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Practical Composition : Exercises for the English Classroom from Working Instructors

Author
Brickey, Russell
Published
Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.
Physical Description
1 online resource (249 pages)
Additional Creators
Beadling, Laura L., 1973- and Martens, Evelyn, 1959-
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Contents
Cover ; Table of Contents ; Preface ; How to Use This Book ; Argumentation, Research and Analysis ; Generating "Because" Statements: Using the Conjunction to Reason Through Arguments (Becky Adnot-Haynes) ; Finding That Weak Link: Supporting an Argument Exercise (Laura L. Beadling) ; Meat Eaters' Manifesto: Research and Argue the Politics of Consumption (Russell Brickey) ; Analyzing Creative Sources: Moving from Emotional Response to Critical Analysis (Rita D. Costello Andwilliam Lusk Coppage) ; "Patriotism": Four Definition Exercises (Rita D. Costello)., An Essay That Bridges Narrative with Research (Christine Cucciarre) Investigative Research Essay: Exploring Local Issues (Melissa Dennihy) ; Argument Analysis and Evaluation Essay (Martin J. Fashbaugh) ; Argumentation and Logical Fallacies: Headlines as Inductive and Deductive Examples (J.D. Isip) ; Assignment Sheet: Literacy Analysis Assignment (Tessa Mellas) ; Special Issue: Collaborative Writing and Editing to Produce an Academic Journal (Lauren Matus); Narrowing the Argument: Finding a "Researchable" Topic (Lauren Matus)., Underlining the Plot: Using Movie Clips to Teach Analysis (Alexandra Oxner) A Trip to McDonald's: An Introduction to Basic Research and Argument (Dana Washington) ; Audience and Mode; Essay Exam Exercise: Practicing Taking an In-Class Test (Laura L. Beadling) ; What People Are Seeing: a Lesson on Composing for Diverse Audiences (Christina Boyles) ; Code Switching: Appropriate Language, Situation, and Email Etiquette (Rita D. Costello) ; Letter to My Body: An Exercise in Poetry (Gerardo Del Guercio) ; From Written to Oral: Using a Venn Diagram to Teach Modality (Josh Herron)., and Using Twitter in the Composition Class: Writing Collaboratively Through Digital Technology (Josh Herron) Narrative Structure of Storytelling: Using Freytag's Triangle to Teach Audience (J.D. Isip) ; Class Database Project: Extended Project on Writing Presentations (Denise Landrum- Geyer) ; The Art of Incorporating Sources and Discussion of "Slant" in Writing (Debra Rudder Lohe) ; "Where in the Heck Is Matt?": Evaluating Global Cultures Project and Writing "Context" Papers (Lauren Matus) ; "Post-Secret" Rhetorical Analysis: Knowing Your Audience (Alexandra Oxner).
Summary
For English instructors at every level, the task of producing a worthwhile, workable plan for each class period can prove a perennially nerve-wracking experience. To ease this challenge, this invaluable work offers a vast compilation of writing exercises and in-class activities collected from professors, graduate students and lecturers from colleges and universities across the U.S. Step-by-step instructions guide teachers through class discussions and exercises on topics ranging from invention, argumentation, formatting, thesis development and organization to rhetorical situation, visual rheto.
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ISBN
9781476615479 (electronic bk.)
1476615470 (electronic bk.)
9780786476961
Note
Silent Discussion: Method for Generating Class Discussion (Laura L. Beadling).
Bibliography Note
Bibliography and Citation StyleBibliography and Citation Style In-text Citations Exercise: Working Through Incorrect Mla Citations to Learn Style (Becky Adnot-Haynes); A Works Cited Group Exercise (Rita D. Costello); Constructing a Works Cited pages For Group Work or Homework (Rita D. Costello); Annotated Bibliography and Beyond: In-Class Critique and Development (Roslyn Reso Foy); Avoiding Plagiarism: Integrating and Citing Sources (Debra Rudder Lohe); Citing Together: Plagiarism and Source Exercise (Ben p. Robertson); Idea and Thesis Generation.
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