From here you can quickly create a Web-based freewriting assignment to be used in your course. Remember that documents created and distributed via the Web are public in nature. As you create freewriting prompts and as you ask your students to participate in these assignments, keep in mind the fact that these pages may be viewed by an unknown audience.

To create an assignment, begin by setting up a color scheme for your freewriting pages using the color tools above. When satisfied with the appearance of the sample at the top, fill out the rest of the information fields and compose your freewriting prompts.

Assignment Information

Instructor/Contact person's name: (required)

Instructor/Contact person's email address: 

Course number (e.g., E31): 

Group/Course name (e.g., Advance Composition, or Study Abroad):
  (required)

Group/Course home page: 

Topic for the Freewriting Assignment:  (required)

FREEWRITE QUESTIONS

These forms will enable you to add open-ended questions for your assignment. As you fill out the question boxes, keep in mind some basic strategies for creating succesful freewriting questions: try not to lead responses by articulating expectations in the questions, offer students opportunities to express reactions in their own words and work to avoid yes/no questions. The responses submitted by students will be included in the freewriting results.

Question One:

Question Two:

Question Three:

Question Four:

Question Five:

Note: Since this assignment is conducted via the World Wide Web, the results may be available on the Internet. By creating this assignment, you acknowledge that your course work is public and that the your students are aware that the results may be viewed by an unknown audience.

Instructional Tool Set initiated by Daniel Anderson. Information available at http://sites.unc.edu/tools/distribution.