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I have a high school English teacher for a partner in my job and our conversations seem to be the limit of my knowledge. I do know that each grade level has specific literature that they must teach from and writing instruction is combined.…"
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Flannery O'Connor's enduring wisdom
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I present for your reading pleasure Miss Flannery O’Connor’s Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose. Published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in 1969, five years after…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sarah Flynn Sep 5, 2011.
Classrooms, presentations, and a growing sense of ability
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Ladies and Gentlemen, As you may recall, I do not have a classroom of my own yet but will begin teaching ENG 101 in the fall. I am brimming with nervous excitement. Despite my lack of formal…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kelly Rubero May 25, 2011.
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"Doug,
To answer your questions, I must make some assumptions because my experience is more as a mother than as a teacher in the level you are asking about. What I have seen of the English classes in Churchill County High are that the writing…"
"Gia -
As you know, writers and their processes are different. And what works for one writer may not work for another, etc. An infamous Southern author, Harry Crewes, once declared and I paraphrase, in his typical hard-nosed fashion,…"
"Lucy -
Because cookbooks are familiar texts to most students, I can easily see this applying to classes that focus on publishing. Writing recipies, collecting them, editing them, taking pictures of final products (Leigh's…"
"Leigh -
1. In my case, graphics are of great use in WebCT or Blackboard, the on-line data collection/discussion forum/grade keeping pedagogical tool in use on most university campuses. Students access this site and can readily navigate its…"
"Megan -
I like the idea of inquiry-based models to either supplement or enhance research essays. This type of project also works well with students who have had, or have never cared to have, much experience outside of their electronic…"
"Sarah -
I don't believe "writing what you know" limits an author one bit. Creative non-fiction teaches us that imagination and eloquent language are often an effective combination when added to direct experience. In…"
Flannery O'Connor's enduring wisdom
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present for your reading pleasure Miss Flannery O’Connor’s Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose. Published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in 1969, five years after O’Connor’s untimely death at the age of 39, this mentor craft/idea essay collection reveals a Southern author of deep religious conviction and unquestioned talent. Through such pieces as the opener, “The King of the Birds,” readers gain a true sense of this staunch Catholic and her reverence for God’s…See More
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