Besides providing services for students, the traditional function of writing centers, the Writing Center at the CUNY School of Law is also a resource for faculty. We hope the topics on this web site will be helpful to you as you plan and manage your courses (and are open to suggestions of additional areas to cover). We also provide a variety of real-time services, including:

• Faculty workshops focusing on specific issues. Participants in each three-hour workshop are paid a small stipend, and in exchange, are asked to read a few articles relating to the topic under discussion and come prepared for hands-on work.
• Student workshops affiliated with courses. Working in collaboration, we can focus on specific stages of a writing project or provide semester-long support. The spectrum of possible activities ranges from workshops during class time to required individual student conferences at the Writing Center.
• Individual discussions. In the past we have helped faculty evaluate their own commenting strategies and made suggestions on assignment designs.

Contact the Writing Center if you're interested in any of the above, or are wondering if we can help with some other specific need.

Resources

Assigning Low-Stakes Writing FAQs about the uses of informal writing in (and out of) the classroom. Planning for Peer Editing Some suggestions on structuring class exercises in which students review each other's writing Bibliography A listing of texts available for faculty use through the Writing Center

Links: Teaching Legal Writing

Institute for Law School Teaching -- Gonzaga University (http://law.gonzaga.edu/ilst/ilst.htm) A site devoted specifically to pedagogy at the law school. Check out "Ideas for Teaching Law" and the newsletter "The Law Teacher." Legal Writing Institute (http://www.lwionline.org) The organization's online newsletter, "The Second Draft," focuses on issues of teaching legal writing and research. A syllabus bank and plagiarism brochure are among the other resources available. Coleen Barger on Legal Writing -- University of Arkansas at Little Rock (http://www.ualr.edu/~cmbarger/OTHERPEOPLE.HTML) Links to the home pages of legal writing professors from across the country.

Links: General Writing Pedagogy

Teaching with Writing -- University of Minnesota Center for Writing (http://writing.umn.edu/tww/index.htm) Includes sections on responding to and grading student writing, among other topics, with an emphasis on "best practices." Also features a page on pedagogical theory. Teaching with Writing: A Guide for WIP (Writing Intensive Program) Faculty -- University of Georgia (http://www.english.uga.edu/~wip/facguide.html) Samples of adaptable course handouts, assignments, and syllabi. Also, check out http://www.English.uga.edu/~wip/largeclasses.html for ideas on the use of writing in large classes. Teacher Resources -- University of Hawaii at Manoa (http://mwp01.mwp.hawaii.edu/resources.htm) Newsletters and tips on various topics.

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