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816-271-4315 or frick@missouriwestern.edu.

 

 

Writing: Sample Plans
 
Sample Plan A
Summer Year One Complete EDU or ENG 610 Invitational Institute
Apply for admission to graduate education at Western
6 credits
Fall
Year One
Apply for admission to MAS in Assessment: Writing Option
Complete Writing Option elective offerings as needed:
  • EDU/ENG 501 Topics in Teaching Writing (1-2)
  • EDU/ENG 502 Professional Learning Community (1-2)
  • ENG 503 Literature for Children (3)
  • ENG 567 Grammar and the Teaching of Grammar (3)
  • ENG 573 History of the English Language (3)

3-7 credits
Spring Year One Complete EDU/ENG 512 Teaching Writing with Technology (3)
Complete Writing Option elective offerings as needed:
  • EDU/ENG 501 Topics in Teaching Writing (1-2)
  • EDU/ENG 502 Professional Learning Community  (1-2)
  • ENG 500 Literature for Adolescents (3)
3-7 credits
Summer Year Two Complete EDU 510 Policy Decisions and the Data that Drives Them (3)
Complete Writing Option elective offerings as needed:
  • EDU/ENG 501 Topics in Teaching Writing (1-2)
  • EDU/ENG 502 Professional Learning Community (1-2)
3-7 credits
Fall
Year Two
Complete EDU 530 Research Approaches in Assessment (3)
Complete Writing Option elective offerings as needed:
  • EDU/ENG 501 Topics in Teaching Writing (1-2)
  • EDU/ENG 502 Professional Learning Community (1-2)
  • ENG 503 Literature for Children (3)
  • ENG 567 Grammar and the Teaching of Grammar (3)
  • ENG 573 History of the English Language (3)
3-6 credits
Spring Year Two Complete EDU 570 Seeking Support for Assessment: Funds, Partners, and Disseminating Results (3)
Complete Writing Option elective offerings as needed:
  • EDU/ENG 501 Topics in Teaching Writing (1-2)
  • EDU/ENG 502 Professional Learning Community  (1-2)
  • ENG 500 Literature for Adolescents (3)
3-7 credits
Summer Year Three Complete EDU 615 Data Informed Analysis and Decisions (3)
Complete EDU 630 Improving Outcomes: Documenting the Process and Results (6)
9 credits

Sample Plan B
Summer Year One Complete EDU or ENG 610 Invitational Institute and EDU 510 Policy Decisions and the Data that Drives Them
Apply for admission to graduate education at Western
9 credits
Fall
Year One
Apply for admission to MAS in Assessment: Writing Option
Complete EDU 530 Research Approaches in Assessment (3)
Complete Writing Option elective offerings as needed:
  • EDU/ENG 501 Topics in Teaching Writing (1-2)
  • EDU/ENG 502 Professional Learning Community (1-2)
  • ENG 503 Literature for Children (3)
  • ENG 567 Grammar and the Teaching of Grammar (3)
  • ENG 573 History of the English Language (3)

3-7 credits
Spring Year One

Complete EDU/ENG 512 Teaching Writing with Technology (3)

Complete EDU 611 Literature Review and Case Study Analysis (3)

6 credits
Summer Year Two Complete EDU 615 Data Informed Analysis and Decisions (3)
Complete Writing Option elective offerings as needed:
  • EDU/ENG 501 Topics in Teaching Writing (1-2)
  • EDU/ENG 502 Professional Learning Community (1-2)
3-7 credits
Fall
Year Two
Complete EDU 630 Improving Outcomes: Documenting the Process and Results
(3-6)
Complete Writing Option elective offerings as needed:
  • EDU/ENG 501 Topics in Teaching Writing (1-2)
  • EDU/ENG 502 Professional Learning Community (1-2)
  • ENG 503 Literature for Children (3)
  • ENG 567 Grammar and the Teaching of Grammar (3)
  • ENG 573 History of the English Language (3)
3-7 credits
Spring Year Two Complete EDU 630 Improving Outcomes: Documenting the Process and Results (3-6)
Complete Writing Option elective offerings as needed:
  • EDU/ENG 501 Topics in Teaching Writing (1-2)
  • EDU/ENG 502 Professional Learning Community  (1-2)
  • ENG 500 Literature for Adolescents (3)
3-7 credits

When candidates are accepted into the MAS in Assessment: Writing Option, they will develop an approved Plan of Studies with their graduate advisor. For additional information, contact Dr. Jane Frick, Prairie Lands Writing Project Director.

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