Harcourt Brace Guide to Teaching First Year Composition Book

Preface. Introduction: Why Write? Seeing the World from the Eyes of a First-Year Writing Student. The First-Year Experience. What They Learned. Conclusion. Exercises. Part I: THE BASICS OF TEACHING WRITING 1. Planning a Course in Writing. Conceptualizing the Course: Making the Classroom Reflect the Basic Principles of Writing As Process. Putting All the Pieces Together. Introduction to Composition. Computer-Assisted Composition. Exercises. 2. The Teacher's Role in the Classroom. Making a Good Impression. Ethics in the Classroom. Discipline Problems. Finding Your Place in the Classroom. Conclusion. Exercises. 3. Teaching Writing As Process. The Process in Action. Teaching Writing As Process. Conclusion. Exercises. 4. Encouraging Collaboration in the Classroom. What is Collaboration? Creating a Collaborative Environment. Conclusion. Exercises. 5. Responding to Student Writing. Respond Rhetorically. Motivate Students to Continue Writing. Conference with Your Students Regularly. Conclusion. Exercises. 6. Writing Assignments. Guidelines for Writing Good Assignments. Communities of Discourse. Conclusion. Exercises. 7. Teaching Grammar and Punctuation. Methods for Teaching Grammar and Punctuation. Conclusion. Exercises. 8. Using Readings to Teach Writing. How Using Readings Can Go Wrong. Reasons for Using Readings in Class. Conclusion. Exercises. Part II: SELECTED ESSAYS. First-Year Student Essays: "Rainbow," Susan Marrufo. "From Great Generation to My Generation," Nekeya Evans. "No Time to Think," Shanna Whitley. "Shakespeare vs. Cartoons," James Swann. "The Importance of Art in Society," Diane Castro."Spiritual Discovery," Diane Castro. Graduate Student Essays: "Writing and Composition: What Are We Doing Here Anyway?", Angela Drummond. "Postmodernism and Composition: A Proposal," Tom Connelly. "Proposal: Can Writing Be Taught?", Kevin M. Clay. "Another Person's Moccasins," Angela Drummond. "Peer Editing: The Event," Lisa Hartsell Jackson. "Learning to Fly," Kate Hickerson. "Marilyn Manson and Garfield: A Diametric Opposition in the Classroom," Angela Drummond. "A Brief History of Laughter in the Classroom," Shane Shukis. Graduate Student Essays with Multiple Drafts. "Reading to Write," Jim Burrows. "Project Proposal: Crash Course in ESL," Michelle Niemczyk. "Investigating Teaching Fellow Training: A Proposal," Lisa Jackson. "Literary Theory, Freshman Composition, and Me," Peter England. "Epiphany," Laurie R. Renegar. "Grades Suck," Keith Irwin. "Postmodernism and Composition: The Event," Tom Connelly. "Losing and Winning," Peter England. "The Disappearing Teacher," Jim Burrows. "Postmodernism and Composition: The Persuasion," Tom Connelly. Part III: BIBLIOGRAPHY.