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Student Engagement Activities for Business Communications:

A Free Online Book for Lovers of Active Learning

Where to Find It

You can find Student Engagement Activities for Business Communications, a completely free writing resource and activities book from Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), online through KPU's publications webpage.

Why to Find It

Although this book was written with business communications majors in mind, it has a heavy focus on writing and rhetoric-based activities. I have even used an assignment from the "Audience Analysis" section of the book with English students in my shadowing course, and it measurably helped improve their understandings of how audiences can influence a message. With other sections such as "Ice-Breakers and Wrap-Ups" and "Writing Skills and Process," this free resource is essential for any teacher who wants to nurture meaningful classroom relationships and solidify course knowledges through active learning practices. The majority of the activities in this book are highly active in nature, after all--and oh yeah! Did I mention that it's completely free?