Writing@CSU

Teaching Guides

Designing Writing Assignments

Five principles

Writing should meet teaching goals

Working backward from goals

Guidelines for writing assignments

Resource: Checksheets

Resource: Sample assignments

Agricultural Economics

Landscape Architecture

Comparative Animal Nutrition

Human Development

Resource: Sample grading criteria

Teacher commentary

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Frequently Asked Questions about Writing Across the Curriculum

WAC@NIU ( http://corn.cso.niu.edu/acad/english/wac/resourfr.html) has two useful items under "Writing and computer-intensive assignments"

"checklist, a series of questions to help plan writing assignments" (If the questions under rhetorical situation confuse you, call our Writing Center for a quick explanation.)
"setting up a writing assignment"

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