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If I could just teach writing

by marjoryt

Aug 22, 2013

er Sara's comments: If I could just teach writing, here's what I'd do: 1) All reading is related to the writing. We don't read for literature - we read for content for writing assignments, or as example to emulate. We assign high interest but academically challenging texts - if possible related to their other courses. (Try teaching The Declaration of Independence as a reading and writing assignment - let them analyze one of the King's crimes.) 2) We work with argumentative and analysis essays - they are the hardest to learn, yet are the most common in college and the real world. Once a student understands these, the other formats are easier. 3) We vary length and time on task wildly - because the real world demands that flexibility. Essays go from 3 paragraphs to 10 or 12. (BTW, I'm hearing from college instructors that 5-8 pages in MLA format is a good length for research reports.) 4) We specifically teach MLA format - all 3 parts (document format, quotation format, and bibliography f...See More

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