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To Compose: Teaching Writing in High School and College
The essays in this volume study the writing process and show ways in which a classroom can be set up to treat students as writers.
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First published August 24, 1989
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Thomas Newkirk
34 books17 followersThomas Newkirk is a teacher and author who worked for 39 years at the University of New Hampshire.
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March 31, 2019
The entire book can be read in pdf form here: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED...
More than half of the essays (by Donald Murray, Nancie Atwell, Tom Newkirk, and others) are easily 5 stars. I skimmed a few, but all in all, this isn't just vintage teacher research—it's insightful and wise.
These essays will give teachers today an opportunity to take a break from the current obsessions in our field toward improving test scores, transactional writing, and data examination.
I'm not sure what direction English education theory is heading—but I think we can learn a lot from those who have shaped our profession. So many of those voices are right here in this book.
More than half of the essays (by Donald Murray, Nancie Atwell, Tom Newkirk, and others) are easily 5 stars. I skimmed a few, but all in all, this isn't just vintage teacher research—it's insightful and wise.
These essays will give teachers today an opportunity to take a break from the current obsessions in our field toward improving test scores, transactional writing, and data examination.
I'm not sure what direction English education theory is heading—but I think we can learn a lot from those who have shaped our profession. So many of those voices are right here in this book.
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