Complete list of TEACHER RESOURCES   Writing Matters (newsletter for instructors of Writing-intensive courses) Available as a web page (HTML) or an easy-print format (PDF). Effective Writing Assignments: HTML    PDF  Responding to Student Writing HTML   PDF  Writing and Research HTML   PDF Overcoming Writing Errors HTML   PDF Helping Students Make Connections HTML   PDF Working with ESL Students' Writing HTML   PDF Peer Review & Feedback Forms HTML   PDF Teaching Forms of Writing HTML   PDF On-line Interaction HTML   PDF Using Writing to Improve Reading HTML   PDF Getting Students to Think   HTML PDF   Quick Tips Tips for Teachers of WI Courses - What to do the first day and how to design and respond to writing assignments. Handling the Paper Load - Dispels myths about responding to student writing. (Also available as an easy-print PDF version.) Designing the Writing-Intensive Course Syllabus & Course Materials - Items students find helpful on a WI syllabus. Teaching a Summer Session Writing-Intensive Course - Tips on teaching a six-week (accelerated term) WI course.   Activities to get Students Thinking and Learning Writing Activities to get Students Thinking and Learning Helping Students Make Connections, Writing Matters #5 - Self-assessment to connect assignments. (PDF version available) Getting Students to Think, Writing Matters #11 (PDF version available)   Assignment Design and Sequencing Effective Writing Assignments, Writing Matters #1 - A look at how students "read" writing assignments and how to devise effective guidelines. (PDF version available.) Writing and Research, Writing Matters #3 - How to help students construct an inquiry, make sense of data, and compose the research report. (PDF version available.) Examples of Assignment Sequences - "Building-block" approaches to formal and complex assignments. Teaching Forms of Writing, Writing Matters #8 - How to help your students learn your field’s forms of writing. (PDF version available.) The Successful Research Paper Assignment (Fall 2004 workshop handout)   Citation and Plagiarism Citation and Plagiarism - How to prevent plagiarism.   Disciplinary Examples Descriptions of how writing is used in specific WI classes. Some descriptions include a syllabus, assignment sheets, and grading criteria. Arts and Humanities American Studies - 200-Level Diversity in American Life Art - 200-Level Art Perception and Notation Dance - 200-Level Dance in World Cultures English - 300-Level Understanding Poetry History - 300-Level History of Middle Ages Linguistics - 100-Level Introductory Linguistics Philippine Literature (in English) - 300-Level Philosophy - 100-Level Introductory Philosophy Philosophy - 400-Level Analytical Psychology Spanish - 300-Level Grammar and Composition Social Sciences Geography - 400-Level Urban Geography Psychology - 300-Level Sensory Processes Sociology - 100-Level Sociology Natural Sciences Chemistry - 300-Level Physico-Chemical Measurements Lab General Science - 400-Level General Science Math - 300-Level Euclidian Geometry Math - 400-Level Advanced Algebra Professional Schools Architecture - 200-Level Architectural Design Civil Engineering - 300-Level Civil Engineering Education - 300-Level Foundations of American Education Education - 300-Level Elementary Mathematics Food Science - 400-Level Food Chemistry Nursing - 200-Level Nursing of Adults   ESL/English as a Foreign Language Students' Writing Working with ESL Students' Writing, Writing Matters #6 (PDF version available)   Freewriting and Journals Freewriting - Purposes, functions, & examples of freewriting in WI courses. Teaching With Journals   Grammar & Language Use Grammar: Helping Students Turn in Error-Free Writing (Fall 2004 workshop handout)   On-line Writing Activities On-line Interaction, Writing Matters #9 (PDF version available)   Publishing Student Writing Creating Classroom Publications   Responding and Evaluating Responding to Student Writing, Writing Matters # 2 (PDF version available.) Overcoming Writing Errors, Writing Matters #4 (PDF version available) Peer Review & Feedback Forms, Writing Matters #7 (PDF version available) Peer Feedback Groups (brief description with examples) Peer Review & Criteria Grids (fuller description with examples) How to Help Students Turn in Error-Free Writing (Grammar workshop handout with eight techniques) Ten Pointers on Responding to Student Writing (pdf format; workshop handout) Examples of How Teachers Respond to Student Writing   Writing-Intensive Syllabi Examples Animal Science, 400-level Management, 300-level Medical Technology, 400-level Political Science, 300-leve Speech, 400-level Travel Industry Management, 300-level   Workshop Handouts Useful Strategies for Teaching With Writing: Assignment Design & Responding to Student Writing (January 2008) Responding to Student Writing (November 2007) presentation handout: criteria grids/scoring rubrics handout: helping students turn in error-free writing Enhance Your Teaching Using Writing Assignments (August 2007) Giving Effective Feedback on Student Writing (Spring 2007) Dialogue Project (Spring 2006) Power of Peer Review (Spring 2006) Research Papers (Spring 2006) Internet Sources: Finding & Evaluating (Fall 2005) Teaching Disciplinary Forms (Genres) of Writing (Fall 2005) The Successful Research Paper Assignment (Fall 2004) Grammar: Helping Students Turn in Error-Free Writing (Fall 2004)   General Information Twenty Frequently Asked Questions about WI Classes Hallmarks of Writing-Intensive Classes- The Mānoa Writing Program Faculty Board uses the hallmarks as criteria in reviewing requests for the WI designation. Why Do We Have Writing-Intensive Classes Across the Disciplines? What are Writing-Intensive Courses? (10-minute video) Both teachers and students have found that our 10-minute video explains one of the main goals of writing-intensive courses--writing to learn--in a easy to understand format. Three formats available: What are Writing-Intensive Courses? - QuickTime Format Requires Apple QuickTime, a free player. Estimated download times: Ethernet = One minute; ISDN/128KB = 20 minutes; 56K modem = One hour. What are Writing-Intensive Courses? - RealPlayer Format Requires RealPlayer, a free player. Quality is not as good as the QuickTime version, but it takes less time to download. Estimated download times: Ethernet = 30 seconds; ISDN/128KB = 5 minutes; 56K modem = 11 minutes. If you would like to borrow a copy of the video (VHS or CD, contact our office, 956-6660.
Mānoa Writing Program · 2545 McCarthy Mall, Bilger Hall 104 · Honolulu, HI 96822 · (808) 956-6660 · mwp@hawaii.edu
© 1997-2008 Mānoa Writing Program, University of Hawai'i