The Franklin College Writing Intensive Program

Course Proposal 2003-4

Faculty name:                                                  Department:                                                                Email:

Course number and title:                               Semester course will be taught:    Fall 03        Spr 04

Approximate enrollment:                                Percent (%) of student grade determined by writing:

WIP courses should be designed for 30 students maximum, but proposals for higher enrollments (discussion/writing sections, for instance) that focus on writing in interesting ways will be fully considered. Approximately 40 courses will be selected for AY 2003-04. Faculty whose proposals are selected will attend a planning session scheduled for August, submit a syllabus for the program web site, provide mentoring opportunities for TAs assigned to work with them, and honor guidelines for successful writing intensive courses available at http://www.english.uga.edu/wip. Mail your completed proposal to Michelle Ballif, WIP Director, English, Park Hall 254, or e-mail to mballif@uga.edu.

1) Course goal or focus and how writing assignments will contribute: (Be sure to articulate the role of writing in the course.)

2) Number and kinds of writing activities and assignments course will feature: (These may involve both informal/writing-to-learn and formal/writing-to-present learning tasks.)

3) Specifically how course will teach/model/present features of productive thinking and effective writing in the discipline:

4) Specific opportunities for guidance, feedback, and revising, such as conferences about writing, collaborative work, and peer feedback opportunities: 

5) How course will introduce/make effective use of a writing intensive teaching assistant:

For further information on the WIP, see http://www.english.uga.edu/wip
Or contact Dr. Michelle Ballif, Writing Intensive Program Director, mballif@uga.edu, 542.1261