The following principles inform the curricula for all core writing courses and all the writing program s policies and procedures. We lay them out here to invite students, teachers, and anyone interested in the writing program to consider what assumptions govern their own work as writers and readers, in and out of the classroom.
Writing is a complicated activity which takes many forms and involves many processes .
The context for any given writing task determines what forms and processes may be most effective, although we realize that the forms and processes appropriate for one writer may not work for another. Accordingly, we offer various approaches to working through the assignments, and we encourage students to become aware of the strategies that work best for them. We also encourage students to see that forms and processes that are effective for one situation may need to be modified for another situation. Students need time to work through the writing and thinking which assignments require . Time allows students to write and revise, and to discover the sorts of responses that are useful.