Wednesday, September 13 – Teaching Rhetorical Reading and Summary
Read
- Bunn, M. (2013). Motivation and Connection: Teaching Reading (and Writing) in the Composition Classroom. College Composition and Communication, 64(3), 496–516. (reserves link)
- Mathieu, P. “Dash” in Coxwell-Teague, D., & Lunsford, R. F. (Eds.). (2014). First-Year Composition: From Theory to Practice. Anderson, South Carolina: Parlor Press. (reserves link)
- EI: Chapter 9 – “Difficult Texts”
- WIT: Chapters 4 & 5 – “Reading” & “Summary”
- Eng 101 Course Descriptions (Course Atlas)
Write/Perform
- Textbook review and informal presentation
- Class leadership (selected students)
In Class
Discuss course description and syllabus assignments
Textbook sharing
Class leadership
- Connor – Pedagogy – Devitt
- Hannah – Pedagogy – Kail
- Brendan – Pedagogy – Mathieu