Writing @ Queens » Assignments, Handouts, and Lesson Plans

Learning Through Writing

This handbook collects resources that will help students become better college writers—from understanding what is expected of them, to improving their writing through revision, to where to find additional help on campus. Part I describes Queens College’s expectations for college writers and Part II includes handouts and exercises that might form the basis of the College Writing courses that students will experience.

Teaching with Writing

This guide, originally prepared for faculty and graduate students teaching at Princeton, is a valuable resource for teachers at all institutions seeking ideas for teaching with writing. The handbook includes information and suggestions for the writing workshop, sequencing assignments, crafting assignments, commenting on student writing, grading papers, cultivating academic integrity, teaching with writing in science and engineering, and developing a language for describing writing.

Elements of the Essay

Phases of the Writing Process

Thesis and Motive

Style, Mechanics, and Grammar

Working with Sources

Activities for Evaluating Databases and Web Resources

Academic Integrity and Preventing Plagiarism

Arts and Humanities

Math and the Natural Sciences

Social Sciences

We are collecting lesson plans of all writing topics and across all disciplines. If you'd like to share a teaching activity with colleagues, fill in this template and submit it to: jason.tougaw@qc.cuny.edu.