Cardinal Compositions

Current Volume: Volume 6 (2022)
Letter from Editor-in-Chief Taylor Riley
Thank you for reading the 2021-2022 issue of Cardinal Compositions. I am delighted by the insightful submissions we received from undergraduate students and teachers in composition, creative writing, and art. The editors and I are pleased to finally unveil this year’s issue, which was carefully designed in the spring semester of 2022 at the University of Louisville. The cover art is called, “Enough,” and was submitted by Erica Lewis, who also created “Grass Study,” featured in our Art and Creative Writing section. This year’s issue is divided into two sections: Theme Courses and Traditional Writing Courses. We have carefully chosen fantastic instructor assignment sheets and student examples, showcasing the vastness and exquisiteness of the University of Louisville’s English Department. Theme courses are created with the subject matter in mind and could range from news literacy to community topics, and much more. Traditional writing courses follow a Writing About Writing approach, which is common in composition departments. We round out the issue with two poems written by two authors from a themed composition course. I’m so proud of this issue, and we hope you may draw some inspiration for projects in composition, creative writing, and art.
Essays
Themed Course
Breaking the Minority Model: An Infographic
Jonah Long
Themed Course
Where the Gender Gap is Going: An Infographic
Grace Kramer
Theme Course
Myanmar: Video
Sara Q Muhammad
Traditional Course
Design a Research Study Assignment
Megen F Boyett
Traditional Course
Haitian Churches Research Project
Mitsuca Castelly
Traditional Course
International Student Athletes Research Project
Fernanda Celidonio
Traditional Course
Walmart Training Research Study
Shane Paschal
Traditional Course
Women's Lacrosse Research Study
Taylor Sampone
Creative Writing/Art
Grass Study: Art
Erica V Lewis
Creative Writing/Art
A Monster Known as Relapse: Poetry
Madison Bowles
Creative Writing/Art
episode.txt: Poetry
Samuel D Stermer
Assignment Sheets
Themed Course
Community Assignment
Brittany Smart
Themed Course
Tell Me A Story Assignment
Taylor Riley
Theme Course
Multimedia Assignment Sheet
Lauren Fusilier
Traditional Course
What I'm Reading Blog Assignment
Megen F Boyett
Creative Writing/Art
Creative Writing Poetry Assignment
Ayaat W Ismail
Introductions to Assignments
Themed Course
Theme Course Introduction
Lana Helm and Ayaat W Ismail
Themed Course
Themed Course Discussion Questions
Ayaat W Ismail and Lana Helm
Traditional Course
Traditional Section Introduction
Walker Preston Smith
Creative Writing/Art
Creative Writing/Art Introduction
Lana Helm

Editor-in-Chief
Taylor Riley
Instructional Editor
Ayaat Ismail
Multimodal Editor
Walker Smith
Art & Poetry Editor
Lana D. Helm
Review Editor
Michael Benjamin