Yale Center for Teaching and Learning

WR Instructor Resources

Teaching students to write well is at the heart of Yale’s liberal arts mission. Here are some resources to help you to quickly and easily integrate writing into your regular teaching practice.

Have an existing course that emphasizes student writing? Interested in creating a new course that uses writing as a learning strategy? Consider adding a WR designation to your course.
Deepen your students' learning by integrating writing into your course goals.
Create writing assignments that inspire students’ best work.
Use writing to enhance your class discussions and lectures.
Strategies and models for teaching students about academic integrity and plagiarism.
Help students understand the writing expectations for your course—and your discipline.
Additional online sources to help students improve their writing.
Information on tutoring resources for students, guides to using sources, handouts on writing strategies, and model papers.