UW in the High School

Welcome to the UWHS Program in Writing and Rhetoric!

English 131 and English 111 understand writing as social action and emphasize language as tied to identity, culture, and power. Students' diverse language resources, knowledge, and goals are centered and provide a starting point as they learn to engage writing, reading, research, and rhetorical skills to compose ethically, critically, and impactfully across different contexts, audiences, and genres both within and beyond the university. Topics and projects vary in these courses, which engage various texts and contexts to teach writing, including personal, public, academic, workplace, popular, and community genres and settings. 

Instructor Resources

• Information for Instructors - this page has general information for partner high schools and instructors. 
  • Sample teaching materials, including syllabi and lesson plans, activities, prompts, and handouts, organized both by outcome and by topic
  • Support for working with Multilingual Language Learners (MLL)
  • PWR's Antiracist Teaching Statement and Accessibility Statement
  • PWR's Portfolio Rubric for English 111 and 131 (revised 2023)
  • More resources for teaching English 131 or English 111 can be accessed at the UW Program in Writing and Rhetoric's website.
• For information about student registration, grade submission, or other UWHS nuts-and-bolts, please visit the UW in the High School website.

Information for Students and Parents

This resource page has information on creating a UW NetID, obtaining a Husky card, accessing UW Libraries and Odegaard Writing & Research Center, and more.