The University of Toledo

Writing Across the Curriculum Resources

General Materials

“Walk-Through” Mini-Research Project: http://wac.colostate.edu/teaching/fullitem.cfm?itemID=20

Writing Resources from Western Washington University’s Center for Instructional Innovation: http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/cii/resources/writing/writing_as_thinking.asp

Research Guide to the Major: http://wac.colostate.edu/teaching/fullitem.cfm?itemID=16

Not Your Usual 3- to 5-Page Paper: http://www.english.udel.edu/wc/faculty/tipsheets/alternativeAssignments.pdf

Informal, In-Class Writing Activities: http://wac.colostate.edu/teaching/fullitem.cfm?itemID=43

 

Resources for Science Papers

Advice for Non-Majors (Physical Sciences) from Dartmouth: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/sciences/write.html

How to Keep a Chem Lab Notebook from Dartmouth: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chemlab/info/notebooks/how_to.html

A Sample Notebook Write Up from Dartmouth: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chemlab/info/notebooks/sample.html

 

Resources for Humanities Papers

Writing the Art History Paper: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/arthistory.html

Writing about Film: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/film.html

Writing a Philosophy Paper: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/philosophy.html

Writing a Music Paper: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/music.html

Writing a Religion Paper: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/religion.html

Writing about Poetry: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/615/01/

Writing about Fiction: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/616/01/

Writing about Literature: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/618/01/

Writing Definitions: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/622/01/

 

Resources for Social Sciences Papers

Writing a Sociology Paper: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/soc-sciences/sociology.html

Writing a History Paper: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/soc-sciences/history.html

Advice for Non-Majors (Social Sciences): http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/soc-sciences/write.html

Consumer Products and Gender Performances: http://wac.colostate.edu/teaching/fullitem.cfm?itemID=35

Writing in Psychology: Experimental Report Writing: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/670/01/

 

Resources for Special Writers and Other Tasks

Resources for ESL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/special/esl.html

Resources for Students with Learning Disabilities: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/special/disabilities.html

Resources for Journalism and Journalistic Writing: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/735/01/

Resources for Medical Writing: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/732/01/

 

Resources for Writing Process, Prewriting, and Revision

Resources for Prewriting (Invention): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/673/01/

Suggestions for Coping with Writer’s Block/Writer’s Anxiety: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/567/01/

Getting Started: Creating a Thesis Statement: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/

A Fish Thinking about Water (Looking at Paradigms in Various Disciplines): http://wac.colostate.edu/teaching/fullitem.cfm?itemID=14