Addressing Student Needs:

• Responding to ELL Students' Writing -- A handout by Dr. SuEllen Shaw, University Writing Director, MSUM.

• Why Don't Students Revise -- Writing Matters Newsletter, October 2006, written by Dr. SuEllen Shaw, University Writing Director, MSUM.

• Creating Writing Assignments: Planning for Student Success -- Writing Matters Newsletter, November 2006, written by Dr. SuEllen Shaw, University Writing Director, MSUM.

Creating Grading Rubrics:

• Developing Grading Rubrics -- An article/handout by Dr. Dawn M. Zimmarto, Measurement and Evaluation Center at The University of Texas at Austin.

• Teaching with Writing: Creating Grading Rubrics for Writing Assignments -- An article by Pamela Flash, Associate Director, Center for Writing at the University of Minnesota.

Creating a Writing-Intensive Course:

• Handling the Paper Load -- A link to the University of Hawaii at Mānoa Writing Program on the web.

• In-Class Writing to Learn Ideas -- A link to Informal, In-Class Writing Activities on the Center for Writing web site at the University of Minnesota.

Designing Effective Writing Assignments:

• Traci's Lists of Ten -- Written by Traci Gardner, Online Content Developer on Read-Write-Think for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

• Creating Writing Assignments: Planning for Student Success -- A handout by Dr. SuEllen Shaw, University Writing Director, MSUM.

• Model Writing Assignments for a Biology Course -- Created by Lisa Kurz, Campus Writing Program at Indiana University.

Online Writing Resources:

• Technology that Assists Writers -- Prepared by Dr. Rhonda Ficek, Director of Instructional Technology, MSUM.

Writing for the Web:

• Writing for the Web -- A handout created by Instructional Technology at MSUM.

• Effective Writing for the Web -- A handout created by Instructional Technology at MSUM.

• Web Writing Tips -- A handout created by Instructional Technology at MSUM.

Writing Letter of Recommendations: (Materials from the October 30, 2006 Brown Bag session)

• What to Ask for from the Student

• Letters of Recommendations (ppt)

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