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Engl 408: Writing for Writing Teachers Professor Bill Tucker

wtucker@emich.edu
Meeting Times: M & W : 12:30 – 1:45 Office Hours: M & W: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. M: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. = Celebration of = = the Teaching of Writing = Where? Halle 217 When? 11:30 a.m., December 13 What? Presentations on Teaching Writing to Special Education Students, Supporting Boys in Writing, Writing Exchanges How? With Pizza and soft drinks Why? You've been an Awesome Class! Not Waiting for Superman  http://www.notwaitingforsuperman.org/
 * [|Ira Shor is not “Waiting for...”]
 * [|What “Superman” got wrong, point by point]
 * [|Proving Grounds: School “Rheeform” in Washington, D.C.]
 * [|We’re NOT “Waiting for Superman”]

Obama on Learning to Write
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=Michigan Portfolios= http://www.michiganportfolios.org/

= Common Core State Standards = = =
 * Writing **

· The ability to write logical arguments based on substantive claims, sound reasoning, and relevant evidence is a cornerstone of the writing standards, with opinion writing—a basic form argument —extending down into the earliest grades.

· Research—both short, focused projects (such as those commonly required in the workplace) and longer term in depth research —is emphasized throughout the standards but most prominently in the writing strand since a written analysis and presentation of findings is so often critical.

· Annotated samples of student writing accompany the standards and help establish adequate performance levels in writing arguments, informational / explanatory texts, and narratives in the various grades. http://www.corestandards.org/