Writing Intensive Curriculum Program

In addition to the Oregon State University WIC site, here are links to other comprehensive sites covering a variety of topics important to teachers of writing. Many of these sites include links to more online resources and best practices for the teaching of writing. These are useful reference points for general resources and ideas for writing teachers.

• Colorado State's WAC Clearinghouse Instructor Resources
• University of Minnesota's Teaching with Writing Program
• Auburn University Writing Resources
• George Mason University's Teaching with Writing

These sites provide an explanation of writing-to-learn and example writing-to-learn activities. Particularly useful for the sciences, these resources are great for planning small but impactful writing activities to include in the classroom.

• Colorado State WAC Clearinghouse's "What is Writing to Learn?"
• Western Washington University's "Designing Writing Assignments"
• The Writing-to-Learn in STEM Bibliographic Database

These resources provide guidelines on creating clear and purposeful writing assignments as well as information about effective assignment scaffolding.

• MIT's "Creating Effective Writing Assignments"
• Colorado State WAC Clearinghouse's "Designing Writing Assignments" 

This section includes links to specific examples of effective writing rubrics that can be adapted for use across various disciplines.

• Western Washington University's Discipline-based Writing Rubric
• Washington State University's Critical Thinking Rubric

This section includes resources for both teachers and students to help students in their research projects. The resources include information on research, citation, and using online source material. 

• Colorado State's "Helping Students Generate a Topic" and "Helping Students Narrow a Topic"
• Colorado State's "Teaching Guide: Strategies for Teaching Internet Research"
• Dartmouth's "Teaching Research"

The resources in this section include tips and strategies for designing effective peer response assignments for writing classrooms across the curriculum. The section includes links for assigning both in-class and online peer response activities.

• Colorado State WAC Clearinghouse's "How can I get the most out of peer review?"
• Colorado State's "Using Student Peer Review"
• Washington University in St. Louis's "Planning and Guiding In-Class Peer Review"

This section contains links to resources with information about and strategies for working with multilingual writers. 

• University of Minnesota's "Supporting Multilingual Learners"
• University of Wisconsin-Madison's "Strategies for Working with Multilingual Writers"
• TESOL's 6 Principles

Because grammar is contextual, singular rules about "correct" grammar do not apply to all writing situations or all language varieties. A more inclusive method is teaching grammar in context, or rhetorically, which means focusing on how grammatical choices make meaning and guiding students to make the most effective choices for their writing goals. The links below provide resources for approaching grammar as rhetorical. 

• Miami University of Ohio's "Teaching Grammar Rhetorically"
• Ohio State University's "Style & Rhetorical Grammar"
• MLA's "Helping Students Use Grammar to Support Their Writing Goals"
• Shawna Shapiro's CLA Collective
• NCTE's Statement on Language, Power, and Action

This section includes resources with guidelines and strategies for creating more accessible documents and websites. 

• Web Accessibility Initiative
• University of Washington's Accessible Technology