A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers / Edition 4

by Erika Lindemann, Daniel Anderson

Overview

From answering the question "Why teach writing?" to offering guidance in managing group work and responding to assignments, A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers provides a comprehensive introduction to the teaching of writing. Now in a fourth edition, this remarkably successful book features a new chapter by Daniel Anderson on teaching with computers and adds updated material on invention, intellectual development, and responding to students' writing. Describing in straightforward terms the cross-disciplinary scholarship that underlies composition teaching, it opens with chapters on prewriting techniques, organizing material, paragraphing, sentence structure, words, and revising that show teachers how to lead students through composing. Sections on writing workshops, collaborative learning, and instructional technology reflect current views of writing as a social interaction. Chapters on rhetoric, cognition, and linguistics explain theoretical principles that support classroom practices and make teachers' performances more effective.
Treating both the theory and practice of writing, this classic book encourages teachers to adopt the methods that best meet their students' needs and to develop a style of teaching based on informed decisions. It provides an extensive updated bibliography—including useful Web sites as well as important books and articles—and an updated table of important dates in the history of composition. A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers, 4/e, offers both prospective and seasoned writing teachers convenient access to influential scholarship in the field and inspires them to examine what it means to teach well.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195130454
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/05/2001
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	366
Product dimensions:	9.22(w) x 6.30(h) x 0.69(d)

Table of Contents

One: The Composing Process1. Why Teach Writing? 2. What is Writing? 3. What Does the Process Involve?Two: Rhetorical Theory and Practice4. What Do Teachers Need to Know About Rhetoric? 5. What Do Teachers Need to Know About Linguistics? 6. What Do Teachers Need to Know About Cognition? 7. Prewriting Techniques8. Shaping Discourse9. Teaching Paragraphing10. Teaching About Sentences11. Teaching About Words12. Teaching RewritingThree: Teaching as Rhetoric13. Developing Writing Assignments14. Responding to Student Writing15. Designing Writing Courses16. Teaching Writing with ComputersAfterwordSome Important Dates in the History of Compositio and RhetoricA Selected BibliographyList of Works CitedIndex

Editorial Reviews

"An excellent text with practical, useful suggestions for teaching writing."—Brenda Ameter, Troy State University

"I have used this book before and I find the Third Edition a must as a resource text for those who teach writing and composition. It has a comfortable balance of theoretical and practical discussions."—Sandra Jackson, DePaul University

"Erika Lindemann should include a subtitle: "...or, What Every Writing Teacher Should Know". Lindemann's book is admirable in its scope and accessibility for neophytes. I'm going to suggest that it becomes required reading for all of our TA's."—Ross Winterowd, University of Southern California

"An excellent book for beginning teachers or TA's who want a concise introduction to theory and practice in composition studies."—Bennett A. Rafoth, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

"The third edition is even better than expected....[T]he earlier editions worked very well in my methods classes. I look forward to teaching this edition."—Duane Roe, Arizona State University

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