Strategies for Teaching First-Year Composition

Both experienced and new teachers from community colleges, liberal arts colleges, state universities, and research institutions throughout the U.S. contribute over 90 articles to this guide for new teaching assistants and college/university instructors. The essays are grouped into sections on the contexts for teaching writing; curriculum; designing syllabus materials; creating effective writing assignments; teaching students to build reflective portfolios; strategies for course management; invention strategies and activities; peer-response activities; responding to in-process work to promote revision; responding to and evaluating polished writing; teaching writing with technology; constructing a teaching portfolio; teaching grammar, usage, and style; and teaching research skills. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)