Resources for Faculty

Scaffolding Assignments Overview

Ten Ways to Scaffold Assignments (that don't require a lot of extra grading)

Reflective Writing and the Revision Process: What Were you Thinking?: a chapter from  Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 1,  an open access textbook. 

How to Write Meaningful Peer Response Praise: a chapter from Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 3, a peer-reviewed open textbook series for the writing classroom

Developing Writing Prompts: Connecting them to Bloom's Taxonomy. 

Commenting On and Grading Student Writing

Assessing Student Writing: includes general suggestions for 

Revision Tasks: This handout highlights common writing issues among college students. There are two sections related to each term. The first section, “Definition,” defines the term.  The second section related to each term, “Strategies,” gives students ideas for improving upon a particular aspect of their writing. 

Sample Rubric #1

Sample Rubric #2

Sample Rubric #3

Sample Rubric #4

Rubrics Developed for WI courses

Helping Students Address Errors

What's That Supposed to Mean? Using Feedback on your Writing: a chapter from Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 4, a peer-reviewed open textbook series for the writing classroom