Wheaton Resources
- Questions to ask your students on the first day
- Eleven Tips for Improving Student Writing
- Writing Workshops for Your Classes
- Wheaton Departmental Writing Plans
Web Resources
- Digital Writing Lesson Plans
- Online Research
- Plagiarism
- Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: Best Practices
- Working with ESL Writers
- Writing Handouts (OER)
- Addressing Issues of Writing Style
Writing Assignments
- 10 Tips for designing effective assignments
- Sequencing Writing Assignments
- Managing the Paper Load
- Sample Rubrics
- Critical Thinking with Sources Rubric
- Using Writing in Large Classes
WAC Clearinghouse Teaching Exchange
The Norton Field Guide to Writing
Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Readings for Students
Source Use
“Walk, Talk, Cook, Eat: A Guide to Using Sources”
Argumentation
“Finding the Good Argument OR Why Bother with Logic”
Research
“Introduction to Primary Research: Observations, Surveys, and Interviews”
“Googlepedia: Turning Information Behaviors into Research Skills”
Writing Processes
“From Topic to Presentation: Making Choices to Develop Your Writing”
Reading
“How to Read Like a Writer”
“Reading Games: Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources”
Revision
“The Sixth Paragraph: A Re-vision of the Essay”
“Reflective Writing and the Revision Process: What Were You Thinking?”