Nuts & Bolts: A Practical Guide to Teaching College Composition

Nuts & Bolts: A Practical Guide to Teaching College Composition

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In <I>Nuts & Bolts</I>, editor Thomas Newkirk details the evolution of the University of New Hampshire's writing program, drawing heavily from the oral culture -- or "lore" -- of the program. Then seven experienced practitioners contribute chapters dealing with the issues that beginning writing teachers often struggle with: </P> <UL> <LI>How can I sequence a writing course? </LI> <LI>How can in-class writing exercises develop writing </LI> <LI>What is the place of reading in a writing course? </LI> <LI>What is my role in writing conferences? </LI> <LI>How can I help students self-evaluate? </LI> <LI>How do I teach editing? </LI> <LI>How should I grade? </LI> </UL> <P><I>Nuts & Bolts</I> deals with these questions in a lucid, jargon-free, and specific way. While filled with examples of student work and classroom exercises, it is more than a sampler of things that "work." Each contributor is careful to show how classroom work comes out of careful thinking about course objectives; readers are invited to eavesdrop on this decision making process. </P> <P>An unabashedly practical book, <I>Nuts & Bolts</I> will be the single most useful book a college writing teacher could own. </P>