Claire Lamonica's English 409.05 Home Page Applying Rhetoric to the Teaching of Writing

Welcome To My English 409.05 Home Page English 409.05, Applying Rhetoric to the Teaching of Writing, is one of six courses that comprise the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing offered by the English Department at Illinois State University. This and other courses in the program are designed specifically for secondary (high school and middle school) English/Language Arts teachers who would like to learn more about the teaching of writing at the secondary level. Course Syllabus Click here to get information about the course, assignments, and policies. Course Requirements Click on the links below to get information about the major requirements for this course: Reading Journal Teaching Demonstration Curriculum Unit Teaching Philosophy Teacher/Scholar Project

Cool links for Writing Teachers Click on the links below to find some helpful places on the Web. Let me know if you have others to recommend! PBWiki This is the site for our class Wiki. You can create a wiki for your class by going to www.pbwiki.com! It's free and easy. (Remember, I did it!) NCTE This is the site for the National Council of Teachers of English. ReadWriteThink If you don't know about ReadWriteThink, go there TODAY! Also, think about submitting the lesson plans you write for this class for publication on this site. They actually pay real money for good lesson plans! IATE This is the site for the Illinois Association of Teachers of English, our state's NCTE affiliate. (Did you know IATE is OLDER than NCTE? We're celebrating our 100th Birthday this year!) The deadline for proposals for the fall Conference in Peoria is coming up in March. If you need help coming up with an idea or formulating your proposal, let me know. NWP This is the site of the National Writing Project. ISWP And THIS is the site of Illinois State Writing Project.

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Last Update:1/30/07