composing

An Introduction to and Strategies for Multimodal Composing

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Melanie Gagich Volume 3 Chapter Description This chapter introduces multimodal composing and offers five strategies for creating a multimodal text. The essay begins with a brief review of key terms associated with multimodal composing and provides definitions and examples of the five modes of communication. The first section of the essay also introduces students to […]

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Finding Your Way In: Invention as Inquiry Based Learning in First Year Writing

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Steven Lessner & Collin Craig Volume 1 Chapter Description Conventional literacy pedagogy in secondary education uses the five-paragraph essay to train students to be succinct writers capable of performing in pressured situations, such as state mandated tests. We aim to show students of first-year writing practical steps in transitioning into college writing by providing strategies

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Taking Flight: Connecting Inner and Outer Realities during Invention

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Susan E. Antlitz Volume 1 Chapter Description One of the toughest challenges students face is figuring out what to write about. Connecting personal identity and purpose to more public contexts and subjects can play a significant role in helping students to write confidently. “Taking Flight” acknowledges the anxiety writers can feel when faced with the

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From Topic to Presentation: Making Choices to Develop Your Writing

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Beth L. Hewett Volume 1 Chapter Description Students need to learn how to revise their writing based on readers’ feedback, but they rarely know how to make such decisions. This chapter teaches students how to make decisions about essay development and revision by modeling and explaining a writing teacher’s decision-making process. Every semester, I ask

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