Besides Blackboard (http://bb9.aum.edu) and AUM email , which you should consult daily, these places are resources for you.
You are welcome to look at student examples from the past. However, some of these assignments will be slightly different for your class.
SAMPLE PROJECTS/PAPERS FROM PAST 1020 STUDENTS
Russ Exploration Paper Exploratory Paper Hanna
ACTIVITIES AND READINGS:
“Apocalypse” students of 2019 should check out the third item listed in this article!
“Zombie Apocalypse” Ice Breaker
https://diaryofanewta.asu.edu/ice-breaker-activity-zombie-apocalypse
“Earth without People” by Alan Weisman
http://discovermagazine.com/2005/feb/earth-without-people
Review of Benjamin Warner’s book Thirst
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2016/04/25/thirst-benjamin-warner-review/
“Where Does Your Water Come From?” article on Alabama
https://www.apr.org/post/where-does-your-water-come#stream/0
“How Does Your State Make Electricity?”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/24/climate
“Where I’m From” Assignment (Perspective Activity)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SikAqX8fO9U
Poem by William Stafford: “At the Bomb Testing Site”
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42777/at-the-bomb-testing-site
Old Class Tumblr Account and Archive (with images and ideas from 2015)
http://stuffandthings1020.tumblr.com/
Video on the importance of changing perspective: “Like Lilly, Like Wilson”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tshNfYWPlDg
RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION
A major part of learning research is learning how to enter conversation. See the Purdue OWL handout on quoting, paraphrasing, and summary:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/01/
A description of why composition and writing matter to all majors:
“So You Wanna Be an Engineer, a Welder, a Teacher? Academic Disciplines and Professional Literacies”
