Request for a Writing Designation

Guidelines for "Writing" designation are available at:
http://www.macalester.edu/curricularrenewal/documents/WritingEndorsed.pdf

If you have questions, please contact:
Chair of the Education Policy and Governance Committee.

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Section 1.

Department

Course No

Semester Offered


 


(e.g. 105 or 320)


 

Course Title

Instructor

E-mail

Phone

 
 

Have you taught this course previously with a Writing designation?

 Yes - If Yes, Please Complete Section 2, Then Submit the Form

 No - If No, Please Complete Section 3, Then Submit the Form
 

Section 2.

If you HAVE taught this course previously with a Writing designation, please complete the following:

Semester Last Taught:  

Describe significant changes in learning goals, instruction, activities, or assessment related to Writing:

STOP HERE and Submit for Section 2


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Section 3.

If you HAVE NOT taught this course previously with a Writing designation, please complete the following:
 

Brief Course Description
 

Writing Requirement Description

Writing instruction at Macalester aims to ensure that students appreciate the importance of excellent academic writing and that they learn to plan, draft, write, and revise a college-level essay, including: 1) how to develop a thesis, 2) how to organize an essay, 3) how to present an academic argument, 4) how to use evidence, 5) how to use and cite sources using a standard academic documentation style, and 6) how to improve their prose.
 

Course Approval Criteria

Writing courses must include three or more separate writing assignments or one larger research or term paper. The writing assignment(s) should total at least 4500 words (about 18 double-spaced pages). At least one of the assignments must be an academic argument, and at least one assignment must undergo revision based on faculty feedback. This feedback should address, as needed: content (e.g., development of argument, use of evidence, consideration of audience), form (e.g., organization, paragraphing, transitions), style (e.g., clarity, conciseness, diction), and mechanics (e.g., grammar, punctuation, spelling).

How many writing assignments will be required in this course?   

 

Please describe briefly or provide examples of all major writing assignments for this course.

 

Which of the assignments will undergo revision based on faculty feedback?

 
 

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