The University Writing Center has a collection of SoftChalk modules that instructors can integrate into their Canvas courses. These modules provide lessons on writing. The instructions below discuss how you can use these modules for grades/credit through your Canvas course.

1. From Canvas, add a new assignment: 

 
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2. Name the assignment and add a description (if you choose). Scroll down. Set the points to ‘100’ (as every UWC module uses a 100 point scale). Under ‘Submission Type’ select ‘External Tool.’ Add the URL of the UWC module you’d like to use (you can copy and paste the links from the list below this guide). Scroll down to choose other assignment settings as you see fit (due date, etc.): 

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3. Scroll down and select ‘Save and Publish’ to make the UWC Module available for your students: 


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Please note: these URLs in the table below are specifically for integrating UWC modules into your Canvas course. If you’d like to look through the modules beforehand, they are all available on the UWC website here: https://writingcenter.tamu.edu/Students/Writing-Speaking-Guides/Interactive-Lessons-List If you have any difficulty with these instructions, please contact uwc@tamu.edu.
 
Active and Passive Voice https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/JoS3Z0Nu6p9qCv
Argument https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/kTOQo1thMdBwlm
Agreement https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/yMjpu1KCSW4zPh
Citing Sources https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/gfEacT2UGXvbIY
Concise Writing Style https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/bTBAEyQ89qVNJP
Conclusions https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/oJO3nbWmQyhjId
Inclusive Language https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/ZipODSAjCvqn3R
Introductions https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/Dpb4vyGUoIC9nS
Organization https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/irPK5wDQTO4qm7
Paragraph Organization https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/ZvbI0JT3rHUgpu
Peer Review https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/dfEPGIwHxyLZgp
Pre-writing https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/rap2wLiRsJlh3f
Punctuation https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/DnL6SOkbq5v4hP
Reading a Writing Assignment https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/bTF39Gm1B2rdKo
Reflections https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/eipcbFAIjW51uv
Research Writing Process https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/m7r6sSUc54QehW
Sentence Boundaries https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/ZKXjagdzYk7oL2
Sentence Variety https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/au15bCP8pRsoyE
Thesis Statements https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/8R3jrzMasTF1ec
Transitions https://www.softchalkcloud.com/scorecenter/lti/Ot07gHM6F8cje1
 
 

Words of Wisdom

Write every day, line by line, page by page, hour by hour. Do this despite fear. For above all else, beyond imagination and skill, what the world asks of you is courage, courage to risk rejection, ridicule and failure. As you follow the quest for stories told with meaning and beauty, study thoughtfully but write boldly. Then, like the hero of the fable, your dance will dazzle the world.

— Robert McKee

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