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Catalog Description
ENG 4840. Foundations of Teaching Writing (3). Historical and contemporary traditions that
have led to the pedagogy and theories of teaching writing to adolescents. This course offers
specific material and practice in writing assessment, writing assignments, developing writing
groups, peer assessment and information about process involved in teaching writing to
adolescents. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
developing curricular materials that implement Ohios Academic Content Standards for
the English Language Arts with respect to teaching writing; and,
understanding writing as a social, political, and rhetorical act.
Major Assignments
Total 100%
Late Assignments
All assignments must be completed and submitted by the scheduled deadline (see course
schedule). If for some reason you are unable to meet the scheduled deadline you are
responsible for negotiating a new deadline with me in advance of the date assigned. To request
a revised deadline for an assignment, you need to e-mail me in advance of the original
assignment deadline asking permission for an extension, clearly stating the reason that you
need the extension, and proposing a new deadline. In other words, please keep me informed.
Late informal assignments will not receive credit.
Revision Policy
As we will read this semester, writing tends to improve when writers are provided
opportunities to revisit and revise their work. In order to enact this best practice, I offer you the
opportunity to revise the Interview/Response and/or Unit Lesson Plan (formal, graded projects
due prior to the conclusion of the course). You have until December 15 to revise. Grades
assigned to revised project drafts replace those assigned to earlier drafts.
Online Gradebook
I will maintain an online grade book for the course on Canvas. Please email me if ever you have
questions/comments/concerns about the information posted.
Email Policy
Please email me if you have any questions and need assistance with anything. If you email me,
I will email you back, ordinarily within 24 hours. However, please do not expect an email from
me before 8 a.m. and after 5 p.m. on weekdays and not at all over the weekend. Additionally, if
you dont receive my email reply, this means that I did not receive your message and that you
should discuss the content of your email with me personally.
Technology Concerns
In addition to saving your work often and in more than one place. I recommend you back up
your work, too. There are several free backup services online (e.g., Dropbox.com). It may also
be a good idea to email your drafts to yourself, or save it to an external hard drive.
Non-Sexist Language
In keeping with the latest style guidelines in most professions, I ask that we work to avoid sexist
language both in our oral and written communications: male pronouns refer specifically to
males; female pronouns refer specifically to females. I would suggest alternating between she
and he.
Accessibility Statement
Disability Services provides equal access and reasonable accommodations to students with
disabilities attending BGSU. Students wishing to discuss their eligibility for such
accommodations are encouraged to contact the office at phone: 419-372-8495, fax: 419-372-
8496, or email: dss@bgsu.edu.
We each have different learning styles and preferences and will be challenged more when
those styles and preferences arent met. I have tried to design this course with that in mind so
that you will have opportunities to learn and present your work in the way you prefer. For
instance, you will write informal responses in this class; if you work better making a video or
audio response instead of a written response, you have that option. If you require an
accommodation, please see the note in the paragraph above. In addition, all students have
access to support services, including the Learning Commons, which can offer feedback for all of
our writing assignments.
University Policies
Academic Honesty
The Academic Honesty Policy is designed to enhance and sustain an environment of ethical and
principled intellectual pursuit, consistent with the core values of the University. This policy is
based on respect for intellectual property as well as for one another. Academic honesty is
essential to the academy.
Please refer to BGSUs current Student Handbook (available online) for more information
regarding BGSUs academic honesty policies and penalties for violations. These policies and
penalties apply to our class.
Religious Holidays
It is the policy of the University to make every reasonable effort to allow students to observe
their religious holidays without academic penalty. In such cases, it is your obligation to provide
me with reasonable notice of the dates you will be absent. Should you need to miss a class due
to a religious holiday, understand that absence from class does not relieve you of responsibility
for completing work. Consult with me well before you leave for the holiday to find out what
assignments will be due while you are absent, and you should have the assignments turned in
to me prior to missing class.
CVS = Canvas
TAW = Teaching Adolescent Writers
WLT = Write Like This
CoW: A Community of Writers (also found on CVS)
Note: Please bring the assigned reading to the class meeting. Have your reading response
already posted to Canvas by same the class meeting.
-Post developing
thesis/main points of
your interview
project.
C o n w a y |3
Week 4
Tuesday -Visit Write in the Middle Workshop 2: -Post response to
January 31 Making Writing Meaningful video.
(<http://www.learner.org -Begin drafting
/channel/workshops/middlewriting/ interview project.
prog2.html>). Review Key Practices to -Post response to
Observe and watch video. reading.
Week 5
Tuesday -Complete interview project. -Submit Interview
February 7 -Read Defining the Process Paradigm Project.
from CoW and Teach Writing as a -Post response to
Process, not a Product (CVS). reading
Thursday -Read Prewriting from CoW (CVS) -Post response to
February 9 readings (Prompt: Do
a (focused) free
response on the
question What is
your philosophy of
teaching writing?)
Week 6
Tuesday -Read Elevating Student Writing (TAW -Post response to
February 14 73-87). reading.
-Read Beyond Fake Writing
(TAW 89-118)
Week 8
Tuesday -Revisit your informal response -Post revised
February 28 What is your Philosophy of Teaching philosophy of
Writingpost and revise to further teaching writing (1-2
develop content and polish format and paragraphs).
style.
-Post response to
-Read The Importance of Purpose and reading.
Audience (TAW 119-140)
Week 9
Spring Break Enjoy your break!
March 6-10
Week 10
Tuesday -Read Peer Writing Groups (CVS) and -Post response to
March 14 Using Peer Review to Improve Student readings/video
Writing -Continue revising and
developing Unit
-Watch Conversations Among Writing Design Project.
Peers
http://www.learner.org/workshops/writ
ing35/session6/sec2p2.html
-Continue drafting project.
C o n w a y |5
Week 11
Tuesday -Read Responding, Evaluating, -Post response to
March 21 Grading from CoW (CVS). readings.
-Post response to
-Visit Developing Writers and view video.
Workshop 6: Providing Feedback on
Student Writing
(http://www.learner.org/workshops/hs
writing/workshops/workshop6/