See also the Additional Resources page in Working with Student Writing.

Web Resources on bCourses Design
Web Resources on Student Writing
Working with Multilingual Writers
Books on Student Reading, Writing, and Thinking
Guiding Student Research Papers
On-Campus Support for Student Writers
Course Readings and Copyright
Grant Opportunities for GSIs Teaching R&C Courses

Web Resources on bCourses Design

Digital Learning Services, UC Berkeley. Course Design Tools. Step-by-step instructions for importing and modifying DLS’ Core Template in bCourses.

Online Resources for R&C Instructors. Originally created in 2020 to assist R&C instructors in designing their courses for remote instruction, this bCourses site contains helpful resources for in-person instruction as well.

Web Resources on Student Writing

Center for Teaching and Learning, UC Berkeley. Encouraging Student Writing.

College Writing Programs, UC Berkeley. Click upper-right “Resources” tab for separate lists of on-campus and off-campus resources.

Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL). Materials for students and instructors.

Writing Across the Humanities, UC Berkeley. Guidance and resources for students taking and instructors teaching courses focused on reading, writing, and research in the humanities.

The Writing Center at the University of North Carolina. Materials for students and instructors. See faculty resources and handouts.

Working with Multilingual Writers

Ferris, Dana R. (2003). Response to Student Writing: Implications for Second Language Students. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Leki, Ilona (1992). “Responding to ESL Writing.” Chap. 10 in Understanding ESL Writers: A Guide for Teachers. Portsmouth, N.H.: Boynton/Cook Publishers. See GSI Teaching & Resource Center’s printed Teaching Guide for Graduate Student Instructors, 155–60.

Silva, Tony J. and Paul Kei Matsuda (2001). Landmark Essays on ESL Writing. Mahwah, NJ: Hermagoras Press.

UC Berkeley College Writing Programs Multilingual Student Writing Consultant for R&C Instructors. Available to discuss specific issues in working with multilingual student writers.

Books on Student Reading, Writing, and Thinking

Bean, John C. (2011). Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom, 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Available at the GSI Teaching & Resource Center.

Bogel, Fredric and Katherine Gottschalk, eds. (1988). Teaching Prose: A Guide for Writing Instructors. New York: Norton.

Crews, Frederick (1992). The Random House Handbook, 6th ed. New York: Random House.

Davis, Barbara Gross (2009). “Helping Students Write Better in All Courses.” Chap. 34 in Tools for Teaching, 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Hard copy available at the GSI Teaching & Resource Center.

Gottschalk, Katherine and Keith Hjortshoj (2004). The Elements of Teaching Writing: A Resource for Instructors in All Disciplines. New York: Bedford/St. Martins. Available at the GSI Teaching & Resource Center.

Hedengren, Beth Finch (2004). A TA’s Guide to Teaching Writing in All Disciplines. New York: Bedford/St. Martins. Available at the GSI Teaching & Resource Center.

Walvoord, Barbara E. Fassler (1986). Helping Students Write Well: A Guide for Teachers in All Disciplines. New York: Modern Language Association of America.

Guiding Student Research Papers

Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Columb, and Joseph M. Williams (2008). The Craft of Research, 3rd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Harvey, Gordon (2008). Writing with Sources: A Guide for Students. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

UC Berkeley Library. Guides and Tutorials. Guides on conducting library and Internet research organized by subject.

UC Berkeley Library. Research 101: For Instructors and GSIs. For R&C courses, the library offers: an online “Research 101 Workshop” for students, a self-paced asynchronous research course for students, and librarian consultations for instructors to develop library-specific research assignments.

Instruction Sessions in the Library for R&C Courses (instruction request form).

UC Berkeley Library. Guide to Creating Effective Research Assignments.

University of Toronto, Reading and Researching.

On-Campus Support for Student Writers

Student Learning Center Writing Program. Tutoring available for R&C students on drop-in and appointment bases; also a variety of workshops for undergraduate students about developing their academic writing.

The Art of Writing Departmental Tutoring Program. Upper-level majors provide one-on-on writing help to students taking R&C in Comparative Literature, English, Film and Media, and Rhetoric.

Academic Support in the Residence Halls: Tutoring. Writing tutors available for students in the residence halls on a drop-in basis; drop-in hours posted at website.

Athletic Study Center. Individual and group tutoring for student athletes.

Course Readings and Copyright

Association of Research Libraries. Know Your Copy Rights.

UC Berkeley Library. Copyright: Classroom Uses.

UC Berkeley Library. Copyright: Use in bCourses. Options for using bCourses and other course websites to provide free or low-cost access to readings for your students.

Grant Opportunities for GSIs Teaching R&C Courses

Program administered by the GSI Teaching & Resource Center:
Course Improvement Grants for GSI-Led Sections. Provide modest funds for projects that will enhance student learning and increase a GSI’s teaching effectiveness.

Programs administered by the English Department, but open to GSIs teaching R&C in any department:
Daniel E. Koshland, Jr. Course Development Grant. Provides funds to cover specific expenses incurred by graduate student instructors to develop new features for their Reading and Composition classes.
Daniel E. Koshland, Jr. Professional Self-Development Grant. Provides funds to cover specific expenses incurred by graduate students in the course of self-development as teachers of writing.

Program administered by the Townsend Center for the Humanities: The Art of Writing Summer Writing Institute. Provides graduate students the opportunity to develop new and improve existing pedagogical skills in preparation for their semesters of undergraduate teaching. Comes with a $2000 fellowship stipend.