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.

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
  Web Page | Word Format | Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format
• 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

You'll need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to read the Acrobat versions of these activities. You can obtain Acrobat Reader from Adobe.

Citation: Please adapt for your documentation style.

Doe, Sue, & Mike Palmquist. (2011). CSU Teaching Activities Bank. Writing@CSU. https://writing.colostate.edu/teaching/guide.cfm?guideid=100