Combining WTL with WID

In addition to discipline-specific formats, other kinds of writing assignments can help students learn the language and ways of thinking of a discipline, even though they may not mimic its professional writing. Any of these writing activities can provide the basis for a longer, more formal assignment, or can be used only to promote class discussion and/or thinking about course material:

• Reading journal
• Jargon journal
• Rhetorical analysis
• Analyze an expert's revisions
• Popular article