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Writing Across the Curriculum

Writing Across the Curriculum. One way to facilitate critical thinking. What is it?. Movement to broaden the scope of student writing beyond the confines of the English Department Based on the notion that writing increases subject area knowledge

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Writing Across the Curriculum

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  1. Writing Across the Curriculum One way to facilitate critical thinking

  2. What is it? • Movement to broaden the scope of student writing beyond the confines of the English Department • Based on the notion that writing increases subject area knowledge • Based on the notion that the subject area provides a necessary context for writing instruction

  3. Major writing projects • Long papers typically require students to use skills such as: interpretation, analysis, evaluation, explanation, self-regulation • Students need guidance in order to use these skills • One way to do this: provide a rubric

  4. Assessing writing (you) • Take one minute to think of 3-5 criteria that could be used to evaluate writing in a variety of disciplines • Turn to a neighbor or two and compare lists. Make a group list • Share with the big group • (This was an example of “Think-Pair-Share”)

  5. Assessing writing (me) • Washington Senior-Level Writing Study developed a rubric • This rubric used in a variety of disciplines including business, chemistry, education, history • I have used this in Issues in Science and Religion • Insight Assessment has writing rubrics as well

  6. Small writing projects • Not all writing across the discipline assignments need to be major • Short , informal exploratory assignment help instructors with formative evaluation and help students learn course material • One good example of a short writing project: one minute paper

  7. One minute paper • Summarize what you know about the senior-level writing rubric I just shared. You have 1 min. • Read your paper to your neighbor • Helps students organize thoughts • Immediate feedback for the instructor • Grade on participation only OR make it a small part of the course grade

  8. Important Links • Statewide Senior-Level Discipline-Based Writing Rubric http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/cii/resources/writing/writing_rubric.html • Insight Assessment Rubrics http://www.insightassessment.com/writing_rubs.html • One-Minute Papers http://www.flaguide.org/cat/minutepapers/minutepapers1.htm

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