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The New Literacy: Stanford study finds richness and complexity in students' writing
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VocabGrabber : Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus
An interesting way to look at text, and to get students to look at texts.
Two Ways to Say More With Fewer Words — Copyblogger
Good advice for writers
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a schema takes advantage of what your audience already knows to tell a complete story in fewer words. You use analogies, archtypes, established worldviews, and popular culture to create instant understanding.
The evolution of a tweet: or, Twitter as online writing coach - iMedia Connection Blog
Good description of how to create a Tweet, and its positive effect on learning how to write with brevity. via JulieTyios on Twitter
Write for Reuse (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
On writing on the web. "We know from countless studies of users' reading behavior on websites that people mainly read only the initial part of any piece of content. To read beyond that, users must be convinced of the content's value." via Steve Rubel
The Chronicle: 3/10/2006: A New Way to Grade
Essential reading for all writing teachers. A fascinating experiment - the article is from 2006 and my quick shallow search didn't find more up-to-date info. I am ambivalent as I believe strongly that writers should write for specific audiences (i.e. their teacher) and, contradictorily, that writing teachers should be coaches not judges &/or markers. I also see this quote from the article as an accurate description of many freshman comp. courses:
"Before ICON, says Mr. Kemp, the system for teaching freshman composition was rife with inconsistency. Or rather there was no system. Instructors drawn from creative writing, technical communication, rhetoric, and literature could not agree on either the content or criteria of good writing. Some instructors had students writing haiku and short stories, while others assigned lengthy research papers. At the beginning of each semester, says Mr. Kemp, the department dealt with wholesale movement between sections, while his office turned into a "complaint desk" for students carping about the program's inequities." via Stephen Downes
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Most alarming to the critics is that the system's separation of instruction from grading threatens the traditional, and to some, sacrosanct, relationship between teacher and student.
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Before ICON, says Mr. Kemp, the system for teaching freshman composition was rife with inconsistency. Or rather there was no system. Instructors drawn from creative writing, technical communication, rhetoric, and literature could not agree on either the content or criteria of good writing. Some instructors had students writing haiku and short stories, while others assigned lengthy research papers. At the beginning of each semester, says Mr. Kemp, the department dealt with wholesale movement between sections, while his office turned into a "complaint desk" for students carping about the program's inequities.
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Pageflakes - Mark's The Topoi Flakes
A collection of videos showing how the writing process wirks, Check out the Student Conference. via AcademHack
Fifty (50!) Tools which can help you in Writing - Stepcase Lifehack
50 tools that can help you when you do any kinds of writing. This is a extensive list of writing tools, but by no mean you need to apply all of them when you do any writing.
Penzu | Why Keep a Journal?
"If you would like to achieve the therapeutic effects of journaling, writing in an expressive journal is a good place to start. Here are some quick tips from Dr. James W. Pennebaker to guide you along."
Blogging and Reading Comprehension Strategies « Classroom Tech Tips
Help for students learning how to leave comments on blogs.
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