Provides background information on writer and teacher Meredith Sue Willis. (FL)

This volume presents a compilation of approaches, theory, processes, and experiences for teachers of writing and, by extension, student writers at all levels. The following mixture of theory and consistent applications amply answer this criticism and provide a generous blend of cognitive, metacognitive and affective realms of creativity as well as…

This paper aims to demonstrate that a willing recourse to service does not reduce instructors' stature on campus as teachers within, and administrators of, composition programs. Rather, it enriches the work that is done and enhances the contribution made. The paper seeks to appeal to a notion of service from ancient Greece and Rome,…

A tongue-in-cheek account of tutoring in a Writing Lab offers a different perspective on effective teaching of writing skills. (WD)

Suggests that the writer does not analyze his or her audience but invents it. (FL)

Separates the foolishness (such as the idea that "creative writing" should be emphasized and that lots of writing makes for good writers) from the wisdom (for instance, that all teachers who must teach writing must thoroughly understand the principles of writing well). (IRT)

Quotes the last section of a 17-page poem entitled "Summer at St.-Nazaire." Discusses the various definitions of the word "expertise." Notes that each plant and animal operates in the world from a complex system of expertise. Explains expertise as a journey, not a destination. (PM)

Elementary teacher tells how she uses differentiation (variety of individualized learning activities and options) to improve students' writing skills. (PKP)

Presents a writing unit on sensory composing. (RAE)

Examines Ciceronian "inventio," comparing it with twentieth century philosophical stances in several contexts. Urges composition teachers to revive the rhetoric of Cicero, particularly its use of pro and con debate. (MM)

Argues that the dialectic of radical pedagogy is inadequate for an increasing pluralistic culture. Argues that, through feminist deconstruction of the phallogocentrism of the dialectic, a reconstruction can take place which allows feminist thought to engage fully in a multiplicity of dialectics which will ultimately bring about positive social…

Discusses the value of teaching playwriting. (PRA)

School writing is often very different and disconnected from the writing done for the world outside school. This disconnection has led to the development of a separate set of rules for writing that operates only in school, or among those for whom school writing is treated as real writing.

This essay presents a task-based multimodal framework for composing grounded in theories of multiple media and goal formation. By examining the way two students negotiated the complex communicative tasks presented them in class, the essay underscores the benefits associated with asking students to attend to the various motives, activities, tools,…

This unique time-saving book is packed with tested techniques and materials to assist new and experienced English teachers with virtually every phase of their job from lesson planning to effective discipline techniques. The book includes 175 easy-to-understand strategies, lessons, checklists, and forms for effective classroom management and over…