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Bruce Bowles – Journal of Response to Writing, 2020
In spite of a host of scholarship pertaining to response and the contexts that surround our response practices, few have studied how everyday classroom texts may inform students' interpretations of teachers' written feedback on their writing. This article examines the results from case studies of six students across two first-year composition…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing (Composition), Freshman Composition, Context Effect
Waner, Lisa Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Students moving from high school writing to college writing are, from a sociocultural perspective, transitioning from one "community of practice" to another, from one "Discourse" to another (Gee, 1992; Wenger, 1998). This process can be difficult, not only for basic writers (Bartholomae, 1985; Shaughnessy, 1977) but also for…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Freshman Composition, Communities of Practice, Student Experience
Stansell, Jon W. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
My fulfillment in life comes through helping others develop their potential, work through their troubles, and follow their dreams. I have found that my college students embrace this aspect as I teach them expressive, author-involved writing. Peter Elbow's work asserts that this type of writing fits into his theory of personal development, which is…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Freshman Composition, College Freshmen, Student Development
Worth, Jan – 2002
For an instructor of freshman composition at the University of Michigan at Flint, faith-based writing topics offer particular challenges and sometimes intersect in troubling ways with her own prejudices and personal history as a teacher and as a person. But if handled correctly, she believes that a teacher's interaction with students about…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Classroom Techniques, Freshman Composition, Higher Education

Simmons, Sue Carter – College Composition and Communication, 1995
Describes the work of Barrett Wendell, a composition teacher at Harvard in the late 19th century, giving particular attention to his idea of writing themes--short writing assignments on topics students choose themselves. Reviews one particular student's struggle with Wendell's writing themes. Examines Wendell's political challenges at Harvard as a…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Student Interests, Student Needs

Ballenger, Bruce – English in Texas, 1994
Describes the problem of allowing students to voice their opinions in research papers. Argues that seeing this as a problem points to pedagogical problems. Shows how student hesitancy to engage their opinions reflects their own developing epistemology. (HB)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Hunzer, Kathleen M. – 1995
The problems of writer's block and writing apprehension have just started to be examined in conjunction with modern rhetorical theories and practices. One of the variables that can make students more vulnerable to writer's block and writing apprehension is the degree of freedom the student is granted in the writing assignments. Two such freedoms…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Rhetorical Theory

Frye, Bob – Journal of Teaching Writing, 1989
Explains that rhetorical invention can be viewed as an invitation to openness, whereas structure can be a closure. Describes a writing instruction method in which students write replies to the instructor's weekly letters, providing a genuine need that must be genuinely answered. Argues that rhetoric can enhance and enrich life. (SG)
Descriptors: College English, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Individual Development

Payne, Darin – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1998
Describes a first-year college composition course and the daily preparatory writing assignments, "inquiry response papers," that form its core. Describes how these assignments, in which students respond to their homework reading, have led to a collaborative, dialogic classroom where students realize and express their own voices, and have fostered…
Descriptors: Accountability, Classroom Communication, Freshman Composition, Group Discussion
Anson, Chris M.; And Others – 1993
Offering teaching assistants, new faculty members, and adjunct instructors "real-world" scenarios about the many facets of teaching introductory college composition, this book provides situations, sample syllabi, assignments, and journal entries from classrooms. The book's six chapters move from general considerations of assignment…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness