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Sample Syllabi

Seeing & Writing (now in its third edition) has been used to teach a wide range of composition and other courses at hundreds of institutions. Syllabi for the previous editions are available here. Other course materials, such as hand-outs and sample assignments, have been attached to posts through the online community. If you have materials you'd like to contribute, go to create forum topic, and upload the content as an attachement to your post. If you have questions, go to Web Site Help, or email composition@bedfordstmartins.com


Syllabus and course outline for portfolio composition course with a social constructionist slant: "Writing is your thinking made public."

Angi Caster
Writing & Reading 101, Fall 2000
Highline Community College, Des Moines, WA


Syllabus and course description for composition course that emphasizes critical thinking and verbal and visual literacies: "The greatest challenges you'll face as a writer are discovering something meaningful to say and using your writing to participate in a conversation about a subject."

Virginia Carroll
College English I, Fall 2000
Kent State University, Stark Campus, OH


Syllabus for honors English course.

Charles Hood
English 101 (Honors), Fall 2000
Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA


Syllabus for freshman composition course focusing on
the personal essay and "modes" of writing.

Bryan Walpert
Expository Writing, Fall 2000
University of Denver, CO


Syllabus for humanities colloquium that "attempts to investigate the texts and images of contemporary culture."

Mark Szantyr & Julius Sokenu
Humanities 196, Fall 2000
Quinebaug Valley Community Technical College, Danielson, CT


Syllabus for freshman composition course that aims to help students "develop confidence and expertise in writing clear, organized expository, and argumentative essays."

Priscilla Kanet
English 101-120, Fall 2000
Clemson University, Clemson, SC


Syllabus for Expository Writing coures.

Martha Kruse
English 101/22, Fall 2000
University of Nebraska-Kearney, NE


Syllabus for rhetoric course for majors offering "intensive theoretical and practical study of discourse."

Allison Russell
English 115-45, Fall 2000
Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH


Syllabus for upper-level comp course called "The U.S. Experience" that "focuses on the role of visual representations in the shaping of culture."

Ben McCorkle
English 367.01, Spring 2000
The Ohio State University