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Assignment Writing Process: Working Backward from Goals

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To create an assignment that is likely to produce strong student writing, composition instructors recommend starting with the ideal response to the assignment and working backward from those model papers. Although the process may seem awkward at first, students will welcome the specificity of the resulting assignment description and instructors will welcome the papers students produce in response. The following questions will help facilitate the process of working backward from goals:

• What do I want my students’ papers to look like?
• Where does this assignment fit into the class?
• How can I translate goals into an effective assignment?
• What choices in style and format will contribute to the purpose of the assignment?
• How will I evaluate students’ completed writing?

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