Best American Essays: Syllabus, Commentary, Instructor Guide, Essay Assignments
- Rereading America: Syllabus, Commentary, Instructor Guide, Essays 1, 2, 3, 4
- Seeing and Writing: Syllabus, Commentary, Instructor Guide, Essays 1, 2, 3, 4
- Art Institute Assignment for WR1
52-1152 Writing & Rhetoric II (and 52-1112 Writing & Rhetoric II-Enhanced and 52-1162 Writing & Rhetoric II: Service Learning)
- Inquiry Model (David Jolliffe): Syllabus, Instructor Notes, Supplemental readings
Finding Inquiries, Inquiry Proposal, Information, Exploration, Clarification, Working Docs - Ethnography Model (Blum-Malley and Hawkins): Syllabus, Instructor Notes, Text book,
Place & Space, Identity & Reflexivity, Representation & Authorship, Ritual & Symbol,
Finding a Focus (pdf), Research Proposal, Sites for Ethnography, Site selection checklist,
Resource review, Drafting the final essay, List of resources for teaching
52-1301 Introduction to College Reading
52-1302 College Reading

















