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Welcome To My English 297 Home Page English 297, The Teaching of Writing, is a methods course for students in the English Education program at Illinois State University. For more information, click on any of the links below.
Course Syllabus Click here to get information about this course, its objectives, and its policies.

Course Schedule Click here to get information about daily assignments. Note that the schedule is constantly adjusted to meet the learning needs of the class. For the most up-to-date information on assignments, due dates, etc., see the Daily Notes.

Course Requirements Click on the links below to see the assignments for the major course requirements ane the instruments that will be used to evaluate them.
Teaching Topic Report and Rubric Teaching Demonstration and Rubric Professional Writing Assignment and Rubric Teaching Plans and Rubrics (Option A and Option B) Sophomore Writing Response Project and Rubric Course Journal Clinical Experience Observation Assignment (aka "Classroom Observations") and Rubric
Your work on these assignments will be showcased in a Course Portfolio, to be submitted at the end of the semester.

Handy Dandy Helpers Click on the links below to access other information that will help you succeed in this course.
Checklist for Intelligent Conversation Kinds of Drafts Suggestions for Response Glossary of Writing Terms SAMPLE Important Book Page (From Introduction to Because Writing Matters)

Class WebBoard Click here to log on to our class WebBoard. Click here for information about how to use the WebBoard. NOTE: This is a private WebBoard. For permission to view, contact Dr. Claire Lamonica.

Daily Notes Click here for access to Dr. Lamonica's Daily Notes.

LiveText Information Click here to visit the LiveText Home Page or click below to visit LiveText help sites: For LiveText Help at ISU, click here or e-mail livetext@degarmo.coe.ilstu.edu Other helpful sites include: http://seidel.salisbury.edu/~educatio/livetext (includes help sheets, FAQs, and troubleshooting tips) and http://www.bamaed.ua.edu/cse489 (features vidoe tutorials)

Great Links for Writing Teachers Click on the links below to go to websites of interest.
National Council of Teachers of English Home Page National Writing Project Home Page Illinois State Board of Education ERIC Database The US Dept. of Education Database of Education Resources EasyBib.com Inexpensive help for creating bibliographies in MLA or APA format. RapidCite Free help for creating bibliographies in MLA, APA, or Chicago style. Rubistar Download rubrics or design your own. ReadWriteThink Find lesson plans, standards, web resources, and student materials. ReadWriteThink Printing Press Requires a Flash plug-in on your computer. You can download the plug-in at no charge from ReadWriteThink's technical support page.

Important Teacher Education Links Click on the links below to visit sites of interest to pre-service teachers at Illinois State University.
Clinical Experiences and Certification Processes Instructional Technology Passport System Illinois Certification Testing System/NES
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