Teaching Composition
In Fall 2022, I applied for and then was selected to be one of three Graduate Assistants to the Writing and Rhetoric Department. Acting as adjunct faculty, I was the "professor" for developing the curriculum and teaching an online Composition 1 course.
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In Spring 2023, in the same assistantship capacity, I developed and then taught a Composition 2 course for online students.
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The lessons I developed drew upon knowledge gained from my own prior coursework in Compositional Theory, Rhetorical Theory, Document Design, Intro to Research Methods, and Preparing to Freelance.
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Below you will find my student teaching website, my teaching practicum portfolio pieces, written pieces about my teaching pedagogy, and also examples of course curriculums and scheduling.
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The following examples ( as well as the below linked teaching portfolio) demonstrate the MA outcome of me being able to:
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Demonstrate an understanding of the history and major theories of their profession.
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Analyze a variety of rhetorical situations and create documents that work in each particular situation.
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Compose discursive and audience specific arguments using appropriate evidence and rhetorical appeals.
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Explore and experiment with technologies and the distinctive rhetorical exigencies they create.
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Demonstrate attention to correctness in editorial details and citations.
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Act as professionals in and outside the classroom
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Participate in an active and ethical way in the profession beyond the classroom.
Student Teaching Website
During the first half of my practicum, I was required to document my course lessons, practicum assignments, and teaching reflections in a separate teaching portfolio website.
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You can visit that website in full at: https://whitemontalvo.wixsite.com/teachingpracticumpor
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Teaching Pedagogy Statements
My Personal Philosophy for Teaching Composition Within the Context of a University Political Science Curriculum
Teaching Statement for Composition 1
Pedagogical Discoveries of and Asynchronous-teaching Graduate Assistant
At the end of teaching my Fall '22 course, I wrote the following reflection.
Course Curriculum Syllabi Examples
Dream Course Syllabus: "Leveraging Theory and Research for Crafting Campaign Communications"
Teaching Composition 1 Syllabus
Click here to read the syllabus I composed for my Fall '22 students.
Teaching Composition 2 Syllabus
Click here to read the syllabus composed for my Spring '23 students.