University Writing Center

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• About the University Writing Center
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Hours & Locations
  • Our Mission
  • Peer Writing Consultant Position
  • UWC Staff Directory
    • Valerie M. Balester, Executive Director
    • CV for Valerie M. Balester
  • Video Tour of the Writing Center
  • Contact Us
• Make an Appointment
• Graduate Student Services
  • Dissertation And Thesis Assistance (DATA) program
    • Dissertation And Thesis Assistance
  • Graduate Writing Groups
• Getting the Most from Your Consultation
• Get Help Online
• Freelance Editors
• About W & C Courses
  • University Writing Center W Course Teaching Award
  • Frequently Asked Questions for Faculty
  • Approved W and C Courses
  • Faculty Senate Resolution 20.108: Guidelines for W Courses
  • Goals for W and C Courses
  • Best Practices for W Courses at Texas A&M
  • Certifying a W or C Course
• Teaching Writing and Speaking
  • Keep up to date
  • Sending Your Students to the University Writing Center
  • Developing a W or C Course Syllabus
  • Planning and Designing a Course
    • Minimum Syllabus Requirements
    • Selecting Textbooks for Writing Courses
    • Technology-based Writing Instruction
    • Creating Assignments
      • Learning Outcomes
      • Developing a W Course Assignment
      • Sample Assignment: English 104
      • Sample Assignment: Term Paper Guidelines ATMO 459
    • Managing Enrollment
    • Assignments to Reinforce Course Content
      • Journals
      • Low-Stakes Writing
      • Mini Essays
      • Case Studies
        • Sample Cases
  • Instruction
    • Assignments to Reinforce Course Content
    • Basic Skills
      • Teaching Paragraphs
      • Punctuation, Grammar, Style, & Usage: Twelve Guidelines
      • Teaching the Writing Process
      • Invention Techniques
    • Citation and Documentation
      • How Del.icio.us works
      • Overview of basic citation tools
      • Introduction to the Bedford Bibliographer
      • Responding to Plagiarism: An Interview with Matt Fry
      • Dealing with Plagiarism
        • Sample Plagiarism Search
    • Lecturing
      • Sample Lecture Notes: Plagiarism
      • Sample Lecture Notes: The Writing Process
    • Modeling
      • Permission to Use Student Work as Model
    • Reading Aloud
    • Teaching Critical Thinking
    • Collaborative Writing
  • Undergraduate Writing Assistants
    • The Undergraduate Writing Assistant Program Policy Agreement
    • Hiring or Nominating an Undergraduate Writing Assistant
  • Feedback
    • Model Rubrics and Descriptors
    • Grading and Commenting
    • Reducing Time Spent Grading
    • Self-Assessment
    • Peer Response
      • Peer Response Worksheets
      • Peer Response Instructions
      • Using Peer Groups to Respond to Writing
  • Links for Teaching Communications-in-the-Disciplines
• Certifying a W or C Course
  • Approved W and C Courses
  • Proposal Form for W Course Approval
  • Proposal Form for C Course Approval
  • Recertification of W Courses
  • Rubric for Evaluating W Course Proposals
  • Rubric for Evaluating C Course Proposals
  • Checklist of W Course Requirements
  • Checklist of C Course Requirements
  • Proposals
  • W Course Advisory Committee Roster
• Managing W and C Courses
  • Developing a W Course Syllabus
• W Course Committee
  • W Course Advisory Committee Roster
• Classroom Workshops
  • Peer Response
  • UWC Overview
  • Writing Process
  • Editing
  • Grammar and Punctuation for Writers
  • Jeopardy for Editors
  • Avoiding Plagiarism
  • Peer Response
  • Correspondence
  • Research Posters
  • Presentation Slides
  • Writing Abstracts
  • How to Improve Your Writing through Style
  • Personal Statements
• Advising
  • Advising Students about W and C Courses
  • Frequently Asked Questions for Advisors
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