Prompt: A Journal of Academic Writing Assignments is a biannual, refereed online journal that publishes academic writing assignments accompanied by reflective essays. We publish assignments directed at both undergraduate and graduate students from all academic disciplines. Prompt is an open-access journal, with all articles freely available to all readers. Browse our current issue below, and explore past issues in "Archives." Click "About" for more information about our journal, including information for authors.

Announcements

Call for Associate Editor Applicants

2020-07-30

Associate Editors in STEM; Associate Editors in Social Science

The editors of Prompt: A Journal of Academic Writing Assignments are seeking applicants for Associate Editor positions with two-year terms. Prompt publishes college writing assignment prompts accompanied by reflective essays from instructors. It is a scholar-run, open-access, peer-reviewed online journal. All positions at Prompt are volunteer (unpaid) positions.

At this time, we are interested in recruiting at least two Associate Editors in STEM (including health sciences) and at least two Associate Editors in Social Science. (Click "Call for Associate Editor Applicants" above for further details...)

Current Issue

Vol 4 No 2 (2020): Prompt: A Journal of Academic Writing Assignments

Published: 2020-10-01

Full Issue

Prompt 4.2 Full Issue (PDF)

Articles

Editor's Note

Susanne Hall

1-2

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Writing a Videogame: Rhetoric, Revision, and Reflection

Kendall Gerdes, Melissa Beal, Sean Cain

3-12

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Walk Local, Argue Local: A Campus-Based Prompt for a Basic Writing Course

Lance Langdon, Jens Lloyd

13-22

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Assessing, Deliberating, Responding: An Annotated Bibliography for a Post-Truth Age

Jacob D. Richter

23-36

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Putting “US” back in Museums: Increasing Student Engagement via Experiential Learning Writing Assignments

Rachael Zeleny

37-48

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