Concepts in Composition Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Writing

Name: Concepts in Composition Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Writing
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ISBN: 9780415885164

ISBN-10: 0415885167

ISBN-13: 9780415885164

Edition: 2nd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Irene L. Clark

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Focused on scholarship in rhetoric and composition over the past quarter-century,Concepts in Composition: Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Writingis designed to foster reflection on how theory impacts practice, enabling prospective teachers to develop their own comprehensive and coherent conception of what writing is or should be and to consider how people learn to write. This approach allows readers to assume the dual role of both teacher and student as they enter the conversation of the discipline and become familiar with some of the critical issues. Each chapter addresses a particular theoretical concept relevant to classroom teaching and includes activities to help readers…

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List price: $97.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/29/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 488
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English




Processes



Readings: Muriel Harris, "Composing Behaviors of One-And Multi-draft Writers."



"Moving Writers, Shaping Motives, Motivating Critique and Change: A Genre Approach to Teaching Writing."



Invention



Reading: Mike Rose, "Rigid Rules, Inflexible Plans, and the Stifling of Language A Cognitivist Analysis of Writer's Block."



Revision



Reading: Nancy Sommers, "Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers."



Audience



Reading: Peter Elbow, "Closing My Eyes as I Speak: An Argument for Ignoring Audience."



Assessing Writing



Readings: Donald Daiker, "Learning to Praise."


Nancy Sommers, "Across the Drafts."



Genre



Reading: Anis Bawarshi, "Sites of Invention: Genre and the Enactment of First-Year Writing."



Voice



Readings: Tom Pace, "Style and the Renaissance of Composition Studies." Peter Elbow, "How to Get Power Through Voice."



Teaching Grammar In The Context Of Writing



Reading: Patrick Hartwell, "Grammar, Grammars, and the Teaching of Writing"



Non-Native Speakers Of English



Reading: Tony Silva, Ilona Leki, and Joan Carson, "Broadening the Perspective of Mainstream Composition Studies: Some Thoughts from the Disciplinary Margins."



Language & Diversity



Readings: Wayne O' Neil, "Dealing With Bad Ideas: Twice is Less."


Paul Kei Matsuda, "The Myth of Linguistic Homogeneity in U.S. College Composition."



Writing In Multiple Media



Reading: Madeleine Sorapure, "Between Modes: Assessing Student New Media Compositions."


Appendices


Developing Effective Writing Assignments


Constructing a Syllabus