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Coaching Students to Succeed with Assignments

THE UW-MADISON WRITING CENTER’S ONLINE HANDBOOK

Posted on July 23, 2019

Available through the UW–Madison Writing Center’s website, the UW–Madison Writer’s Handbook is a reference guide designed for academic and professional writing. Drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors every month, the Writer’s Handbook provides over 100 …

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CONCEPTUAL MAP EXERCISE FOR A RESEARCH PROJECT IN SOCIOLOGY 210

Posted on July 22, 2019

SARAH FRANK SOCIOLOGY 210: SURVEY OF SOCIOLOGY

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METHODS WRITING PRACTICE ACTIVITY IN BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY 504

Posted on July 6, 2019

PROFESSOR ANGELA KITA BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY Based on lab 1: Pipetting & Spectrophotometry The methods can be a difficult section to write. It needs to be a clear and precise description of how the experiment was …

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HANDOUT: FROM OUTLINE TO FIRST DRAFT

Posted on July 6, 2019

SARAH (FRANKIE) FRANK  SOCIOLOGY 210: SURVEY OF SOCIOLOGY You’ve written an outline for your paper – now what? Ideally, you’ll have written an outline that includes headings and topic sentences. Also, you should have a list …

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AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT IN POLICY ANALYSIS 881

Posted on July 5, 2019

PROFESSOR EMILIA TJERSTROM POLICY ANALYSIS 881, LA FOLLETTE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS Learning goals In this assignment, you will begin building the portfolio of resources that will eventually form the foundation for your cost-benefit analysis. Successful …

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Twelve Common Errors: A Student Self-Editing Guide

Posted on August 21, 2017

  The Writing Center, writing.wisc.edu The following list contains only brief examples and explanations intended for you to use as reminders while you are editing your papers. To learn more: Take a free grammar or …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged advice, Examples, General, Grammar, Students, Undergraduate

Putting Grammar in Its Place… But Making Sure It Has a Place

Posted on August 20, 2017

REBECCA SCHOENIKE NOWACEKWRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM Of all the questions facing teachers of Comm-B and Writing-Intensive courses, one of the most puzzling is the question of how—and even whether—to teach grammar. For the most part, …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged advice, Feedback, General, Grammar, Writing Across the Curriculum

Using Turnitin to Teach Students about Plagiarism

Posted on August 20, 2017

  Jean Heitz, Course Coordinator, Biology 151/152 Why do students plagiarize? A number of recent studies indicate that the vast majority of students admit to having cheated or plagiarized assignments at least once in their …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged biocore, Plagiarism, Research, Revision, Sources

Designing Activities and Assignments to Discourage Plagiarism

Posted on August 20, 2017

  Alice J. Robison, Bonnie K. Smith, Writing Across the Curriculum Plagiarism is a serious topic raised frequently when we talk about responding to student writing, and it makes sense that we should want to …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged advice, Assignments, General, Plagiarism, Revision

Sample Paper in Scientific Format

Posted on August 20, 2017

  Biology 151/152 The sample paper below has been compressed into the left-hand column on the pages below. In the right-hand column we have included notes explaining how and why the paper is written as …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged Biology, Example, Sample Paper, Science Writing

Writing an Introduction for a Scientific Paper

Posted on August 20, 2017

  Dr. Michelle Harris, Dr. Janet Batzli, Biocore This section provides guidelines on how to construct a solid introduction to a scientific paper including background information, study question, biological rationale, hypothesis, and general approach. If …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged biocore, Biology, Hypothesis, Science Writing

Using a Reverse Outline to Revise

Posted on August 20, 2017

  Rebecca Schoenike Nowacek, English What is a reverse outline? If a regular outline is something you write before you draft out your paper, a reverse outline is something you do after you write a …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged advice, Draft, English, General, Outline, Revise

Revising Paragraphs

Posted on August 20, 2017

  Professor David Zimmerman, English Topic sentences are the most important sentences of your essay. They provide the scaffolding or frame for your argument. The function of a body paragraph in an analytical essay is …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged advice, English, General, Paragraphs, Revision

Offering Students Encouragement as They Revise

Posted on August 20, 2017

  Dr. Ann Burgess, Biocore In the following email sent to all students in a large course, Dr. Ann Burgess—former director of the Biocore program—encourages Biocore students to keep working on their revisions, even when …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged biocore, Email, Feedback, Revision, Undergraduate

In-Class Discussions of Student Writing: Maximizing the Effectiveness of Your Writing Lessons and Minimizing the Class Time You Use for Them

Posted on August 20, 2017

  Molly Peeney, Slavic Languages and Literature Using student writing samples as the basis of your in-class discussions about writing is an effective method to teach writing and it saves you time. Why? You can …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged Discussion, In-Class, Slavic Languages and Literature

Teaching Revision

Posted on August 20, 2017

  Rebecca Lorimer and Rebecca Schoenike Nowacek, Writing Across the Curriculum Revision, revision, revision: the term is nearly a mantra in Comm-B and Writing-Intensive (WI) courses. Indeed, the university criteria for Comm-B and Writing-Intensive courses …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged advice, General, Revision

Crafting a Thesis Statement

Posted on August 20, 2017

  Professor David Zimmerman, English Crafting a thesis is hard work. A successful thesis is typically the result of a long process of trying out different claims, selecting a few to refine and elaborate, and …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged English, Revision, Thesis, Undergraduate

From Topic to Thesis

Posted on August 20, 2017

  Tisha Turk, Women’s Studies 101 A well-constructed thesis statement helps hold an essay together by showing the reader where the paper is going to go. It defines not just a paper’s topic but its argument, …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged Example, Gender and Women's Studies, Introductory, Thesis

Making a Sociological Argument: Orienting Students to a New Field

Posted on August 20, 2017

  Greta Krippner, Sociology “Of course the method of presentation must differ in form from that of inquiry.” (Karl Marx,1867) Introduction Once you have developed a viable research question, your next task is to review …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged Introductory, Non-Majors, Sociology, Undergraduates

Developing an Accessible Learning Environment

Posted on August 19, 2017

  Elisabeth Miller, Writing Across the Curriculum According to the US Department of Education, 11 percent of undergraduates enrolled in 2- and 4-year colleges and universities report some form of mental, physical, or emotional disability. …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged Access, Accomodations, Disability

Challenges for Writers with Disabilities

Posted on August 19, 2017

  Stephanie White, Writing Across the Curriculum, Ohio State University Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator’s Office Many students experience difficulties with college writing. For some students with disabilities, however, there may be even greater obstacles …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged Access, Accomodations, advice, Disability, McBurney

Coaching Writers with Disabilities to Succeed

Posted on August 19, 2017

  Stephanie White, Writing Across the Curriculum, McBurney Center for Disability Resources For some writers with disabilities, these disabilities may be visible, such as a physical impairment. For others, these may be invisible, such as …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged Access, Accomodations, Disability, McBurney

Student Introduction Sheets

Posted on August 19, 2017

  David Ebenbach, Psychology 225 Beth Godbee, English 201 David Ebenbach, Psychology 225 1) Name: 2) Section (circle one): Early or Late 3) Major: 4) Year in School: 5) Special Needs: 6) Are you in …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged First Day, Introduction, Undergraduate

Supporting Undergraduate Writing Through Research and Publication

Posted on August 19, 2017

  Beth Godbee and Rebecca Lorimer, Writing Across the Curriculum When undergraduates engage in substantial, original research, they move into a powerful role of teaching others about complex ideas. Faculty, instructors, and TAs can offer …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged Readings, Research, Resources, Undergraduate

Motivating Students to Grow as Writers

Posted on August 17, 2017

  Sara Lindberg, Psychology 225 There are several things you can do to help your students cope with critical feedback—a necessary evil in the writing process. The techniques outlined below are designed to help you …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged advice, Improvement, Motivating

Helping Your Students Improve Their Writing and Their Learning

Posted on August 17, 2017

  Writing Across the Curriculum While many of these principles and techniques take time to implement, and some may be logistically impossible in large classes, they have proven successful here and at many other schools …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged advice, Improve, learning

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