Title Preparing to Teach Writing : Research, Theory, and Practice

Edition 4th ed Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (357 pages) Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; BRIEF CONTENTS; CONTENTS; Preface; Overview; New in the Fourth Edition; Acknowledgments; PART I Research and Theory; 1 Classical Foundations of Modern Writing Instruction; Defining Rhetoric; Greece and the Origins of Rhetoric; Rome: Rhetoric and Oratory; The Early Christian Period; From the Middle Ages to the 19th Century; Afterthoughts; Study Questions; 2 The Modern Period; Perspectives on Writing and Teaching: Goals and Outcomes; James Kinneavy; James Berlin; New Rhetoric; Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC); Postprocess: The "Social Turn." Study Questions3 Reading and Writing; The Reading Hypothesis; Why Must Writing Be Learned?; Models and Writing; Student Models vs. Professional Models; Study Questions; 4 Public Schools and College: Aligning the Curricula; Declining Performance; The Misalignment of Writing Instruction; Middle School Language Arts Writing Assignments; High School Language Arts Writing Assignments; Undergraduate Writing Assignments; Study Questions; 5 Grammar and Writing; Why Is Grammar Important?; Grammar Instruction Does Not Improve Student Writing; Research on the Effect of Grammar Instruction on Writing Language Acquisition and Language PatternsHome Language and School Language; The Issue Is Usage, Not Grammar; Teaching Grammar and Usage; Grammar Problems; Study Questions; 6 English Language Learners and Writing; Policies and Pedagogy; Bilingualism and Intelligence; Teaching Writing to NESB Students; Study Questions; 7 Dialects; Standard, Formal Standard, and Nonstandard English; Nonstandard Dialects; African-American English; African-American English Grammar; African-American English and Writing; Implications for Teaching; Study Questions; PART II Writing Pedagogy; 8 Best Practices Classroom ManagementSyllabi and Lesson Plans; Expectations and Standards; The Process Approach to Writing Instruction; Process and the Language Arts Class; The Failure of Conventional Process Pedagogy; Best Practices and Making Writing Meaningful; The Digital Classroom; Study Questions; 9 Writing Assignments; Making Good Writing Assignments; Outcomes Statement; Sequencing Assignments; Features Every Assignment Should Have; Some Sample Assignments; Collaborative Assignments; Study Questions; 10 Assessing Writing; Key Factors in Assessment; Rubrics, Holistic Assessment, and Portfolios Summary Preparing to Teach Writing, Fourth Edition is a comprehensive survey of theories, research, and methods associated with teaching composition successfully at the middle, secondary, and college levels. Research and theory are examined with the aim of informing teaching. Practicing and prospective writing teachers need the information and strategies this text provides to be effective and well prepared for the many challenges they will face in the classroom. FeaturesCurrent-combines discussions and references to foundational studies that helped define the field of r Notes Study QuestionsReferences; Index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Research English language -- Composition and exercises -- Research Report writing -- Study and teaching -- Research English teachers -- Training of. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Literacy. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric. REFERENCE -- Writing Skills. English language -- Composition and exercises -- Research English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Research English teachers -- Training of Report writing -- Study and teaching -- Research Form Electronic book ISBN 9781136180545 1136180540 9781136180538 1136180532 9780203082683 0203082680

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