Developing a good thesis is often the result of finding the "umbrella idea." Finding this idea requires that students move back and forth between a text's particularities and its big ideas in order to find a suitable "fit" between the two that the students can write about.
A key challenge for our freshmen students in the transition from high school to college is to unlearn the five paragraph essay.
Based on my own experience, research, and analysis, I have come to realize that many entering freshmen are at a disadvantage because of the composition instruction they received in high school.
The role of the Multilingual Student Writing Consultant at UC Berkeley is outlined in this article, along with answers to FAQs on teaching multilingual students.
Writing Across Berkeley originates in the College Writing Programs and focuses on UCB's common ground, the enterprise of writing.
Developing a good thesis is often the result of finding the "umbrella idea." Finding this idea requires that students move back and forth between a text's particularities and its big ideas in order
A key challenge for our freshmen students in the transition from high school to college is to unlearn the five paragraph essay.
This article provides a brief introduction to algorithms, and considers how new forms of algorithmic literacy might play a role in education.
We need to take history into account when we hear any proposal to change the University of California’s Entry-Level placement system for composition.
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