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Peer reviewedCarson, Jay – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1994
Considers the tremendous growth in writing across the curriculum programs nationwide and the recent questions about the feasibility of such programs. Suggests weaving WAC programs into the existing cultural context of institutions. Analyzes one way this has been achieved at Robert Morris College. (HB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Context, Higher Education, Program Development
McLeod, Susan H., Ed.; Soven, Margot, Ed. – 1992
This collection of essays on Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) defines terms, presents helpful suggestions, and provides models for useful documents (everything from workshop evaluation forms to contracts for visiting consultants). After a preface by Elaine P. Maimon, the collection's 12 essays are: (1) "Writing Across the Curriculum: An…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Descriptions
Blanchard, Lydia – 1987
An alternative curriculum for Freshman Composition, designed to help students develop cognitive skills useful for academic writing in other courses, involves eight discipline-specific assignments, building from relatively simple writing tasks such as taking lecture notes and keeping an academic journal, through book reports, essay examinations,…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Content Area Writing, Essays, Freshman Composition
Direct linkGraham, Steve, Ed.; MacArthur, Charles A., Ed.; Fitzgerald, Jill, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
Highly practical and accessible, this indispensable book provides clear-cut strategies for improving K-12 writing instruction. The contributors are leading authorities who demonstrate proven ways to teach different aspects of writing, with chapters on planning, revision, sentence construction, handwriting, spelling, and motivation. The use of the…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Teaching Methods, Elementary Education
