Lists and briefly describes a number of common misuses or misspellings of words. (SR)

Compares and contrasts two prominent theories of composition, social constructionism and expressionism. Argues that, although these two theories tend to be viewed as polar opposites, they actually share many points of connection. Shows how these two approaches can be utilized together in the composition classroom. (HB)

Discusses the use of "there is" and "there are," and recommends notional agreement (agreement of a verb with its subject or of a pronoun with its antecedent in accordance with the notion of number rather than with the presence of an overt grammatical marker for that notion) as a useful approach to deciding which to use. (SR)

Offers suggestions to help technical writers get a start in marketing writing. Discusses thinking differently, making the transition, and good beginner projects. (SR)

Discusses the use of "and" and "or" in technical writing. Suggests that the strict meanings of "and" and "or" are called for in technical writing much more than in ordinary prose. (SR)

Discusses writing styles, techniques, and resources for marketing writing. (SR)

Educators can improve their grant-proposal writing by having a fundable idea, following guidelines precisely, seeking out funding sources, carefully crafting the proposal, and critiquing it before sending it. Only the best-written proposals get funded. Resources are listed. (MLH)

Discusses two experiments: the first examining multilinguals ability to maintain native language writing quality and fluency in the presence of unattended irrelevant speech while maintaining a concurrent 6-digit memory load; the second in which bilinguals reduced fluency during writing with a six-digit load only. Results are interpreted in terms…

Describes a graduate course in professional writing, examining the benefits of explicitly emphasizing writing instruction in graduate education programs. Discusses: the interpretation of grammar, style, logic, and voice; listening to and crafting writing; writing as method; audience awareness; becoming better readers of other people's writing; the…

Describes how to record what students learn during activities and demonstrations. Focuses on essential writing skills. (YDS)

This workshop offers activities to teach students about poetry. After describing haiku as a brief snapshot rather than a story, it explains how to teach poetry using an attached reproducible and poster. The tear-out reproducible sheet teaches students how to write their own haiku, offering a sample one as a model. The poster presents three sample…

Presents ways to help young elementary school students successfully write poetry, including: introduce the lesson; share models of student poets' work; demonstrate poetry writing (write for and with children); brainstorm to help students get started; provide sustained time for writing; and regroup and celebrate the students' poems. (SM)

Six ideas for writing autobiographies with elementary school students include: model the writing process to get students started; read examples of autobiographies; brainstorm writing ideas; free-write the first draft; edit and revise; and publish the stories. Suggestions for mini-lessons are included. A student reproducible offers an editing…

What do can people learn from the world around them? Can a tree really teach something about life? Many times teachers provide students with facts about nature but fail to consider what one can learn from the natural world around them. After many months of exploring various ecosystems such as the prairie, rain forest, and desert, one of the…

Journal writing can be used to increase students' confidence and performance in English writing. Journal writing provides an opportunity for reflection, improves essays, reveals troubles, helps students to bond with their teachers and is also an excellent way to begin class.