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assignments & activities
From in-class activities to sequenced informal and formal assignments, there are a wealth of possibilities for involving your students in meaningful writing practice and learning.
In this section, you’ll find a wide variety of examples that can inspire your creation of writing assignments and writing activities for your course.
approaches to designing assignments and activities
Designing Effective Writing Assignments
10 Tips for Effective Free-Writing Exercises
Informal, In-Class Writing Activities
Teaching Writing in Large Classes
What Students Ask about Writing Assignments (University of Hawaii, Mānoa)
samples of assignments and activities
astronomy 1001 | Reflective Essays
2-page assignments on the interaction of humans with Earthbusiness administration 3033 | Business Communication Assignments
principles for writing professional documents, including business memoschemistry 4311W | Written Tutorial Assignment
600 – 800 words; five predetermined topics; one draftcivil engineering / geology 4301 | Laboratory Assignment
formal scientific writing (procedure, results, calculations, references), including a cover letter and appendiceseconomics 4431W | Economic Analysis Paper
sequenced, process-oriented assignments (proposal, outline, draft), with explicit grading criteriahistory / east asian studies 3464 | Sequenced Assignments
diverse formal and informal writing assignments due throughout the termmechanical engineering 2001 | Reflecting on your Index Card Platform
students reflect on their own design solutions and those of their peersmechanical engineering 4054 | Design Project Final Report
a broad range of writing considerations (objectives, audience, style, organization, data presentation, collaborative writing)sociology 3452 | Service Learning Weekly Reflection Papers
informal writing; integration of course content with service-learning activities
support
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resources for faculty regarding course and assignment development from University of Minnesota Libraries
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Schedule individual consultations and attend our workshops and seminars.
... for student writers
Students can find out about one-to-one consultations and download handouts about style & grammar, punctuation, the writing process, and documentation.
