Teaching in progress : theories, practices, and scenarios / 3rd ed.

Table Of Contents:
Preface ix
Part 1: THEORIES 1

1. Introduction: Literature, Composition, Rhetoric 3

2. Approaching Writing from Literary Studies: Products, Processes, and the Problem of Language 6

The New Critics and Formalists 6

Speech-Act and Reader-Response Theory 8

Structuralism 10

Post-Structuralism 11

3. How Compositionists View Writing: Product, Process, and Power 14

Current-Traditionalist Theories 15

Expressivist or Romantic Theories 17

Cognitive Theories 18

Social-Epistemic Theories 20

Theories of Discourse 23

Theory in the Classroom 27

4. Pragmatics in the Classroom: Or, Caveat Instructor 36

Student Attitudes 36

Copyright 39

Plagiarism 42

Outside Help 45

The Professional Environment 46
Part 2: PRACTICES AND SCENARIOS 49

5. Organizing a Writing Course 51

Goals, Time Management, and Flexibility 51

Choosing Course Materials 55

The Syllabus 57

6. What Goes On in the Classroom 62

The First Day of Class 63

Tailoring Your Classes to Your Students 67

Learning Styles 68

Running Class Discussions 72

Teaching in Smaller Groups 74

Conferencing 80

"Messing Around with Texts" 83

Teaching Critical Reading 88

Finding Support on Campus 89

7. Designing Writing Assignments 91

The Principles of Good Writing Assignments 91

Composing Writing Assignments 93

8. Intervening in the Writing Process: When and Where to Teach What 99

Teaching About Prewriting and Audience 99

Teaching About Drafting 105

Teaching About Revising 109

Teaching About Editing and Presentation 120

9. Responding to Student Writing 127

Approaching Response 128

Elements of Effective Response 134

Involving Students in Response 140

Alternatives to Written Response 141

10. Evaluating Student Writing 142

Mach Individual Paper 142

Beyond the Graded Paper 148

File Work of Grading Papers 151

Evaluating Through Portfolios 153

Cans and Can'ts 158

Evaluating the Writing Course 160

11. Special Challenges in the Classroom 170

The Challenge of Basic Writers 170

The Challenge of Language Differences 173

The Challenge of Returning Students 174

The Challenges of Gender and Gender Bias 175

The Challenge of Computers in the Classroom 177
Part 3: RESOURCES FOR WRITING TEACHERS 181

Anthology 183

Kenneth A. Bruffee: "Social Construction, Language, and the Authority of Knowledge" 185

Linda Brodkey: "Writing on the Bias" 206

George Gadda: "Writing and Language Socialization Across Cultures: Some Implications for the Classroom" 229

Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa Ede: "Representing Audience: 'Successful' Discourse and Disciplinary Critique" 245

Richard Straub: "Teacher Response as Conversation: More than Casual Talk, an Exploration" 258

Peter Elbow: "Ranking, Evaluating, and Liking: Sorting Out Three Forms of Judgment" 285

Chris M. Anson: "Portfolios for Teachers: Writing Our Way to Reflective Practice" 306

Toby Fulwiler: "Responding to Student Journals" 323

Richard C. Raymond: "Teaching Students to Revise: Theories and Practice" 348

Elaine O. Lees: "Proofreading as Reading, Errors as Embarrassments" 360

Jeffrey Sommers: "Bringing Practice in Line with Theory: Using

Portfolio Grading in the Composition Classroom" 378

Alison Warriner: "'I Didn't Think They Had It In Them': Students Learning from Students" 390
Bibliography 409
Acknowledgments 427