For Teachers: 2000 Sample Syllabi

The following syllabi are posted as examples of well-designed English 2000 sections. Please be aware that these syllabi may include older versions of our policies. Click the following links to view the current versions of our outcomes and syllabus policies. Finally, UWP syllabi may have different requirements than other English department syllabi. 

Sample Syllabus 1 (MWF)

Sample Syllabus 1 was drafted as a standard example by the University Writing Program and follows the textbook Writing Arguments. For this section, students are asked to complete five major assignments (in addition to homework, in-class writing, presentations, quizzes, etc.): an annotated bibliography, a research proposal, a causal argument analysis, an essay on multiple perspectives (the issue analysis), and a researched argument. These assignments are evaluated immediately after submission, and each one is graded as a separate unit. However, each assignment also flows into the next one, such that every project builds on the last, and knowledge gained is further applied.

Sample Syllabus 2:
Sample Syllabus 2 was written by Vicki Davis who uses the textbook, A Little Argument. For this section, the teacher assigns an annotated bibliography, a rhetorical analysis, a perspectives analysis, and a researched argument. The schedule includes detailed descriptions of the project students will be completing each week.

Sample Syllabus 3:
This syllabus was designed by Ali Mullin and uses the book, The Aims of Argument. In this section, students are required to write a group annotated bibliography, a research proposal, a background essay, argument analysis, and research argument essay. Students are also required to deliver a group oral presentation on the annotated bibliography and an individual oral presentation on the researched argument paper. The schedule includes homework assignments, due dates for final essays, and daily lesson plans.