Preface
 
About the Authors
 
1 Using Writing to Promote Thinking: A Busy Professor's Guide to the Whole Book
 
PART 1 UNDERSTANDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THINKING AND WRITING
 
2 How Writing Is Related to Critical Thinking
 
3 Helping Students Think Rhetorically
 
PART 2 DESIGNING PROBLEM-BASED WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
 
4 Formal Writing Assignments Situated in Rhetorical Contexts
 
5 Informal, Exploratory Writing Activities
 
PART 3 COACHING STUDENTS AS LEARNERS, THINKERS, AND WRITERS
 
6 Designing Tasks to Promote Active Thinking and Learning
 
7 Helping Students Read Mindfully across the Disciplines
 
8 Using Small Groups to Coach Thinking and Teach Disciplinary Argument
 
9 Bringing More Critical Thinking into Lectures and Discussions
 
10 Designing and Sequencing Assignments to Teach Undergraduate Research
 
PART 4 RESPONDING TO AND GRADING STUDENT WRITING
 
11 Helping Students Use Self-Assessment and Peer Review to Promote Revision and Reflection
 
12 Using Rubrics to Develop and Apply Assessment Criteria
 
13 Coaching the Writing Process and Handling the Paper Load
 
14 Providing Effective and Efficient Feedback
 
15 Responding to Grammar and Other Sentence-Level Concerns
 
16 Alternatives to Traditional Grading: Portfolio Assessment and Contract Grading
 
References
 
Index