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Bramblett, Anne, Ed.; Knoblauch, Alison, Ed. – 2002
This collection of essays addresses the anxieties and problems of beginning writing teachers and provides a reality check for those who expect success from "day one." Following an Introduction: "Silences in Our Teaching Stories; What Do We Leave Out and Why?" (Thomas Newkirk), essays in the collection are: (1) "Forty-Eight…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Freshman Composition
Bizzell, Patricia – 1992
Arranged chronologically, the essays in this book trace the attempts of one writing teacher (Patricia Bizzell) to understand theoretically--and to respond pedagogically--to what happens when students from diverse backgrounds learn to use language in college. Over the 10-year period chronicled in the essays that make up the book, the teacher sees…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Basic Writing, Cultural Education, Cultural Literacy