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Designing an Effective Syllabus
Advice on Sequencing
Examples of Assignment Sequences
Examples of Course Syllabi
Consultations with the Teaching Staff of UW-Madison Courses
Reinventing the Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Sample Questions for Student Evaluations of Writing-Intensive Courses
WAC Teaching Network--Advice from Colleagues
Assessing Your Course
Sample Questions for Mid-Semester Evaluations
A Memo to the Instructor
Debriefing on the Process of Writing Collaboratively
Sample Questions for Student Evaluations of Writing-Intensive Courses
Conferencing with Your Students
Advice on Conducting Writing Conferences
Examples and Materials to Use in Writing Conferences
Some General Advice on Working With Multilingual Writers
Designing Effective Assignments
Advice about Designing Assignments
Assigning Group Papers
Examples of Formal Writing Assignments
Examples of Informal Writing Assignments
Examples of Unusual and Creative Assignments
Grading Scale for Papers in Lit Trans 236-2 (Spring 2000)
Individual Consultations with UW-Madison Faculty, Academic Staff, and TAs
Some Questions to Ask as You Design an Assignment
WAC Teaching Network--Advice from Colleagues
Grammar . . . Beyond the Writing Classroom
Advice on Teaching Grammar
Twelve Common Errors: A Self-Editing Checklist for Students
Incorporating and Using Models Effectively
Examples of Model Student Papers
Locating and Using Sources
Advice on the Library Component
Examples of Library Related Assignments
Materials for Teaching Students to Incorporate Sources Effectively
Helping to Orient Students to a New Field
Helping Your Students to Research Productively
Making the Personal Connection with Your Students in a Writing-Intensive Course
Advice and Samples for Establishing Effective Working Relationships with Students
Plagiarism
Advice on Detecting and Responding to Plagiarism
Designing Assignments to Discourage Plagiarism
Responding, Evaluating, Grading
Advice about Responding to Student Papers
Examples and Uses of Cover Sheets
Examples and Uses of Grading Criteria
Examples and Uses of the Portfolio (or Deferred Grading) Method
Examples of Responses to Student Papers and Materials for Responding to Writing
Designing Effective Writing Assignments
Responding to Student Writing--17 Suggestions
What Was It They Said? The Challenge of Evaluating Oral Presentations
WAC Teaching Network--Advice from Colleagues
Student Peer Review
Advice on Incorporating Peer Review in Your Class
Examples of Materials Used for Peer Review
Teaching Oral Communication Skills
Advice on Incorporating Oral-Communication Activities into Your Class
Examples of and Materials for Incorporating Oral-Communication Assignments
Evaluating Oral Presentations
Teaching Students to Organize Their Papers
Examples of Handouts that Guide Students to Organize Effectively
Teaching Students To Revise
Advice on Teaching Revision
Examples of Handouts That Guide Revision
Looking for An Argument?
Teaching the Conventions of Your Field
Examples of Handouts that Introduce Students to Disciplinary Conventions
Bio Core--Why Write?
Helping to Orient Students to a New Field
That's Not Biology . . . Or Is It? Changing Students' Perceptions of Writing in the Sciences
Ways to Support Your Teaching Staff
Ways Others at UW Have Worked to Support Their Teaching Staff
Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing
Consultations with the Teaching Staff of UW-Madison Courses
Dealing with the Problem of Plagiarism
Four Ways Lecturers Can Support Their Comm-B and Writing-Intensive TAs
Responding to Student Writing--17 Suggestions
Some Questions to Ask as You Design an Assignment
Why Learning to Write Well in College is Difficult
Working with Multilingual Writers
Global English on the Horizon
How Can We Best Serve Multilingual Writers?
Some Concrete Tips for Working with Multilingual Writers
Some General Advice on Working With Multilingual Writers
Top Ten Ways to Serve Multilingual Writers
What Every Instructor Should Know About the Impact of Culture on Writing