Puzzling Essays to Prepare FWS Students for Peer Review
The KNIGHTLYnews is an online forum where FWS instructors and other teachers of writing can swap and share ideas for best classroom practice.
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The Knight Institute coordinates the First-Year Writing Seminar Program, which serves the vast majority of first-year students at Cornell. It also has developed advanced-writing initiatives: it coordinates Writing in the Majors, and supports expository writing courses in the Department of Literatures in English. The Knight Institute is also home to the Writing Workshop, which offers tutorial-based writing classes and tutoring services for writers at all levels, disciplines, and stages of the writing process. In all, more than thirty-five academic departments and programs offer courses associated with the Knight Institute's programs.
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FWS Instructor Reflection
The KNIGHTLYnews is an online forum where FWS instructors and other teachers of writing can swap and share ideas for best classroom practice.
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Two Ways to Start Preparing for the End of the Fall Semester
The KNIGHTLYnews is an online forum where FWS instructors and other teachers of writing can swap and share ideas for best classroom practice.
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Knight Institute creates ‘culture of writing’ on campus
The institute coordinates the Cornell Writing Centers, Graduate Writing Service, writing workshops, first-year writing seminars and other programs.
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Slowing down with my turtle teacher
The KNIGHTLYnews is an online forum where FWS instructors and other teachers of writing can swap and share ideas for best classroom practice.
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It's a Good Time to Collect Midterm Feedback
The KNIGHTLYnews is an online forum where FWS instructors and other teachers of writing can swap and share ideas for best classroom practice.
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Teaching Writing with Generative AI
The KNIGHTLYnews is an online forum where FWS instructors and other teachers of writing can swap and share ideas for best classroom practice.
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FWS Teaching Days: Visit a colleague's writing class
Whether you are thinking about teaching an FWS for the first time next year, are currently a first time teacher, or have been teaching FWS classes for many years, we welcome everyone to visit another classroom and see how other folks are doing this work.
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First-Year Writing Seminars
For first-year students, the Knight Institute offers First-Year Writing Seminars (FWS) in one of the country's largest and most diverse programs in writing in the disciplines.
Tutoring
Graduate and undergraduate tutors offer one-on-one consultations for writers seeking feedback on all kinds of written work at any stage of the planning and drafting process.
English Language Support Office
The English Language Support Office (ELSO) offers language, writing, and speaking support to multilingual and international graduate and professional students.