Writing is a way for students to develop and use their critical thinking skills as well as to demonstrate learning. The links below provide ways that writing can be used both informally and formally throughout the college curriculum and include specific methods for handling all aspects of the writing process from assignment-making to responding and grading. The final link for faculty is a mega-site that brings together the writing research and scholarship of recent decades and its application in writing programs on campuses throughout the U.S. The last two links on this page provide online writing resources for students.
TheWriting Place Web site provides information and resources to facilitate the teaching and learning of writing in the Baltimore County Public Schools. These materials are aligned with the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in HIstory/Social Studies, and Technical Subjects.