Melzer, Dan, authorUtah State University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032014http://hdl.handle.net/10217/88156Includes bibliographical references and index.In Assignments across the Curriculum, Dan Melzer analyzes the rhetorical features and genres of writing assignments through the writing-to-learn and writing-in-the-disciplines perspectives. Presenting the results of his study of 2,101 writing assignments from undergraduate courses in the natural sciences, social sciences, business, and humanities in 100 postsecondary institutions in the United States, Assignments across the Curriculum is unique in its cross-institutional breadth and its focus on writing assignments. The results provide a panoramic view of college writing.1. A Panoramic View of College Writing -- 2. Limited Purposes, Narrow Audiences: The Rhetorical Situations of College Writing -- 3. Social Action, Social Inaction: The Genres of College Writing -- 4. Each Course Is a Community: The Discourse Communities of College Writing -- 5. The Power of Writing across the Curriculum: Writing Assignments in WAC Courses -- 6. Implications for Teachers, Tutors, and WAC Practitioners -- Appendix A: Institutions Surveyed -- Appendix B: Sample Coded Assignments.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teachingReport writing -- Study and teachingTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.