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Composition & Rhetoric Instructor Resources

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Please choose from the following subcategories for this page:

TA Literature	TA Events
Writing Matters	Brown Bag Lunches
Classroom Resources	Outside Resources
Resources for Special Students	Journals & Organizations
Sample Assignments	RhetComp Research
	Textbook Publishers
	Teaching Ideas

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Writing Matters

Writing Matters is a publication written by Composition Instructors for English 101 students. It is required in all English 101 classes and covers a range of important topics such as: rhetoric, journaling, conferencing, freewriting, active reading strategies, portfolios and writing ethnography. Included in each year’s Writing Matters are the previous winners of the English Composition Contest and the Portfolio Contest.

Here are some chapters from the Writing Matters 2007-2008 edition:

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All Freshman Read by Stephanie Robinson
Difficult Readings by Will Duffy
English 101N by Vance Warlock
English 102 by Sandy Harwiger
Grammar by Chip Smoak
Group Work by John Pell
Journals by Katie Rose Guest
Pop Culture by Charles Tedder
Reflective Writing by Laurie Lyda
Research Writing by Rae Ann DeRosse
Speaking in Comp Class by Kim Reigle

Plus Old Essays from previous editions, including:

• "Reading Actively" by Brandy Grabow
• "Understanding Rhetoric" by Tonya Hassell
• "Let’s Chat: Conferencing With Confidence" by Kristen Moore
• "The Art of Revision" by Mary Beth Pennington
• "Literature in the Writing Classroom" by Melissa Richard, and
• "Creative Writing, the Composition Classroom and You" by Angus Bennett

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Brown Bag Lunches

Brown Bag Lunches are held each month to discuss issues and challenges in teaching English 101. All Teaching Assistants are required to attend these meetings, which generally take place in the university’s Faculty Center on Wednesdays. All lecturers are welcome to attend as well.

TA Calendar

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Resources for Special Students

Sample Assignments

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Journals and Professional Organizations

The field of composition is large and growing. Here's some of the journals that composition instructors may be interested in reading or submitting articles to. In addition, there are links to several professional organizations composition instructors may wish to join.

Journals

The ADE Bulletin
The CEA Forum
College Composition and Communication
Composition Studies
JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory
Journal of Basic Writing
Journal of Teaching Writing
PRE/TEXT
Rhetoric Review
Rhetoric Society Quarterly
Rhetoric
Writing on the Edge

E-Journals

Academic Writing
Composition Forum
Enculturation
First Monday
The Journal of Literacy and Technology
Kairos
Rhet/Net
Writer's Write: The Internet Writing Journal

Professional Organizations

Alliance for Computers and Writing
MLA
NCTE
National Writing Centers Associations WPA

Researching in Composition and Rhetoric

There are a few developing online databases and websites for doing scholarly work in Composition and Rhetoric.

CompPile

comppile.tamucc.edu
Largest online searchable database of composition sources 1939-1999

Cyber Culture and Hypermedia Resources

mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/cyber-resources.htm
A large subdivided bibliography of sources about teaching with technology.

RhetComp

www.rhetcomp.com
links, programs, journals, calls for papers
www.uta.edu/english/V/rhetcomp.html
Victor Vitanza's web page
www.uta.edu/english/V/histrhet.html
history of rhetoric

Textbook Publishers

Heinemann: www.heinemann.com
Norton: www.wwnorton.com
Prentice Hall: www.prenhall.com
Mayfield: www.mayfieldpub.com
Bedford/St. Martin's: www.bedfordstmartins.com
McGraw/Hill: www.mhhe.com
Allyn & Bacon/Longman: www.ablongman.com
Houghton Mifflin: www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com

Teaching Ideas (UNCG Teaching & Learning Center)

The campus Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) has complied a large number of websites dedicated to teaching ideas: what to do the first day of class, how to create syllabi and assignments, how to work with groups in the classroom, and so forth.

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