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Resources for Instructors
(Additional teaching resources available at the First Year Writing Program's Teaching Resources page; see especially our Teachers' Database.)
***The next workshop for Junior Year Writing Instructors will be about teaching writing with library resources. The Workshop will be on Friday, Dec. 4, 11:00 am - 12:00 noon, in the Calipari Room, lower level of W. E. B. Du Bois Library. For more information and to RSVP, contact Madeleine Charney at mcharney@library.umass.edu or call 577-0784.***
Sourcebook for Instructors of
Junior Year Writing
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Letter from the Coordinator of the Junior Year Writing Program
Letter from the Director of the University Writing Program
Celebration of Writing and Best Text Contest
The Junior Year Writing Requirement:
History of the Junior Year Writing Program
Structure of the Junior Year Writing Program
Funding FAQs
Developing or Changing a Junior Year Writing Course
Curricular Expectations and Options:
Basic Expectations for Junior Year Writing Courses
Learning Goals for JYWP Courses
Options for Departments Offering Junior Year Writing Courses
TO Training for Junior Year Writing Courses
Incorporating Professional Development elements (with links to Career Services)
Sample Course Syllabi:
Writing in Biology (Biology 312), Spring 2007
Instructor: Steven Brewer
Writing in Economics (Economics 397W), Spring 2007
Instructor: John Stifler
Writing for Comparative Literary Studies (Comp-Lit 397B), Fall 2005
Instructor: Nikolina Dobreva
Writing in Physics (Physics 381), Fall 1999
Instructor: William Mullin
Writing for Women’s Studies Majors (WOST 391W), Fall 2006
Instructor: Kirsten Isgro
Designing Effective Writing Assignments:
Formal Writing Assignments
Informal Writing Assignments
Collaborative Writing Assignments
Sample Assignment Sequences:
Sequence of Assignments from Biology 312
Sequence of Assignments from Economics 397W
Sequence of Assignments from Physics 381
Sequence of Assignments from Women’s Studies 391W
Sequence of Assignments from English 491R
Sequence of Assignments from Environmental Design 394A
Sample Student Writing from Across the University:
Ben DiTrolio, “Molecule of the Year: Carbon Dioxide,” from Chem 391
Nancy Lattinville, “Signs of Empathy in Animals” from Psych 392
RJ Boutelle, “Writing for a Philosophical World” from English 297H
Nicole Carreiro, “A Look at Linguistic Anthropology” from English 297H
Alice Gray, “Tap-Dancing in Hollywood Film” from Comp-Lit 397B
Responding to Student Writing:
Peer Response
Writing Conferences
Teacher Response
Evaluating Student Writing:
High Stakes and Low Stakes Evaluation of Writing by Peter Elbow
Evaluating Student Writing By David Fleming
Rubrics
Points
Dynamic Criteria Mapping
Contracts
Portfolios
Teaching the Writing Process:
Generative Writing/Pre-Writing
Drafting/Revising
Proofreading/Copyediting
Teaching Grammar:
Putting Grammar in its Place by Linda LaDuc
Teaching the Research Process:
Information Literacy for Junior Year Writing Courses by Isabel Espinal
Other Resources:
The Penguin Handbook
The University Writing Center
Bibliography of Junior Year Writing at UMass Amherst
Contacts
Updated September 3, 2008
