Wednesday, February 12 from 11:40-1 and Wednesday, February 26 from 11:40-1  in King 133

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Participants are welcome but not required to attend both of these workshops on assignment design. 

Part 1: Designing and Scaffolding an Engaging Writing Assignment

Elizabeth Wardle and Emma Boddy 

Wednesday, February 12 from 11:40-1:00pm (King 133)

Participants will bring an assignment or idea for an assignment to this interactive workshop. They will gain a heuristic for designing an assignment that clarifies audience, purpose, context, and genre conventions. Undergraduate Howe Writing Center Consultants will read the assignment descriptions and provide feedback from a student perspective. 

Part 2: Designing Assignments for Readability and Accessibility 

Emma Boddy and Cam Cavaliere

Wednesday, February 26 from 11:40-1:00 pm (King 133)

Participants will bring an existing assignment to this workshop, where they will learn about standards of readability and accessibility and redesign their assignment descriptions accordingly. Undergraduate Howe Writing Center Consultants will read the assignment revisions and provide feedback from a student perspective.