Writing to Learn: Strategies for Assigning and Responding to Writing Across the Disciplines: New Directions for Teaching and Learning (J-B TL Single Issue Teaching and Learning) [Paperback]

Mary Deane Sorcinelli (Editor), Peter Elbow (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0787998591 | ISBN-13: 978-0787998592 | Publication Date: March 4, 1997 | Edition: 1

This volume provides instructors who teach writing with an array of strategies and philosophies about the way writing is learned, both in the context of a discipline and as an independent skill. Focusing primarily on the best ways to give feedback about written work, the authors describe a host of alternatives that have a solid foundation in research. This is the 69th issue of the journal New Directions for Teaching and Learning.

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This volume provides instructors who teach writing with an array of strategies and philosophies about the way writing is learned, both in the context of a discipline and as an indepAndent skill. Focusing primarily on the best ways to give feedback about written work, the authors describe a host of alternatives that have a solid foundation in research. This is the 69th issue of the journal New Directions for Teaching and Learning. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.

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This volume provides instructors who teach writing with an array of strategies and philosophies about the way writing is learned, both in the context of a discipline and as an independent skill. Focusing primarily on the best ways to give feedback about written work, the authors describe a host of alternatives that have a solid foundation in research. This is the 69th issue of the journal New Directions for Teaching and Learning. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (March 4, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787998591
• ISBN-13: 978-0787998592
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,082,782 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely helpful for those designing writing curricula, July 12, 1998

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This review is from: Writing to Learn: Strategies for Assigning and Responding to Writing Across the Disciplines: New Directions for Teaching and Learning (J-B TL Single Issue Teaching and Learning) (Paperback)

Socrinelli and Elbow's collection has been extremely helpful to me in designing writing syllabi and workshops. Elbow's essays on the necessity of "low-stakes and high-stakes" writing in class, and on grading those differing assingments, is practical and useful, as is Fulwiler's article on using letters in class. Other contributers (Fishman, Young, Hodges and Lunsford in particular) offer concrete ideas on responding to student writing, techniques for integrating writing into curricula, and more context for writing-instensive classes. It's a wonderful collection--extremely useful and (surprise! surprise!) clearly written and engaging.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely helpful for those designing writing curricula, July 12, 1998

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This review is from: Writing to Learn: Strategies for Assigning and Responding to Writing Across the Disciplines: New Directions for Teaching and Learning (J-B TL Single Issue Teaching and Learning) (Paperback)

Socrinelli and Elbow's collection has been extremely helpful to me in designing writing syllabi and workshops. Elbow's essays on the necessity of "low-stakes and high-stakes" writing in class, and on grading those differing assingments, is practical and useful, as is Fulwiler's article on using letters in class. Other contributers (Fishman, Young, Hodges and Lunsford in particular) offer concrete ideas on responding to student writing, techniques for integrating writing into curricula, and more context for writing-instensive classes. It's a wonderful collection--extremely useful and (surprise! surprise!) clearly written and engaging.

5.0 out of 5 stars Writing to Learn: Strategies for Assigning and Responding to Writing Across the Disciplines: New Directions for Teaching and Lea, April 21, 2009

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This review is from: Writing to Learn: Strategies for Assigning and Responding to Writing Across the Disciplines: New Directions for Teaching and Learning (J-B TL Single Issue Teaching and Learning) (Paperback)

This book offers strategies that work for many grades and across the curriculum. This book was recommended by a college professor who had teachers who taught a variety of subjects and different grade levels. It allows you to use their material and concepts that will provide a different strategy for learning. This is a book that will remain on your shelf while others are given or thrown away.