Creating an Atmosphere of Engagement and Interaction: A Writing Workbook for First Year Composition Students

This is a workbook filled with interactive strategies for creating engagement and interaction in the composition classroom. This workbook can be used in class for group work or out of class as a writing tool to help students with writing and thinking skills. Among the activities included are: social media activities, rhetorical mode assignments, fill in the blanks and crossword puzzles. There are also activities involving campus scavenger hunts and community involvement. You will not run out of ideas with this workbook in your 12-16 week course. This workbook can even be used to break the routine of the everyday lecture while providing students with ways to be more active with each other and individually. You will also find: journal writing prompts, research tips, video links, student vocabulary builders, self-expression section, and an array of resources for writing in the classroom and in the real world.Bring your classroom to life with the many strategies inside, and as a bonus to students–use it as an end of semester extra credit project.