After sequestering myself in my home office for nearly four hours on a Saturday morning—using headphones and a closed door to counteract the distractions of domestic life—I emerge, over-caffeinated but relieved, announcing to my wife and daughters that I've graded 10 research papers, my quota for the day. "How were they?" my wife asks. "OK. … Continue reading Beyond the Research Paper: Exploring New Genres for Original, Authentic Inquiry by Jeremy Corey-Gruenes
A Fresh Look at Peer Response: Improved Writing and Talk That Hits the (Common) Core by Neil Witikko
The Students Five minutes have passed in third hour, and the students in Composition I are hard at work in teams of three and four. Most groups are scattered around the classroom, finding what privacy they can away from the other peer groups. One team of four is working just outside the door of the … Continue reading A Fresh Look at Peer Response: Improved Writing and Talk That Hits the (Common) Core by Neil Witikko
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