Engaging Ideas (eBook)

JOHN C. BEAN, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of English at Seattle University. He received his doctorate in Renaissance Literature from the University of Washington. He is Co-author of three composition textbooks -- Writing Arguments, The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing, and Reading Rhetorically. DAN MELZER, PhD, is Professor in the University Writing Program and Director of First-Year Composition at the University of California. He received his doctorate in Rhetoric and Composition from Florida State University. He is a frequent speaker and lecturer at universities across the United States.

Preface

About the Authors

1 Using Writing to Promote Thinking: A Busy Professor's Guide to the Whole Book

PART 1 UNDERSTANDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THINKING AND WRITING

2 How Writing Is Related to Critical Thinking

3 Helping Students Think Rhetorically

PART 2 DESIGNING PROBLEM-BASED WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

4 Formal Writing Assignments Situated in Rhetorical Contexts

5 Informal, Exploratory Writing Activities

PART 3 COACHING STUDENTS AS LEARNERS, THINKERS, AND WRITERS

6 Designing Tasks to Promote Active Thinking and Learning

7 Helping Students Read Mindfully across the Disciplines

8 Using Small Groups to Coach Thinking and Teach Disciplinary Argument

9 Bringing More Critical Thinking into Lectures and Discussions

10 Designing and Sequencing Assignments to Teach Undergraduate Research

PART 4 RESPONDING TO AND GRADING STUDENT WRITING

11 Helping Students Use Self-Assessment and Peer Review to Promote Revision and Reflection

12 Using Rubrics to Develop and Apply Assessment Criteria

13 Coaching the Writing Process and Handling the Paper Load

14 Providing Effective and Efficient Feedback

15 Responding to Grammar and Other Sentence-Level Concerns

16 Alternatives to Traditional Grading: Portfolio Assessment and Contract Grading

References

Index