Using Student Samples

On these pages, you will find samples of student writing and speaking from PWR 1 and 2, drawing on all of the major assignments from these courses. These pages also include some teaching materials and archives of the Boothe and Lunsford award winners.

Considerations for Using Student Samples

Read more about how writing and speaking instructors can rely on student samples or model texts as a foundational element in their pedagogy.

PWR Student Sample Archive 

Find examples of PWR student essays from PWR 1 and 2.

Working with Boothe Essays

Learn more about how to use the Boothe essays to teach the RBA in PWR 1 and find an archive of the Boothe prize winners sorted by discipline and subject.

Working with Lunsford Presentations 

Learn more about how to use the Lunsford award-winning presentations to teach the oral presentation in PWR 2 and find an archive of the Lunsford award winners sorted by discipline and subject.