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Teaching Writing as Part of a Social ConversationTo view writing as part of a larger social conversation has different implications for the writing classroom. Here is an overview of the ideas of four authors who address social constructivism in the composition classroom in different ways.- Teaching Writing Online with LaulimaI took my first teaching an online college writing class in the summer of 2009. Here's what's happened.
- Writing and Teaching Writing: Learn from the Master, Natalie GoldbergMost of us have hit that "writing brick wall" at one time or another. Natalie Goldberg's theories and ideas can help us break through it.
- Note Writing: A Creative Way to Teach Writing and Reading SkillsTrying to find what works for your child can certainly be a challenge. You really have to find a good fit for your own child.
- Strategies to Not WorryStrategies on how to not worry from one of the biggest worriers in the world. I know things are not easy, and this is the advice I have to offer.
- Creative Ways to Teach WritingWriting is one of the courses students look forward to the least. But a little creativity can make even a college writing course more entertaining and, therefore, more effective.
Using SillyBandz to Teach WritingAre you ready to put all those SillyBandz to good use to inspire writing activities? Get ideas for using SillyBandz shapes to shape writing lesson plans.
How to Teach Writing with Magazine PicturesLooking for a way to reuse all of those magazines? Cut out pictures to inspire kids to write stories.
Process Vs. Post-Process Theories of WritingProcess writing is compared to the newer theory of post-process.
Composition as a DisciplineVarious theorists have different views about the role composition has as a disicpline.
How Composition Studies is MarginalizedComposition studies will only advance when it somes being marginalized politically and economically.
Unique Way to Teach Writing for Grades K-8Students learn creative writing skills by "inventing" a monster with their classmates. They then try to re-create another class's monster just by reading their description. It's an interesting idea, but is the Web site easy to use?
How to Teach Writing Through ArtArt experiences in the early childhood classroom help prepare the child's writing skills.- How to Write a Detailed Syllabus and Course Objectives for College TeachingThis article provides an outline for what to include in a college syllabus. In addition, it provides information on how to write clear and measurable course objectives following the ABCD model of objective writing.
- ELT Writing StrategyNothing, in communicative language teaching, is more challenging than teaching writing.
- Poem: Feelings of A.CA poem about A.C.
- Teaching Writing as a Way of Livingeditorial on the instruction of writing
- How Academic Writing Became a ProcessThe paradigm of academic writing has evolved from the current-traditional theory of rhetoric to writing as a process.
- Teaching Writing to Non-Native English SpeakersAs a tutor at my university's writing center, I have found that most of my students are non-native English speakers and writers.
