Department of Languages and Literature

Resources

Grading Standards for College Papers: A set of guidelines for students and faculty. These standards are also available in a Grading Standards Rubric (rev. 1/07) as an Adobe PDF file for use when student essays are graded.
Online Writing Lab (OWL): For students enrolled in an English course section designated for participation in the project. See your instructor or Michael Suwak, Assistant Professor of English at: michaels@csmd.edu, for username and password.

Academic Integrity Letter
Handbook for LAN Faculty
Internet resources for courses in Communication, English, Composition, Grammar, and Literature
CSM's Style Manual, 2005
Style Manual, 2000, page 13 supplement, Proofreading Marks and Explanations - Adobe® PDF
Grading Standards for College Papers: A set of guidelines for students and faculty. These standards are also available in a Grading Standards Rubric (rev. 1/07) as an Adobe PDF file for use when student essays are graded.
Writing Center at Prince Frederick
Guide for New Faculty MS Word .doc
Writing Prompts for English (pdf document). The Maryland Statewide Standards for College English Committee has asked that writing samples become an integral part of the placement process and has developed prompts for evaluating students' writing skills. During the first class session, ask students to write an essay on one of the topics included on the link. The instructor will review the essays and and contact the department chair if the instructor thinks a student should be placed into ENG-1010. To avoid putting students at risk, they should be moved into ENG 1010 prior to the second class session. To access the prompts, click on the link above for a .pdf document.