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Samantha Sorenson

Title: Teaching Fellow

Department: English

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Current Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 1320.405First Year Writing IISummer 10W 2026
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 1320.011First Year Writing IISpring 2026 Syllabus
ENGL 2100.002Introduction to Creative WritingSpring 2026 Syllabus
ENGL 1310.032First Year Writing IFall 2025 Syllabus SPOT
ENGL 1310.041First Year Writing IFall 2025 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Personal Essay

  • Sorenson, S. (2026). Marriage in Four Metaphors. under the gum tree.
  • Sorenson, S. (2025). While Attempting to Write about My Sister. Sweet Literary Review.
  • Sorenson, S. (2024). How to Eat an Elephant. Water~Stone Review.
  • Sorenson, S. (2023). On Being Alive. Under the Sun Literary Magazine.

    • Poem

  • Sorenson, S. (2024). Thoughts While Watching My Mother Make Dinner. Poets.org.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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