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College Composition Weekly: Summaries of research for college writing professionals 
August 2, 2017 at 10:58 am
Ms. Anderson,
I just read your comment on the NY Times article on “writing instruction.” As an experienced AP teacher of English Language and Composition, I must concur. I currently conduct district workshops for teachers with a strong focus on teaching writing. I find that teachers often assign writing, but few teach it. I was a bit “old school” in the classroom, asking students to learn the parts of speech and parts of sentences, to diagram. I used the diagrams in my feedback and conferencing, so they could see their awkwardness. Ensuring they know the language of language supports giving specific directives to explore variations in writing style. I also agree that the sheer volume of work for secondary classroom teachers makes the proper teaching and workshopping quality writing a great challenge. I appreciate your comment and look forward to reviewing your blog.
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August 2, 2017 at 11:18 am
Thanks for your comment! I didn’t know if the Times would let me include the link or not.
I have very mixed feelings about teaching grammar, never having managed to do it well. I personally love the technicalities of language but have concluded that students don’t necessarily need to know the names of parts of speech to communicate well. One of the most interesting articles I’ve summarized recently was the one by Hannah Rule on “embodied simulation.” Really made me think: https://collegecompositionweekly.com/2017/05/30/rule-hannah-j-embodied-simulation-as-a-teaching-tool-cs-spring-2017-posted-05302017/
Anyway, welcome!!
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