A Note to Readers

It all starts with the assignments. We dream them up, and students do their best to figure out our intentions and then write in response to them. This issue of Writing Across Berkeley offers advice on how to improve the clarity and effectiveness of writing assignments. Want to know what some faculty think are the best and worst writing assignments they've given? Want some suggestions on how to prevent plagiarism? Interested in hearing what several students think are the best and worst writing assignments they've had to complete? Read on.

In This Issue

Designing Effective Writing Assignments

Only Connect

Before the Horse Is out of the Barn: Preventing Plagiarism

Faculty Voices

Student Voices

Campus Writing Resources

Writing Across Berkeley is part of a campuswide conversation about writing: we'd love to hear from our readers. If you want to respond to one of the articles, have ideas for future pieces, would like to write for WAB, or have some language peeves to air, please email Gail Offen-Brown at gob@berkeley.edu.

Editors: Gail Offen-Brown, Sarah Stone
Consultant: Steve Tollefson
Print Graphic Design: Elise Evans
Online Design: Carolyn Hill
Staff: Fadia Damon, Natalie Kato
Advisory Board: Robert Brentano, Gail Offen-Brown, Keven Padian, Steve Tollefson