Tag: Literacy
A Perfect Storm: Walrus and Claims
This week in class we played Walrus and Would You Rather then wrote claims for our upcoming deliverable. So far,…
Final Reflections
Every student in every class I teach — from first year writers to upper level English majors to professionals taking…
3 Ways To Challenge How Students Think About Writing
Maybe you are blessed to work somewhere that students’ writing lives are fully supported, but most of my students come…
Why I Made My Composition Classes Textbook-Free Zones
This semester I finally moved to make both of my general education writing classes textbook-free zones. I have long been…
Oh, Snap: 3 Reasons To Snap In Class
Dr. Sandra Hogue (fellow National Writing Project and Kentucky Writing Project peer) introduced me to the concept of the booksnap…
3 Writing Lessons We Learned From Games
A few weeks ago my students and I wrapped up the first unit of our game-themed writing class. While my…
