Activities
This section of the resource site provides sample activities contributed by BTW instructors in the program. Instructors are welcome to copy content directly into their CMS as is or with their own modifications. If you decide to use an activity from the resource site, please copy the student-facing content into your CMS as opposed to linking to the resource site.
While linking to the resource site is an option, students would also see any instructor-facing notes about the activity and linking to an external source with its own navigational quirks can be an added barrier. We recommend streamlining course resources as much as possible, and that’s why the preferred mode is to copy the content you want to use into your CMS.
Full Activities List
Full list of synchronous and asynchronous activities
BTW 250 Activities
Activities organized by relevance to assignments in the BTW 250 template
Course Introduction
Use these activities to introduce students to course policies, SLOs, and their class community.
Generative AI
These activities introduce students to the affordances and constraints of Generative AI writing tools
Genre
These activities introduce students to common TPC genres: cover letters, instructions, memos, and more
Group Writing
These activities are designed to facilitate group writing projects
Persuasive Writing
Use these activities to help students practice specific tactics for enhancing the persuasiveness of professional texts
Revision
These activities are designed to help students practice targeted revision strategies
Rhetorical Concepts
These activities introduce students to basic rhetorical concepts useful in professional writing contexts