Teaching English in the Two-Year College, Vol. 32, No. 2, December 2004

Table of Contents

• Exceptional James

  Gregory Shafer

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  Abstract: How does one nurture a student’s alacrity while fostering unity among less gregarious participants?

  Keywords: College

• Comprehension, Concept Foration, and Written Expression: Strategies and Challenges for Teaching College Writing to Students with Learning Disabilities

  Ricia Gordon

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  Abstract: This article profiles a group of college students with learning disabilities, outlines strategies used to help those students in their 100-level expository-writing class, and illustrates persistent writing problems with three student writing samples.

  Keywords: College

• Using Multiple Intelligences to Create Better (Teachers of) Writers: A Guide to MI Theory for the Composition Teacher

  Amy Reichert

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  Abstract: This essay demonstrates how the concept of multiple intelligences can be applied to college composition.

  Keywords: College

• INSTRUCTIONAL NOTE: Engaging with Shakespeare through Translation

  Kathryn L. Kleypas

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  Abstract: The act of translating Shakespearean text into contemporary language encourages student interest in further study of the text.

  Keywords: College

• The Rose from Burma - Poem

  Gregory J. Palmerino

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  Keywords: College

• What's So Funny about Stephen Toulmin? Using Cartoons to Teach the Toulmin Analysis

  Beth L. Brunk-Chavez

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  Abstract: With the Toulmin analysis, determining an argument’s warrants can be especially tricky and frustrating for students. Using cartoons is an effective strategy for teaching the importance of warrants in a way that students can easily understand and enjoy.

  Keywords: College

• INSTRUCTIONAL NOTE: The Art of Paraphrase

  Sue Shirley

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  Abstract: A sequence of six in-class exercises will prepare students to write more effective paraphrases in their research-based papers.

  Keywords: College

• Navigating Hegemonies and Critically Examining "The Melting Pot" in the Basic Writing Classroom

  Tonya M. Scott

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  Abstract: Using diverse texts to critically examine America’s melting pot ideal supports basic writing students’ successful matriculation through rhetorically and socially challenging locations.

  Keywords: College

• Fox in Changing Light - Poem

  Gretel Young Hickman

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• WHAT WORKS FOR ME

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• REVIEW: What We Really Value: Beyond Rubrics in Teaching and Assesing Writing

  John Strauchl

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• REVIEWS: (Re)Articulating Writing Assessment for Teaching and Learning

  Rodney Keller

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• REVIEW: Literacy: A Critical Sourcebook

  Jennifer J. Swartout

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• REVIEWS: Reading Critically, Writing Well: A Reader and Guide

  Subarna Banerjee

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• REVIEW: Reading Rhetorically

  Cathy Buckingham

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• REVIEWS: Writing Inventions: Identities, Technologies, Pedagogies

  Douglas Eyeman

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• ANNOUNCEMENTS

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• TYCA TO YOU

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