supporting scholarly exchange about communication across the curriculum
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What kinds of writing can I include? What is writing in the disciplines? Do I have to be an expert in grammar? Do writing and peer review take up too much class time? How can I avoid getting lousy student papers? What makes a good writing assignment? How can I get the most out of peer-review? Why consider collaborative writing assignments? What writing resources are available for my students? What teaching resources are available?
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An Introduction to WAC Teacher Comments: Roles of SynthesizingTom Siller, Civil Engineering: They'll read one thing and then they'll accept that. That will be the whole basis of their writing. Trace and see how an idea was developed over a series of articles--these are research skills. The contradictions in literature are important. If you only read one article you miss it all. One piece typically only takes one point of view. Most students use direct quotes instead of summarizing. This way they don't have to explain it. |
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