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Teaching Writing in First-Year Seminars

Writing in First-Year Seminars

Integrating Writing

Rhetorical Context

Course Connections

Academic vs. Real-World Writing

Assigning Writing

Working from Goals

Writing Center Support

Instructor Resources

Assigning Research

Framing Assignments

Helping Students Focus

Library Research

Specifying Tasks

Sequencing Tasks

Modeling Criteria

Modeling Commenting

Divergent Advice

Building in Incentives

Responding to Writing

Emphasizing Drafting

Becoming a Coach

Focusing Comments

Determining Grades

Writing Center Support

Sample Materials

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Framing the Assignment

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In addition to establishing rhetorical context and positioning the assignment within the course as a whole, consider the following suggestions for framing a research assignment.

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