University Writing Program

Writing Pedagogy and Classroom Techniques

Classroom Techniques

• Icebreaker Questions and Ideas (DOCX | PDF)
• Learning about Learning (in a Writing Class) (DOCX | PDF)
• The Thoughts and Questions Method – "It Changes Everything! The Simple Change that Fundamentally Alters Teaching and Learning" (DOCX | PDF)
• Tips for Leading a Classroom Discussion (DOCX | PDF)
• Tips for Teaching International Students (DOCX | PDF)

Reference Works

• Rosenwasser, David, and Jill Stephen. "Beyond Critique: Alternative Ways for Writers to Respond to Other Writers." In Writing Analytically, Eighth edition. Cengage, 2019, 136-40.
  
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• Schreiber, Brooke R., et al., editors. Linguistic Justice on Campus: Pedagogy and Advocacy for Multilingual Students. Multilingual Matters, 2022. 
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• Tobin, Lad. "Process Pedagogy." In Tate, Gary, et al. A Guide to Composition Pedagogies. Oxford University Press, 2001.
  
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• Excerpts from Villanueva, Victor, and Kristin L. Arola. Cross-Talk in Comp Theory: a Reader. Third edition. National Council of Teachers of English, 2011.
  
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Writing in the Disciplines

Copies in both UWP and Brandeis Libraries