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English 833: Theories of Composition Class Notes–Rules for Teaching Writing

Class Notes

Recorded: 7/5/18

 

Multiple drafts

Teacher acting as real writer

Content vs. correction?

In ESL/EFL contexts

Feedback—difficulty of writing without constructive feedback

People have an “ideal” in their mind

Mistakes made along the way because it’s a process

Feedback from yourself, your peers, and authority

Feedback guidelines/directive feedback

Students develop their own set of feedback

Caring

Eliminate the idea of students as inferior

Write because you have something to say

The teacher needs to care about what the student is writing

Especially in our memories, one teacher who really cared about we were doing

Acceptance of corrections

Writing as fun vs. writing as work/nerve wracking

Students are very anxious about writing

Relevant topics that they care about

Ownership of topics

Assigned purpose vs. personal purpose

I-Search paper

Dialogue about writing/conferencing

Positive feedback

Value in each person’s writing

TEXAS sample/prescriptive way to write (topic, explanation, example, analysis, summary)