Assessing Wuthering Heights as Representative of Its Era
Students read Brontë’s Wuthering Heights and explore the question of what makes a novel “representative” of its era.
Tracking Your Taxes
Students research taxes and choose one tax to take a position on and argue for action (or not) based on their research.
Understanding and Resolving School Violence
Students write an argumentative paper about school violence in the United States, using evidence from research.
Whistleblowers: Traitors or Patriots?
Students research a whistleblower and take a position on whether he or she should be punished or pardoned.
Verses vs. Lyrics
Students compare lyrics and poetry and make a case for the worthiness of lyrics being taught in literature.
Heart of Darkness: Literary Choices
Students read Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and explore issues of racism in book and the value of teaching it.
Effects of War
Students study British poems about the impact of World War I and compare to modern day effects of war.
I Already Know How to Write!
Students write an argumentative essay about the value of taking writing courses in postsecondary education.
How Do We Learn?
Students analyze a learning experience from their life and write a paper to address the question: How do we best learn?
Affecting Change Through Academic Discourse
Students practice rhetorical reading and writing by conducting research on a political, social, or economic issue.