Drawing from information gathered at conferences, through a literature review, telephone interviews with writing directors at all the community colleges in Michigan and several four-year institutions, and a survey of faculty members at Monroe County Community College (MCCC) this report assesses the status of writing-across-the-curriculum (WAC) in…

Examines data from a survey of the kinds of writing students are required to do in a university, revealing that essay tests, research papers, and reports are the most common writing tasks. Discusses the curricular implications of the findings. (FL)

Intended to help educators, especially content area faculty, understand the factors influencing writing and to give specific teaching ideas across the secondary school spectrum, this paper reports a study of current research on writing methods and instructional models to develop a rationale for cross-curricular writing. Following brief discussions…