Teaching Activities Banks

The following activities have been contributed to this teaching guide by faculty at Colorado State University. The activities cover a range of teaching issues, including discussion starters, peer review activities, and developing arguments, among others. The activities are available in Web format, Word format, and Adobe Acrobat format. To download a file in Word format, right click (in Windows) or command click (on the Mac) and click on "Select Target As ...".

Class Discussion Activities

• Argument Quiz Discussion Starter
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format
• Claims Map Activity
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format
• Evaluating Writing
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format
• Interpretive Response Main Ideas and Summary Activities
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format
• A Storyteller's Misguided Guide to Focus
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format

Small Group Activities

• The Cut-'n-Paste Race for Focus, Organization, and Unity
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format
• Logical Fallacies Activity
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format
• Showing-Not-Just-Telling Activity
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format

Peer Review Activities

• Devil's Advocate Peer Review Activity
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format
• Peer Review Workshop: Evaluating the Structure of Arguing Essays
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format
• The Descriptive Outline
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format
• The Writer's Triad
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format

Working with Sources

• Synthesis Grid Worksheet
  Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format
• New York Times Activities for Portfolio 1
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• New York Times Activities for Portfolio 2
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format
• New York Times Activities for Portfolio 3
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format

Other Activities

• Annotated Bibliography Description
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format
• Audience Analysis Activity
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format

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