FACULTY RESOURCES AND INFORMATION

WAC FACULTY

WHO’S WHO
FACULTY TRAINING PROGRAM

FACULTY RESOURCES

WAC HANDBOOK
            Chapter 1—Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) at BCC
            Chapter 2—Informal and Formal Writing
            Chapter 3—Tackling the Research Paper
            Chapter 4—Reading and Writing Connections
            Chapter 5—Responding to Student’s Writing
            Chapter 6—Developing and Using a Grading Criteria
Appendix A-D—Writing Intensive Requirement, Syllabi Checklist,                       Bibliography, and General Resources

BIBLIOGRAPHIES, ANNOTATED WITH LINKS
            ART & MUSIC
            BIOLOGY
            CHEMISTRY
            EDUCATION  
            MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
            NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
            SOCIAL SCIENCE
            (more department sources on the way…)
 
GRADING RUBRICS
            Holistic Scoring
            Collaborative Grading
            Written Presentations
            Grading Scale

WI SYLLABUS CHECKLIST PDF Format
PLAN A STUDENT TUTORIAL FOR LIBRARY RESOURCES AT BCC
WRITING CENTER REFERAL FORM

WAC RESOURCES ON-LINE

WAC CLEARINGHOUSE—scholarly community for Writing Across the Curriculum, with an excellent search engine for pertinent WAC topics.
OWL (On-Line Writing Lab) at Purdue University—faculty can find an array of information here from citation, ESL, thesis-driven writing, and how to prevent plagiarism.
            CUNY WRITE SITE
            The WAC Journal

CUNY Proficiency Exam

On-Line Resources:
CUNY WriteSite: http://writesite.cuny.edu/
Interactive and very informative on how to write research papers, essay exams,
writing for work and more!

On-line Writing Lab at Purdue University: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Interactive, contains handouts on various writing issues and quizzes.

BCC library subject guides: http://bcc-libweb.bcc.cuny.edu/subject_guides.html 
Includes list of full-text journals and databases organized by subject.
 
BCC Writing resources/tutorials:  http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/Library/tutorials.htm
List of websites and resources on how to evaluate sources and writing issues.

William Strunk’s “The elements of style”: http://www.bartleby.com/141/
Classic source for questions about writing style: rules of usage and composition.

On-Campus Resources:
Library and Gerald S. Leiblich Learning Resource Center: located on the lower level of
Meister Hall.  Librarians can answer your questions about where to find useful sources.

Writing Center: located on the lower level of Philosophy Hall.  Offers individual and group tutoring sessions and workshops. Phone number: 718- 289- 5279

Writing Fellows at BCC
Each department has a writing fellow who is on campus 15 hours a week to help students with their writing assignments. To find your department’s writing fellow click here.