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Writing in First-Year Seminars

Integrating Writing

Rhetorical Context

Make it Matter

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

Web Research

Documentation

Plagiarism

Peer Review

Specifying Tasks

Sequencing Tasks

Modeling Criteria

Modeling Commenting

Divergent Advice

Logistics

Time

Building in Incentives

Handout

Responding to Writing

Emphasizing Drafting

Becoming a Coach

Focusing Comments

Determining Grades

Writing Center Support

Sample Materials

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Support from the Writing Center

Back to Writing an Effective Assignment

In addition to hosting workshops and online tutorials, the Writing Center at Colorado State University offers the following services, tailored to individual instructors' needs:

• Consultation on writing assignment design
• Assistance in creating an online Assignment and Class Resource Page that matches Writing Center resources to class design
• Custom design of writing guides, help sheets, and instructional units to meet instructors' specific objectives
• Visits to individual classrooms to co-present workshops suited to class needs

To participate in these and other services, please e-mail Associate Professor of English and Writing Center Director Sarah Sloane at sjsloane@lamar.colostate.edu or call the Writing Center at (970) 491-0222.

To access additional online resources, view the list of resources on our home page.

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