First Year Composition Instructor's Guide
Introduction
A note on using the guide
This guide accompanies the First-Year Composition guide and is intended for instructors of first-year composition classes. We encourage instructors to use only the parts of the student guide that are most appropriate for their assignments and students' needs.
Librarian consultations and class visits
ASU's Instruction and Outreach Librarians welcome the opportunity to meet with your composition classes for research instruction, either in person or online via Zoom. We do our best to schedule instruction with every instructor who asks and provide personalized instruction for each class, while acknowledging that our time is often limited. Scheduling instruction early in the semester with at least two week's notice (if possible) and providing at least two alternative dates increases the chances that we will be able to accommodate your request.
Asynchronous instruction resources
If a library or classroom visit from a Librarian cannot be arranged or doesn't fit in your schedule, we have asynchronous, online options for you, including the First-Year Composition guide and many library tutorials. Also, see the tab for "Online Research Instruction Options."
We recommend coordinating library instruction with a research assignment that requires students to find and evaluate sources, which tends to make sessions more relevant and immediate.