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"A valuable book for its outstanding coverage of the history of composition, its relation to other fields, and its concrete presentation of classroom pedagogy."--Greg Jacob, Portland State University

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From answering the question "Why teach writing?" to offering guidance in managing group work and responding to assignments, A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers provides a comprehensive introduction to the teaching of writing. Now in a fourth edition, this remarkably successful book features a new chapter by Daniel Anderson on teaching with computers and adds updated material on invention, intellectual development, and responding to students' writing. Describing in straightforward terms the cross-disciplinary scholarship that underlies composition teaching, it opens with chapters on prewriting techniques, organizing material, paragraphing, sentence structure, words, and revising that show teachers how to lead students through composing. Sections on writing workshops, collaborative learning, and instructional technology reflect current views of writing as a social interaction. Chapters on rhetoric, cognition, and linguistics explain theoretical principles that support classroom practices and make teachers' performances more effective.
Treating both the theory and practice of writing, this classic book encourages teachers to adopt the methods that best meet their students' needs and to develop a style of teaching based on informed decisions. It provides an extensive updated bibliography--including useful Web sites as well as important books and articles--and an updated table of important dates in the history of composition. A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers, 4/e, offers both prospective and seasoned writing teachers convenient access to influential scholarship in the field and inspires them to examine what it means to teach well.

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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 4 edition (July 5, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0195130456
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195130454
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #134,032 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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includes clincher sentence, atomistic measures, transitional knowers, generative rhetoric, diagnostic paper, contextual knowers, most writing teachers, promise sentence, syntactic fluency, transitional knowing, formal grammar instruction, communication triangle, base clause, many writing teachers, cumulative sentences, sentence combining, includes thesis, prewriting activities, evaluating writing, punctuation problems, internal revision, composition textbooks, inducing cooperation, college composition, paragraph development
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American English, New York, Linguistic Atlas, College English, Kenneth Burke, Middle Ages, Charles Cooper, Donald Murray, James Kinneavy, Ross Winterowd, United States, Revising Prose, Teaching the Universe of Discourse, The Development of Writing Abilities, Aristotle's Rhetoric, George Hillocks, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, New Rhetoric, Pittsburgh Series, Teaching Composition, Teaching Expository Writing, University of Pittsburgh Press, William Irmscher, World Wide Web, Conceptual Theory of Rhetoric
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very straightforward approach to teaching comp, April 23, 2004
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Lindemann's book is well organized and developed, and provides many practial examples of the theories she discusses. If you had to pick one book to use for a teaching comp class, this would be the one to pick. For a more in-depth study, combine this book with Irene Clark's "Concepts in Composition," which is a more theoretical and historically-based explanation of composition concepts.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Useful and Readable Review of Composition Theory, August 31, 2000
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I have found this book to be well received by students preparing to teach HS English classes, as well as people already in the classroom. It covers thoroughly all the major aspects of composition theory in a succint and careful way, with lots of examples and good bibliography. For anyone who really wants to know what we have learned from comp theory in the last 25 years, this is a good book. It is not a how-to, and does not offer detailed ideas for the classroom; it is based on principles and research.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Book!!! This is a great aid for first year composition teachers., June 10, 2006
This book really helped me a great deal. I was able to apply Lindemann's knowlege to the way I approached my students. As a first year teacher, Lindemann gave great insight on how to help students in the classroom. I used her advice on how to advise students during their conferences in regarding insightful ways to improve their writing skills.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A useful & much-needed book
When I was in graduate school at UNC-Chapel Hill, Erika Lindemann had just had _A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers_ published, and everyone teaching composition there, including me,... Read more
Published 5 months ago by MacGregor S. Frank

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Mix of Theory and Practice
This text is a great review of composition research (as the original came-out in the 70s and Lindemann has done extensive revision to accommodate technological and theoretical... Read more
Published 6 months ago by B. Abdon

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book by a gifted writing teacher
This is an outstanding book for new composition teachers. It is well organized, well written, and very practical. Read more
Published on April 18, 2006 by Eric Anderson

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable resource for composition teachers
One of the best background texts for the writing instructor--secondary or college-level. It will provide the knowledge that brings confidence and understanding to the beginning... Read more
Published on December 2, 2003

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The problem with this book is that it takes a fairly simple approach to teaching writing, even though teaching writing is quite complicated and difficult. Read more
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