Joshua Burtner Writing Bio
PART 1: Writing Biography I have always enjoyed writing papers of most kinds all through school. I enjoy the creativity involved with exploring my own thoughts and ideas whether I was...
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In chapter one of Gardner’s “Designing Writing Assignments,” a lot of focus is place on the student’s ability to comprehend the prompt and the expectations of the teacher for the prompt. I myself have...
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In the fourth and fifth chapters of Blasingame, multi-genre writing assignments are addressed and the pros and cons of teaching it discussed. I believe that this style of writing is a great way to...
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In Applebee’s article What is Happening in the Teaching of Writing, Applebee discusses the apparent trends in student writers over the past three decades. Studies have shown that though a large...
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In our reading of Melinda Putz’s book, A teacher’s guide to the Multigenre Research Project, Putz begins with a double voice style introduction as though the readers were witnessing the introduction of...
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In chapters six and seven of Blasingame’s, Teaching Writing in Middle and Secondary Schools, in and out of classroom assessment is addressed as well as the importance of flexibility needed in all such...
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In chapters 6-9 and 11 of Melinda Putz’s, A teacher’s guide to the Multigenre Research Project, Putz focuses on the idea that students need to understand what is expected of them in their writing...
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In Traci Gardner’s Designing Writing Assignments (2008), chapter six focuses on different styles of basic writing assignments and provides examples of each (Narrative, Analysis, Persuasion and Literary...
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In Christine Dawson’s article, Beyond Checklists and Rubrics: Engaging Students in Authentic Conversations about Their Writing (2009), she focuses on the problems with the typical peer editing...
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5 July Article blog
BEAT THE CLOCK And Break Through to Reluctant Writers Based on Gwendolyn Todd’s article, Feedback Unlocks Reluctance Time Management is Key! Student conferencing can be a great form of face-to-face...
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