Teaching English in the Two-Year College, Vol. 29, No. 2, December 2001

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• Grading as a Teaching Strategy

  Derek Soles

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  Abstract: Discusses some methods educators can use to ensure that grading supports and enhances learning. Suggests ways to grade written work that will enhance learning. Notes that teachers benefit from collaborative grading, primarily as a result of discussing grading practices with colleagues and sharing ideas about effective methods. Presents guidelines for effective grading.

  Keywords: Assessment, College

• Literary Transactions and Women Writers

  Gregory Shafer

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  Abstract: Considers how reading Jane Tompkins' "Sensational Designs" helps foster a new appreciation of the ways in which students contribute to the creation of a literary work. Discusses how students responded to their semester-long study of various "neglected" 19th-century women writers.

  Keywords: Literature, College, Professional Development

• The Silent Scream: Students Negotiating Timed Writing Assessments

  Kathy Albertson and Mary Marwitz

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  Abstract: Discusses how current scholarship argues against one-shot, high-stakes writing tasks. Presents work from students that were part of a team-taught curriculum that coordinated writing and reading classes. Designs activities that would provide a core of material for students to draw on in their final testing situations.

  Keywords: Assessment, Research, Writing, College

• Revising Editing

  Devan Cook

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  Abstract: Shows how an editing assignment emphasizing punctuation can help students in a first-year writing class discover new ideas and perspectives as part of the revision process. Considers a class that experimented with editing punctuation for a dual purpose--as a revision heuristic as well as for correctness. Reconsiders editing and revision assignments to take better advantage of editing's generative powers.

  Keywords: Pedagogy, Writing, College

• Teaching Critical Thinking in First-Year Composition: Sometimes More is More

  Ruth Stewart

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  Abstract: Argues that students are more motivated and develop more effective skills if challenged with assignments that ask for the depth of thinking required of academic disciplines and careers. Encourages composition teachers to experiment with assignments that challenge assumptions about first-year students' capabilities.

  Keywords: Pedagogy, Writing, College

• What Do Students Mean When They Say, "I Hate Writing"?

  Lynda A. Holmes

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  Abstract: Suggests that students can become motivated and engaged to improve their writing through guided interactions that target their affective, social, and cognitive capabilities. Presents fictional case scenarios developed from first- and second-year college students' comments about their writing to help students assess their perspectives on writing, assess their interaction with writing instructors, and develop self-efficacy of the writing process.

  Keywords: Pedagogy, Writing, College

• Identifying and Negotiating Conflict in the Classroom: Reflections of Freshman Composition Students

  Tracey Baker

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  Abstract: Presents and discusses a study of 129 first-year composition students that identifies both their expectations and frustrations. Focuses on how such results demonstrate students' ambivalence about classes and educators as well as their ability to function as effective writers.

  Keywords: Research, Writing, College

• Traversing Terra Incognita: Mapping Literary Texts

  Sharona A. Levy

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  Abstract: Considers how mapping literary works provides students with a powerful tool for critical analysis. Suggests that educators need to force students to do something different with the text. Notes that the author's solution is to insist that her students visualize the text on paper.

  Keywords: Literature, Pedagogy, College

• Poetry Slam

  William John Watkins

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• EDITORIAL: English in a New Key: Reporting on and Critiquing Technology-Mediated Instruction

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• REVIEW: Teacher Narrative as Critical Inquiry: Rewriting the Script, by Joy S. Ritchie and David E. Wilson

  James D. Sullivan

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  Keywords: College

• REVIEW: Writing Workplace Cultures: An Archaeology of Professional Writing, by Jim Henry

  Lois Birky

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• NCTE COLLEGE SECTION ACTIVITIES

  Kathleen Blake Yancey, Chair, NCTE College Section

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• TYCA TO YOU

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