Twenty Writing Assignments in Context: An Instructor's Resource for the Composition Classroom - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1476665095 ISBN 13: 9781476665092

Publisher: McFarland, 2016

Synopsis

Twenty original, classroom-tested assignments: This innovative collection of college writing assignments explores the practical applications of each lesson. Drawing upon current best practices, each chapter includes a discussion of the rationale behind the assignment, along with supplemental elements such as guidelines for evaluation, prewriting exercises and tips for avoiding common pitfalls. The assignments are designed for a range of courses, from first-year composition to upper-division writing in various disciplines.

About this title

About the Authors

Melissa Bender is a lecturer in the University Writing Program and the assistant director of the Writing Across the Curriculum Program at the University of California, Davis. Her interests include professional writing, visual rhetoric, composition and international education.

A former president of the Margaret Atwood Society, Karma Waltonen is a senior lecturer in the University Writing Program at the University of California, Davis, where she won the Academic Federation Excellence in Teaching Award in 2015.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1476665095
• ISBN 13: 9781476665092
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Bender Melissa, Waltonen Karma