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Writing
Instruction The sky is the limit!
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No subject matter is limited to a specific mode of writing. What is important is the writer's purpose in dealing with the subject matter. How an instructor designs a writing assignment is crucial to how the student writer will approach the subject matter.
- There are many modes and forms of interdisciplinary writing assignments.
Forms of Writing:
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Expressive
· Mission statements and vision statements · Proposals · Constitutions · Legislative bills · Journals, Diaries, Peer Response Papers, Letters/ Memoranda · Email/IM |
| Exploratory
· Definitions · Diagnoses · White papers · Marketing analyses, Consumer Reports · Opinion surveys · Feasibility studies, Case Studies · Annotated bibliographies · "Literature" reviews (as opposed to literary) · Problem solutions · WebCT |
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Informative
· News articles · Magazine feature articles · Reports · Encyclopedia articles · Biographical Sketches · Websites, Software Design |
| Scientific
· Formal arguments from principle, e.g., applying or implementing a theory · Arguments generalizing from particulars, e.g., testing a hypothesis · Tables, Diagrams, Charts, Abstracts · Impact Statements · Poster Sessions |
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Literary
· Historical fiction · Ballads · Plays, TV, or film scripts on course related issues · Literary Essays · Comparative Analysis |
| Persuasive
· Advertising campaigns · Political speeches · Editorials · Social, political, or artistic criticism · Position Papers |
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Modes
of Writing:
Lutz, A Guide to Writing in the Liberal Arts
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economic, religious, political Books Systems Heroes Actions Techniques Theories Methods |
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Description:
novels, industry, government, Environment Structure Organization Formation Participants |
| Narration: Biography, Dramas History, Politicians News, Stories, Novels Accounts, Case Histories |
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Definitions of democracy, the novel, obscenity, freedom, change Classification of diseases, languages, governments Comparisons and/or contrasts of religions, dialects, drama, writers, approaches |
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