As of summer 2019, participants that attend all of August orientation will receive a certificate of completion.
Mentor WRD 110 Syllabi
Readings for orientation sessions
Catherine Savini, "Looking for Trouble: Finding Your Way into a Writing Assignment"
Anne Wysocki and Dennis Lynch, from Compose, Desigh, Advocate
Barbara Gross Davis, "Formal and Informal Group Learning Activities"
Jenkins et al. Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture
Nedra Reynolds and Elizabeth Davis, "Intro," "Part 1," and "Part 2" from Portfolio Keeping
Peter Elbow, "About Responding to Student Writing"
James Lang, "First Days of Class"
Mary Deane Sorcinelli’s “Dealing with Troublesome Behaviors in the Classroom”
Conor Friedersdorf “The Case for Subversive Monuments”
Peggy McIntosh “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack"