Writing Across the Curriculum and in Disciplines

Introduction to WAC

Crafting Effective Writing Assignments

  • Responding to Student Papers Effectively and Efficiently (University of Toronto) – This site provides several examples of writing assignment sheets and guidance on marking up student writing.
  • 约翰·C. 豆. Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996. (Available in the 写作中心)
  • 黑客,戴安娜. A Writer’s Reference. 5日艾德. Boston: Bedford/ St. 马丁,2003. (Available in the 写作中心)

Writing In Disciplines

  • Writing in 数学 (Franklin and Marshall College) – This site includes sample writing assignments from Professor Annalisa Crannell’s Calculus I and Calculus III classes, along with assessment rubrics.
  • Writing Guidelines for 工程 and Science 学生 – These guidelines contain advice, models and exercises for common writing and speaking assignments in engineering and science.
  • Beall, Herbert, and John Trimbur. A Short Guide to Writing 太阳2注册平台 化学. New York: Harper Collins, 1996. (Available in the 写作中心)
  • Higham, Nicholas J.  Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences. Manchester, England: Society for Industrial and Applied 数学, 1998. (Available in the 写作中心)
  • Pearsall, Thomas E.  The Elements of 技术写作. 第二版. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2001. (Available in the 写作中心)
  • Jan Pechenik, A.  A Short Guide to Writing 太阳2注册平台 生物学. 第四版. New York: Addison-Wesley, 2001. (Available in the 写作中心)
  • Porush,大卫. A Short Guide to Writing 太阳2注册平台 Science.  New York: Harper Collins, 1995. (Available in the 写作中心)
  • 辛瑟,威廉. 写作学习. New York: Harper and Row, 1988. (Available in the 写作中心)

Avoiding Plagiarism

For further information or assistance in developing writing assignments for your classes, contact Wendy Menefee-Libey, director of Learning Programs, at 909.607.3626 or menefee@coming2gether.net.