Instructor Materials at Hostos Community College

Instructor Materials

Use this as your "one stop shop" for designing and implementing your Writing Intensive (WI) course. Click on the tabs below for resources and links. Most of these Documents are PDF files.

How to Create a WI Course

- WI Syllabus Checklist (Word Document)
- Criteria for Creating a WI Course
- Designing Writing to Learn Assignments
- Worksheet for Designing Writing Assignments
- Worksheet for Scoring Courses
- Low Stakes Assignment Examples
- Adding CPE Skills

Downloadable WI Syllabi (PDF)

- Social Problems, Prof. M. Rivera(Hostos)
- Literature and Pathologies, Prof. F. Singh (Hostos)
- Harlem Renaissance, Prof. W. Williams, Dr. M. Mbabuike (Hostos)
- United States History, Prof. M. Bencivenni (Hostos)
- Visual Art, Sample Master Syllabus, Univ. of Minn.
- Chemistry Lab, Prof. S. Schuster, Drexel Univ
- Geometry, Prof. K. Hartshorn, Moravian College
- Zoology/Biology, Dr. D. Mcshaffrey, Marietta College
- Sociology 101, Prof. D. Manning, Santa Fe Comm. College
- African-American Lit, Prof.R. Khalid, Lehman College

CPE Assignments

- Help in Adding CPE Skills
- Sociology CPE Assignment (PDF)

Links to WI Assignments from Other Colleges

- Economic/Math Assignment from Univ. of Minn.
- WWII/History for Upper High School Level/CC College Level
- Science Case Studies from Univ.of Buffalo
- Sample History Writing Assignments from Univ. of Pittsburg
- Math Assignment from BMCC, CUNY
- Business Assignment from BMCC, CUNY

Other Resources

- List of CUNY Programs
- List of WAC Programs Nationwide
- Selected Bibliography from Hostos WAC Department
- Baruch College WAC Database
- WAC Clearinghouse

Hostos Academic Support

Teaching Links/Tips

PowerPoint Lessons

Using APA Citation

Tips for Math and Science

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