Instruction

Most students benefit from instruction that helps them (1) understand and consider their own composing process; and (2) spend more time on the invention and revision stages of composition. Further, encouraging students to work in stages and get help as they compose discourages plagiarism. This section covers methods of teaching that emphasize the composing process. How Do I Teach This Stuff? is  general overview of teaching W & C courses. 

Critical Listening
Critical Reading to Write
Critical Thinking

• Situation Critical: Good Thinking Can Come from Better Writing

Developing Content
Essay Exams
Grammar Instruction
Helping Graduate Students Develop Academic Voices
Introductions & Conclusions
Journals
Keeping Student Research on Track
Lectures
Mini Essays
Models & Examples

• Permission to Use Student Work

Paragraphs
Public Speaking Basics

• Develop Ethical Codes for Public Speaking
• Speak Up! Help for C Courses
• The Four Corners Debate: An Exercise in Public Speaking

Reading Aloud
Style

• How Does This Sound? Why Writing Style Matters
• Passive Resistance
• The Power of Be
• Preposition Overdose May Cause Wordiness
• This Is Unacceptably Verbose
• The Utilization of Nominalization Contributes to Wordiness

Workshops