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Passion-Based Writing

This semester I was inspired to re-vision my professional writing class by adapting the Project-Based Writing structure my friend Liz…

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Building A More Perfect Union: One Story At A Time

What’s New? For several years my Writing II students have ended the semester with a game jam. Our first year…

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Bell Ringers and Community Building

What’s New? In the final reflections that my students write for me and in official course instructor evaluations, our practice…

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Low-Stakes Writing Practice: Snaps and Artifacts

What’s New? Almost two years after I wrote this blog post I still believe in the power of low-stakes writing…

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Writing Slant

One year later: One year after my first lesson introducing my student’s to the slant essay I continue to be…

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This I Believe: Using American Creed as a mentor text starts us off write

This I Believe essays and the American Creed documentary are a perfect pairing to kick off first year college writing…