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Courses As students develop deeper levels of thinking, their syntax and cohesion fall apart. This transitional stage-writing convoluted prose as one feels ideas to be more complex and interconnected-will pass, with appropriate intervention at the more advanced levels. |
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Rutgers has developed guidelines for writing intensive courses:
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A required guide to writing and style (used college-wide): a. The Brief Penguin Handbook (ISBN: 0-321-06729-0) 2. The equivalent of about 20 pages of finished writing, depending on models of writing used in the particular discipline. 3. An assignment that includes research and documentation. 4. Sequenced assignments that build skills. Examples 5. Feedback on writing from instructor and/or peers through paper comments and/or conferences. Example 6. A process approach to writing with opportunities to revise either informal or finished writing. Example 7. Attention to specific writing demands in the discipline in which the course is taught. Example |
Pacing Students: The Most Important Aspect of Facilitating Fine Writing
Your syllabus must
create deadlines for different kinds of writing and pieces of longer papers.
Create deadlines for informal assignments,
research assignments (annotated bibliographies, research information summaries,
etc.), paper proposals, drafts, and revisions.
This will ensure higher quality work and attention to the writing. Responding
to drafts and requiring revision ensures that your comments are read and
thus your time/energy well spent. Reading revisions takes less time than
reading papers cold.
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