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A memo from Ruszkiewicz proposing a question for Dean Robert King at the upcoming College of Liberal Arts Faculty meeting (3 may 1985); Ruszkiewicz's question is about William Sutherland's suggestion that the dean might form a separate Division of Composition.
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A letter from Kehl asking Ruskiewicz to complete a survey about the appropriateness of including literature in writing classes, with Ruszkiewicz's response attached
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The full text of Corbett's lecture at new teacher orientation.
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A schedule of events, workshops and lectures for new teacher orientation, 1985.
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A letter from Corbett accepting Ruszkiewicz's invitation to present at new-teacher orientation, suggesting titles for the proposed workshop and talk, and reflecting on how little writing instruction he and others give in graduate classes.
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A letter inviting Edward Corbett to speak at new teacher orientation, describing the event, and suggesting possible content for the talk.
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A brief introduction to Edward Corbett's lecture "How Did Rhetoric Acquire the Reputation of Being the Art of Flim-Flam."
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A letter handwritten on hotel stationary, thanking Rusziewicz for the opportunity to give e lecture during new teacher orientation, listing expenses for reimbursement, and expressing condolences over recent departmental problems.
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The minutes of the University Council meeting where the Fowler report was deliberated and where its recommendations were approved in part.
Among the recommendations made to faculty council is the full implementation of the Undergraduate Writing Center for all students (not just those in DRC classes) and more faculty involvement across the university in writing instruction. There is controversy among the faculty about whether these and other proposed motions will finally improve writing at UT.
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The "Fowler" report about undergraduate writing instruction across the university and the Substantial Writing Component initiative. A draft of the Fowler report without appendices
The report that many of the problems in SWC courses located in the 1987 report persist: decentralized, variable quality, not enough feedback on students’ writing, some departments not offering enough SWC courses and others making up the balance, limited resources The committee offers several recommendations to address these concerns.
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UC EPC Recommendations for Substantial Writing Component courses based on the Fowler report of 1988
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A memo from Sledd complaining of the English senate subcommittee's decision to recruit lecturers to teach an expected rush of undergraduate writing courses
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This document is a report proposing systems and programs to train new writing instructors and explaining how these programs comply with requirements in the Handbook of Operating Procedures
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A schedule of events at the 1981 new teacher orientation
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A comprehensive description of the efforts to initiate graduate instructors into the writing program.
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A comprehensive description of the efforts to initiate graduate instructors (referred to as TAs in this document) into the writing program. Outlines the program's background and purpose, as well as apprentice teacher and supervising teacher responsibilities.
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Memo from Kinneavy to Witte and Ruskiewicz updating on the composition of the Freshman English Policy Committee.
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A handwritten draft of Ruszkiewicz's memo welcoming new graduate instructors to the writing program.
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A description of the potential curricular requirements for a rhetoric concentration in the English PhD program.
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An invitation from Trimble to all Assistant Instructors and Teaching Assistants in the College of Humanities. The invitation, for an event on 31 August 1978, proposes a "gigunda" outdoor barbecue for all new AIs and TAs in the College of Humanities. The event was hosted with the help of Dean Stanley Werbow.
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Addressed to all new Assistant Instructors and Teaching Assistants in the English Department, Trimble's letter describes the upcoming orientation as well as requirements, course descriptions (including E 398T), required materials, and miscellaneous tasks.
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A schedule of workshops and lectures to introduce new teaching assistants to writing instruction.
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A complete syllabus for an upper-division writing course offered by the Department of Rhetoric and Writing
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A complete syllabus for an upper-division writing class offered to undergraduate peer tutors in the Undergraduate Writing Center at the University of Texas at Austin
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A complete syllabus for a lower-division writing course at the University of Texas at Austin