Exercises, Rubrics, and Ideas

• WAC for New Faculty
  • This handout explains the WAC program to new faculty members and provides basic information about the course proposal process.
• Writing Component of FTS
  • This handout articulates the ways that FTS courses meet the WRIT requirement at Gustavus.
  • If you would like to see the specific criteria for FTS and Learner Outcomes, visit the FTS page.
• Writing Process Activities
  • This handout suggests a variety of activities for each stage of the writing process. Click here for activities to help you teach invention, drafting, revising, and editing.
• Rubrics To Assess Student Writing
  • General Information Regarding Rubrics and Articles
    At this page you will find a description of formal and informal rubrics used for evaluating writing and information about how to develop a rubric.
  • Examples of Rubrics by Divisions/Disciplines
    You will be able to review rubrics from professional organizations, and those shared by Gustavus faculty.
    The examples are categorized by Divisions within the College.
  • Interdisciplinary Rubrics
    These examples of rubrics relate to writing, oral presentations, debates, class participation, and much more.
• Using a Handbook in Your WRIT Courses
  • Andrea Lunsford's Everyday Writer is the required handbook for all FTS students, and this handbook is the recommended text for all WRIT courses. Click here for suggested ways to incorporate the handbook into your WRIT class.
• Questions for Analyzing Literature Rhetorically
  • This handout, prepared by rhetoric scholar Jacqueline Jones Royster of the Ohio State University, calls attention to literary texts in order to highlight a writer's rhetorical choices.
• Responding to Student Writing
  • Teachers should make their values and expectations explicit to students early in the writing process. Learn more about effective ways to respond to student writing by reviewing this page.
    
• Examples-Responding and Grading
  • And here are some specific suggestions for ways to respond to student writing...
• Designing Effective Writing Assignments
  • Guidelines for developing an effective writing assignment are described at this link.
• Silvae Rhetorica: The Forest of Rhetoric