Provides discussion and critical analysis of collaborative practices in learning, teaching, and research. Considers critiques of collaborative practices. Describes a "pedagogy of disclosure" that is needed to fulfill collaborative work experiences. Sketches four collaborative scenes that succeeded in evincing such disclosure among learners. (HB)

Suggests that one of the most compelling reasons teachers should write with students is that it motivates the students. Discusses how a ninth-grade English teacher shares with students her own successes and failures with writing, giving students insight and perspective into their own writing. (RS)

Describes successful teaching tips for writing instruction from six teachers. (SR)

Argues that the problem of deficiency in cultural literacy addressed by E. D. Hirsch can be solved by combining the two areas of writing skills and literary interpretation in the English classroom. (SR)

Outlines and discusses historical and contemporary theory concerned with the definition and consideration of simile. Provides an overview of the views of the most prominent critics and theorists with regard to simile. Compares how the literal and the figurative types of simile diverge. (HB)

Provides the transcript of an extemporaneous speech by the poet Kenneth Koch at the "Educating the Imagination II" conference sponsored by the Teachers and Writers Collaborative. Comments on issues of creative writing, the imagination, and poetry. Provides autobiographical material about Koch's development as a poet. (HB)

Questions the persistence of the concept of organizing scholarship and instruction along national or chronological lines. Proposes a radically new system by which English studies might be organized. Suggests developing "contact zones" which bring diverse texts into dialog with one another. (HB)

Considers the emergence of English as a separate high school subject beginning late in the 19th century. Describes the influence of the Committee of Ten, whose objective was to assure that students were prepared for college. (HB)

Reviews basic concepts and history of the educational thought of John Dewey. Argues for the implications for composition studies of three of Dewey's principles. Constructs a Deweyan approach to composition and compares it with that proposed by Peter Elbow. (HB)

Describes how nonfiction literary prose offers advantages that literary fiction does not by showing a sense of honesty that comes with a single voice telling things as they are seen by that person. Discusses important distinctions between personal essays and autobiographies. (SG)

One way to resolve some of the conflict in English studies and technical communication over their diminishing cultural capital is to recognize the place of instrumental discourse in communication studies. Instrumental discourse is individually verified social agreements to coordinate and control physical actions. One purpose of literary works is…

Mel Livatino had stopped attending Conferences on College Composition and Communication (4Cs), but this year one came to his hometown, so he attended and now reports back. Where once the 4Cs had offered helpful insights into teaching kids how to write, today frivolity and radicalism reign. Professor Livatino's notes paint a very precise, largely…

Third grade students were asked to create symbolic representations of themselves as readers and writers using the engagement of sketch to stretch.

Our students need to be able to adhere to standard written English to succeed in their other classes and to get jobs at the end of their schooling, and it's the responsibility of writing teachers to help them do so. In this article, the author provides a research-based theoretical underpinning for effective grammar instruction as well as several…

"English--a portrait of current practice" is one in a series of portraits by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (HMIE), depicting current practice in key aspects of the Scottish curriculum. The portrait series is a recent initiative by HMIE, flowing from the "Improving Scottish Education" report. It is intended to promote…