All writing projects part of this QEP initiative must be structured in accordance with the IDW rubric, which uses the six student learning outcomes (SLOs) as rubric criteria. The rubric, along with explanations of each criterion, can be accessed here: IDW Rubric with Definitions (from QEP).

Back in 1982, Nancy Sommers, in the field of composition studies, wrote a seminal journal article titled “Responding to Student Writing.” In it, Sommers discusses how teachers appropriate student papers and also provides a pathway for instructors to think about how they respond to writing communicates to students a specific way they think writing should happen and what “good writing” is. The article, as a PDF, can be accessed here: Sommers, Responding to Student Writing. A full annotation of the piece will also be available under Bibliography in the Resource section of this site.