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Carroll, Lee Ann – College English, 1997
Shows how some key postmodern ideas about texts forced a teacher and her students to rethink typical writing assignments and typical student responses. Describes the assignments and considers how they invite postmodern critique. Suggests giving up grandiose, romantic notions that Freshman Composition can fix students either personally or…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Freshmen, Freshman Composition, Higher Education