Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-131) and index.

1. The writing process: creating the writing intensive course -- 2. Techniques of using writing to teach: Heuristic writing ; Seven principles of good teaching and WAC ; Suggestions for improving final student writing products ; Check work in progress ; Use a check sheet ; Use peer groups ; Suggestions for ungraded writing ; Uses for ungraded writing assignments and related benefits ; Structuring formal writing assignments ; Plan assignment objectives carefully ; Creating writing assignments -- 3. Generative heuristics: Free writing ; Sharing free writing ; Focused free writing ; Looping ; The nine-line composition ; Brainstorming/listing ; Clustering/webbing/mind-mapping -- 4. Structural heuristics: Definition ; Process analysis ; Classification/division ; Comparision/contrast ; Analogy ; Causal analysis ; The cubing heuristic -- 5. Student research: The "I-search" assignment -- 6. Evaluating student writing: Determining when and how to grade ; Grading strategies ; Some assessment options ; Understanding the domains of writing and their hierarchy ; Preparing assignments carefully ; Evaluating the papers ; Dealing with errors ; Incorporating writing into pedagogy -- Appendix A. Syllabi for writing intensive courses: I. COMM 332W: Contemporary issues in broadcasting ; II. NFS105: Food and people: interactions and issues ; III. BIO405: Organic evolution ; OEC 301W: Principles of occupational education -- Appendix B. Some examples of writing assignments ; Generic writing intensive assignments ; Course specific writing intensive assignments -- Appendix C. Forms and checklists ; A checklist for evaluating compositions ; Peer or teacher edit sheet ; Peer conference checklist ; Revision response checklist ; Portfolio evaluation -- Appendix D. The domain scoring rubric ; Domains and features ; Domain scoring -- Appendix E. Directions for generally used writing tasks ; Sample sets of directions for generally used writing tasks ; Tips for preparing a book review -- Writing summaries ; The microtheme.

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