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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