Skidmore College

Standards and Expectations/
Writing--In-The-Disciplines Workshop II:

Creating Writing-In-The-Disciplines Resources

29 May-1 June 2001

Participants
Schedule
Writing Expectations
Discipline-Specific Characteristics
Designing Paper Assignments
Responding to Student Writing
Grading and Assessment Rubrics
Departmental Writing Pages
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Discipline-Specific Characteristics
for Academic Papers

Physics: Astronomy

  • follows professional journal standard of using first person and active voice
  • precise use of language
  • high level of analysis