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WAC Resources

The links below are to resources for incorporating writing into your classes.

 

Eastern Michigan University Resources

• The University Writing Center - http://www.emich.edu/english/writing-center/

• The Academic Projects Center - http://www.emich.edu/apc/

• The First-Year Writing Program - http://www.emich.edu/english/fywp/

• The General Education Program – Education for Participation in the Global Community - http://www.emich.edu/gened/

• International Student Resource Center - http://www.emich.edu/public/foreignlanguages/isrc.htm

• Bruce T. Halle Library - http://www.emich.edu/halle/

• Eastern Michigan Writing Project - http://www.emichwp.org/

Library Resources

• Internet Public Library. An interesting research-related site out of U of M with a variety of resources, including a form to ask for help from the IPL librarians if you're having trouble with your research - http://www.ipl.org/

Writing Across the Curriculum Programs and Resources

• The WAC Clearinghouse - http://wac.colostate.edu/

• The International WAC Network - http://wac.colostate.edu/network/

• Georgia State University - http://wac.gsu.edu/

• Northern Illinois University - http://www.engl.niu.edu/wac/

Communication Across the Curriculum Programs

• Academic Writing - http://wac.colostate.edu/atd/archives.cfm?showatdarchives=aw

• CAC at North Carolina State University -http://repository.lib.ncsu.edu/publications/bitstream/1840.2/1315/1/dannels2.pdf

Writing in the Disciplines

• LabWrite @ NC State - http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/

Higher Education Professional Associations 

• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) – www.ncte.org

• Writing Program Administrators – http://www.wpacouncil.org/

• Modern Language Association (MLA) - http://www.mla.org/

• American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) - http://www.aacu.org/

• National Communication Association (NCA) - http://www.natcom.org/Secondary.aspx?id=119

• Higher Learning Commission - http://www.ncahlc.org/

Writing Resources

• The Purdue University Writing Lab - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

• Documenting Electronic Sources (Purdue University) - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/584/01/

• WPA Plagiarism Statement (Writing Program Administration) - http://www.wpacouncil.org/files/WPAplagiarism.pdf

• Style Guides (Halle Library) - http://www.emich.edu/halle/style_guides.html

• The MLA style - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

• MLA Citation (Bedford/St. Martin’s Guide Online) - http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.html

• The APA style - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

• Guide to Grammar and Writing (Capital Community College) - http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

• The Elements of Style - http://www.bartleby.com/141/
  

 

Teaching Writing Resources

• Rubric Development Tool - http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

• Effective Library Assignments (.pdf) - http://www.emich.edu/public/english/wac/LibraryAssignments.pdf

• Assignment Design Worksheet

Current Literature on Writing

• "Writing: Ticket to Work. . . Or a Ticket Out." (A Study by the National Commission on Writing, September 2004) -http://www.writingcommission.org/prod_downloads/writingcom/writing-ticket-to-work.pdf

• Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing - http://wpacouncil.org/files/framework-for-success-postsecondary-writing.pdf