Course Description: An advanced course in writing expressive, persuasive, and informative essays and developing appropriate stylistic and organizational techniques.
Designed to meet the special writing needs of students seeking certification to teach in the secondary schools. (PRQ: Admission to teacher certification in English. CRQ: ILAS 201. )
PRQ: PRQ: Admission to teacher certification in English.
CRQ: ILAS 201.
Detailed Course Description:
Objectives:Engage in composing strategies; Develop and reflect on a variety of written projects and formats; Participate in response and evaluation; Analyze and interpret reading assignments; Use technologies effectively;Assemble a portfolio of selected work.
Course Requirements:
Personal narrative on reading; Case study/action research on discussion strategies; Electronic “teacher’s page”; Poetry/drama project; Novel project; Short professional writing samples and informal responses; Presentations.
Required Texts:
Readicide, Kelly Gallagher; Talking in Class, Thomas McCann, et al.; Because Digital Writing Matters, Danielle Nicole DeVoss, et al.; Writing Poetry, Shelly Tucker; What’s the Big Idea, Jim Burke.
