Tag: NWP
First, Do No Harm
The phrase “First, do no harm” is often (incorrectly) attributed to the Hippocratic Oath, but I have often thought, as someone who has never wanted to work in the medical profession, […]
3 Reasons My Writing Classes Have Themes
My first several years as a college writing instructor my writing assignments followed the traditional modes of writing. I did employ writing workshop and a portfolio giving students the ability […]
Exploring the American Dream
This semester I centered the work of my Writing I students around the American Creed documentary and the resources developed by the National Writing Project for the Writing Our Future […]
Is the American Dream Dead or Alive?
I posed that question to my students this week as we contemplate the next steps we will take in our work surrounding the National Writing Project’s Writing Our Future project. […]