Top Twenty Errors in Undergraduate Writing<\/a>: Hume Center for Writing & Speaking \u2013 Stanford University<\/p>\n\n\n\n Common Writing Mistakes<\/a>: Hamilton College<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grading Philosophy<\/a> – Jenna Sheffield, University of New Haven<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #1<\/a> First-Year Writing- Kevin Barnets, Boston Universtiy<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #2<\/a> A Writing Portfolio in Biology – Cindee Giffen, University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #3<\/a> A Portfolio Project in Math – Brad Franklin, University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #4<\/a> Designing a Portfolio Assingment – University of Washington<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #1<\/a> Thesis-Driven Paper – B.Fischer, Washington University St. Louis<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #2<\/a> Thesis-Driven Paper – Jenna Sheffield, University of New Haven<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #3 <\/a>Research Paper – Jenna Sheffield, University of New Haven<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #4 <\/a> Thesis-Driven Paper – Pamela Flash, University of Minnesota<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #5<\/a> Open Ended Peer Review of a Lab Report – University of Hawaii at Manoa<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #6<\/a> Multiple Examples – Shelley Reid, George Mason University<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #7<\/a> Rough Draft Peer Review Persuasive Paper, -Tracy Mendham, Keene State College<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #8<\/a> Multiple Examples – WAC Clearinghouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #9<\/a> Business Memo (one of multiple samples listed on linked page) – Goshen College<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #10<\/a> Business Proposal – Franklin University<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a list of some sample writing assignment sheets from faculty across a variety of disciplines. While they do not all necessarily conform to all of the best practices covered in the workshop, these assignment sheets offer ideas for interesting and practical writing tasks students can engage in to learn disciplinary writing. Often, I learn more from assignment sheets outside of my own discipline! Note: A few of these links are to syllabi that describe writing assignments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Biology & Environmental Science<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/courses\/biology\/7-28-molecular-biology-spring-2005\/assignments\/writing1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.csus.edu\/indiv\/l\/loom\/15l%20s09\/writing%20assignment.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Business (broad)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/courses\/sloan-school-of-management\/15-031j-energy-decisions-markets-and-policies-spring-2012\/assignments\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/www.umass.edu\/buscomm\/fnb.html<\/em><\/a><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/www.umass.edu\/buscomm\/usbuslet.html<\/em><\/a><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chemistry & Chemical Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/courses\/sloan-school-of-management\/15-136j-principles-and-practice-of-drug-development-fall-2013\/projects\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Communications, Film & Media Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/cii.wwu.edu\/showcase2003\/Dietrich\/resources\/writing_assignments.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.wesleyan.edu\/writing\/writingworkshop\/Writing%20Workshop\/film.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/courses\/comparative-media-studies-writing\/21w-732-science-writing-and-new-media-fall-2010\/assignments\/movie-essay\/MIT21W_732F10_movie_over.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/courses\/comparative-media-studies-writing\/cms-100-introduction-to-media-studies-fall-2014\/assignments\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Computer Science<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/www.ics.uci.edu\/~kay\/courses\/139w\/influencing.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.timothyhenry.net\/assignments-and-exercises<\/a>https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/wac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/01\/Low-Stakes-Writing-Assignments.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Criminal Justice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/courses\/history\/21h-319-race-crime-and-citizenship-in-american-law-fall-2014\/assignments\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/wp.lps.org\/ncraft\/files\/2013\/08\/Criminal-Justice-Final-Project.docx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/www.egr.msu.edu\/classes\/ece410\/mason\/files\/guide-report.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/teacher_and_tutor_resources\/writing_in_the_engineering_classroom\/types_of_writing_assignments_for_engineering_courses.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/courses\/mechanical-engineering\/2-000-how-and-why-machines-work-spring-2002\/tools\/technicalwriting_fixed.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.swarthmore.edu\/writing\/engineering-writing-guide#General<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/courses\/materials-science-and-engineering\/3-003-principles-of-engineering-practice-spring-2010\/case-studies\/MIT3_003S10_cs1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Journalism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/armstrongfreelancewriting.wordpress.com\/writing-assignments\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/wac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/01\/Pineda_WACAssignments.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/wac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/01\/GEP-Assignment.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/wac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/01\/AMH-3403-US-South-to-1865.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/wac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/01\/Graduate-colloqium-assignment.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Health Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/courses\/health-sciences-and-technology\/hst-131-introduction-to-neuroscience-fall-2005\/assignments\/problem_set_3.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/courses\/health-sciences-and-technology\/hst-151-principles-of-pharmacology-spring-2005\/assignments\/case_topic_desc.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/courses\/mechanical-engineering\/2-782j-design-of-medical-devices-and-implants-spring-2006\/assignments\/hw1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Political Science<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/wac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/01\/Scaffolding-of-Assignments-with-learning-objectives-building-up-to-a-research-paper-in-political-science.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/~aheard\/101\/101_essays.html<\/em><\/a><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/politicalscience.case.edu\/our-programs\/course-information\/course-syllabi\/course-syllabi-spring-2005\/posc-272\/posc-272-writing-assignments\/<\/u> (could double as a media assignment)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/courses\/urban-studies-and-planning\/11-002j-making-public-policy-fall-2014\/assignments\/paper-1-health-care-reform\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/ocw.mit.edu\/courses\/urban-studies-and-planning\/11-002j-making-public-policy-fall-2014\/assignments\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sciences (broad)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/usflearn.instructure.com\/courses\/812371\/pages\/project-2-assignment-sheet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sociology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/soc.appstate.edu\/students\/student-writing-guide\/common-paper-assignments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wmopen-introtosociology\/chapter\/assignments-and-discussions\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wmopen-introtosociology\/chapter\/assignment-culture\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wmopen-introtosociology\/chapter\/assignment-socialization\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/sociology.berkeley.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/syllabi\/F16\/Fall%202016_Soc%203AC_Kelsey%2CMary.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #1<\/a> Profile Essay Rubric – Sara Cook, San Jose State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #2 <\/a>Holistic & Analytic Rubric Samples – UC Berkley<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #3<\/a> College of Science Writing Rubric, Purdue University<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #4 <\/a>Writing Assessment for a Research Paper (see page 2) – Thomas Butler, Paradise Valley Community College <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #5<\/a> Lab Report Rubric <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sample #6<\/a> Magazine\/Feature Writing Holistic Scoring (scroll to bottom of page 5) – Dr. Bernell E. Tripp, University of Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\nGrading Philosophy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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