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ENGL1020 Course Outcomes

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This resource is intended as a model plan for linking course materials to student learning outcomes. These materials were used in planning a 15-week literature-based composition course taught within the TBR system, ENGL1020. The two attachments illustrate how the course assessments and readings are organized to fulfill statewide TBR General Education Outcomes as well as course-specific outcomes for each unit in the course. The course outline also demonstrates one possibility for sequencing course materials into a 15 week semester.The OER Commons file titled "ENGL1020 Literature Based Composition Course Common Cartridge" contains a downloadable online version of this course that can be plugged into any LMS.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Authors: Judith Westley, Daniel Kelley, Nina Adel, Graham Harkness

ENGL1020 Course Overview

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The materials in this resource are intended for first-week-of-class activities in a literature-based composition course, although "The Danger of a Single Story" would be appropriate for viewing and discussion at any time during the semester. The first section of this resource explains some reasons for taking a literature-based composition course. The remaining materials provide ice-breaker and introductory activites.The "Varieties of Why," the study questions, and the discussion board activity are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA. The "Danger of a Single Story" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is used under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment, Lecture

Authors: Judith Westley, Daniel Kelley, Nina Adel, Graham Harkness

ENGL1020 Literature Based Composition Course Common Cartridge

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This resource contains a downloadable common cartridge file for ENGL1020. The entire course is a true OER remix, containing original OER materials as well as OERs adopted or adapted from other authors. The course includes the texts of readings, or links to the text. Each page in the course has a CC license on it.

Material Type: Full Course

Authors: Judith Westley, Daniel Kelley, Nina Adel, Graham Harkness

ESL 3 (High Intermediate Academic English) Class Introductions

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This is a discussion board prompt that we have used for class introductions in our online ESL classes and in our in-person classes. It begins with a video on language learning strategies and asks students to introduce themselves and discuss their own strategies.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson

Authors: Chris Hastings, Linda Patterson, Margie Dernaika, Janet Rosenthal, Jessica Miller, Rachel Mixson

Effects of federal policies concerning Native Americans

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Instructional materials on local history topics developed by students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for use in secondary education classrooms. Students will examine federal documents and local artifacts to determine the effects of federal policies on Native Americans, particularly the Cherokee. The purpose of the lesson is to build upon students’ prior knowledge of analyzing primary sources, Native American History, and Chattanooga history.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lecture Notes, Primary Source

Author: Dockery Annie

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