Teaching Strategies

The Center suggests classroom strategies for creating assignments, commenting on drafts, assigning grades, and handling other issues related to student writing.

Designed for use by faculty in all departments, the following teaching guides may help you plan, assign, respond to, and grade writing in your classes. You may also want to visit excellent writing websites at other universities.

Designing Writing Activities and Assignments

• Types of Writing Activities and Assignments
• Designing Writing Assignments
  
• Creating Assignment Sequences
  
• Assigning Journals
  
• Assigning Developmentally Appropriate Writing Assignments

Helping Students with Writing Assignments

• Conducting Peer Reviews
  
• Responding to Student Writing
  
• Marking Papers for Grammar and Mechanics
  
• Guiding Students Past Writing Pitfalls
  
• Assessing and Grading

Faculty Issues

• Saving Time when Teaching Writing
  
• Preventing Plagiarism – Sound advice from an excellent external site.