Academics
The Writing Program at Whittier College
Charles Eastman, Director
The use of reason and critical inquiry to enable students to see the interrelatedness of knowledge and t
he connections among academic disciplines is central to the mission of Whittier College. The Writing Program is reflective of this goal.
The Writing Program curriculum is writing-intensive, designed to teach students how to communicate effectively at each successive level of their major discipline, as well as to general audiences outside their chosen fields. In our writing courses students are trained to read and listen critically, and to construct supportable written arguments, integrating knowledge from within and without their chosen disciplines, through recursive, collaborative process.
All students begin their Whittier careers with Freshman Writing Seminars; these provide the fundamental instruction to enable students to generate, revise, and present their ideas to readers across the general campus community. Students progress to more discipline-specific Writing Intensive Courses, proceed through Writing across the Curriculum, and as part of their senior year experience write a capstone Paper-in-the-Major.
Praxis
The praxis module for all components of the Writing Program is the Paper-in-the-Major. It is to this point that the entire program builds, and it is at this level that expectations for students' writing most nearly approach the standards for their professions or for graduate study in their chosen fields.
NEWS
The last of our All-Campus Spring Writing Workshops is Monday April 21st at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the library. Program Director Charles Eastman will conduct the workshop on "Research and Documentation ." CAS will provide snacks and refreshments, and all are welcome.
Resources
Sample Syllabi:
Syllabus--The Response to Genocide
Whittier’s Center for Academic Success offers peer tutoring in writing, and each Freshman Writing Seminar is assigned its own “in-class” peer tutor. Students interested in teaching careers are encouraged to take INTD 33 (Teaching Composition), the required training course, and work as a peer tutor.
Click here for help with all writing questions--format, mechanics, process, etc...
thanks to the Writing Center at UNC-Chapel Hill
Click here for a humorous instructional video workshop on "Plagiarism"
thanks to the Writing Center at Rutgers University
