Writing at C-N for Faculty
Defining Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)
- Basic WAC Definitions
- What WAC Is Not
- WAC Strategies/Distinctives
- Common Characteristics
- Different WAC Models
- WAC Principles
- PowerPoint Presentation Given to Faculty 11/01/07
Writing to Learn
- Defining Writing to Learn
- Characteristics of Writing to Learn
- Why Use Writing to Learn?
- Some Ways to Incorporate Writing to Learn
- Examples
Writing to Communicate
- Defining Writing to Communicate
- Characteristics of Writing to Communicate
- Traditional Versus WAC Way of Writing Papers
- Using Peer Response
- Examples of Peer/Self Review Sheets
- Reader Response Sheet for Evaluative Critique
- Self-Evaluation Sheet to Accompany Essay for Peer Response or Instructor's Evaluation
- Sample Questions Peer Editors can Answer
Designing Effective Writing Assignments
- Designing Writing Assignments
- Five Princples of Assignment Design
- Checklist for Critiquing an Assignment
- Scaffolding Formal Assignments
Responding to and Evaluating Writing Assignments
- Responding to and Evaluating Writing Assignments
- Methods of Evaluating Writing Assignments
- Holistic Scoring
- Primary Trait Scoring
- Analytic Scales
- Creating Grading Rubrics for Writing Assignments
- Sample 1 Grading Rubric
- Sample 2 Grading Rubric
- Selected Resources for Evaluating Writing
Being Proactive about Plagiarism (PowerPoint)
"The Many Facets of WAC: Writing Across the General Education Curriculum" article in Carson-Newman Studies V. 10 no. 4.
Writing Across the Curriculum Bibliography