Reading Lists for 695C: Composition and Language

Reading Lists for 695C: Composition and Language

Everybody

Essays (TBD) from Cross-Talk in Comp Theory (purchased for 625EN; many of the essays are available through the library).

Gere, Christenbury, and Sassi. Writing on Demand: Best Practices and Strategies for Success. Heinemann, 2005.

Graff and Birkenstein. They Say, I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing. Norton, 2006. (Copies provided by instructor).

Hagemann, Julie Ann. Teaching Grammar: A Reader and Workbook. Allyn and Bacon, 2003. NOTE: Buy a good copy of this book second hand. Amazon has a number available. Also check

Writing Next

Choose ONE from the compositionlist AND one from the language list below. First come, first served. One reader per title.

Composition

Atwell, Nanci. In the Middle: New Understandings about Writing, Reading, and Learning. 2nd ed. Heinemann, 1998.

Burke. Writing Reminders. Heinemann, 2003.

Dean, Deborah. Genre Theory: Teaching, Writing, and Being. (NCTE 2008).

Dean, Deborah. Strategic Writing: The Writing Process and Beyond in the Secondary English Classroom. (NCTE 2006).

Doran, Rosen, and Wilson. Within and Beyond the Writing Process in the Secondary Classroom. Allyn and Bacon, 2003.

Gallagher, Kelly. Teaching Adolescent Writers. Stenhouse, 2006.

Gilmore, Barry. “Is It Done Yet?” Teaching Adolescents the Art of Revision.” Heinemann, 2007.

Kittle, Penny. Write Beside Them: Risk, Voice, and Clarity in High School Writing. Heinemann, 2008.

Kirby, Dan, Dawn Latta Kirby and Tom Liner. Inside Out: Strategies for Teaching Writing (3rd ed.). Heinemann, 2004.

Murray, Donald M. A Writer Teaches Writing. Cengage Learning, 2003.

National Writing Project and Carl Nagin. Because Writing Matters: Improving Student Writing in Our Schools (Revised and Updated edition). Jossey-Bass., 2006.

Newkirk, Thomas and Richard Kent, eds. Teaching the Neglected “R”: Rethinking Writing Instruction in the Secondary Classrooms. Heinemann, 2007.

Romano, Tom.Crafting Authentic Voice. Heinemann, 2004.

Romano, Tom. Blending Genre: Altering Style. Heinemann, 2000.

Strong, William. Coaching Writing: The Power of Guided Practice. Heinemann, 2001.

Language: Grammar and Vocabulary Development

Two or Three Readers Per Book

Bailey, Alison. Ed. The Language Demands of School: Putting Academic English to the Test. Yale, 2007.

Boiarsky, Carolyn R. Academic Literacy in the Classroom. Heinemann, 2003.

Fisher, Douglas and Nancy Frey. Word Wise and Content Rich, Grades 7-12: Five Essential Steps to Teaching Academic Vocabulary. Heinemann, 2008.

Haussamen, Brock et. al. Grammar Alive! A Guide for Teaching. NCTE, 2003.

Hewings, Ann and Martin Hewings. Grammar and Context: An Advanced Resource Book. Routledge, 2005.

Noden, Harry R. Image Grammar: Using Grammatical Structures to Teach Writing. Boynton/Cook/Heinemann, 1999.

Schuster, Edgar H. Breaking the Rules: Liberating Writers through Innovative Grammar Instructive. Heinemann, 2003.

Sipe, Rebecca Bowers. They Still Can’t Spell: Understanding and Supporting Challenged Spellers in Middle and High School. Heinemann, 2003.

Weaver, Constance. Grammar to Enrich and Enhance Writing. Heinemann, 2008.

Weaver, Constance. Teaching Grammar in Context. Boynton/Cook, 1996.