How can you both introduce students to a field of study and provide them with support as they transition into college writing? The perennial question of the FYS.
In practical terms, there are only so many class-time hours in a semester-long course and only so many pages a student can write. So incorporating pre-writing assignments or peer review into the syllabus or discussing writing issues in class involves a trade-off. Getting this balance right is one of the most challenging things about teaching an FYS.
Below you will see a variety of syllabi and calendars that show you the ways in which faculty have attempted to balance content with writing time.