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EDUCATION 486-4
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SPECIAL TOPIC: THE WRITING PROCESS
Spring Semester. 7
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Instructor: Mary Kooy
Thursdays
4:30 - 8:20
Location: MPX 8620
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course considers the role of writing in the elementary and secondary classroom: as a
vehicle for thinking; language development; and learning. Extensive, varied writing
augments and enhances the total language experience. Writing encourages students both
to explore their thinking and construct "webs of meaning" in a tangible way. By making
sense of their world through writing, children can actively engage in their own learning
processes.
This establishes the context for examining beliefs about learning, thinking and writing; the
role of the teacher in providing "assisted invitations"; and the implications for classroom
practice.
The course will consist of a varied range of experiences: lectures; workshops and
demonstrations; seminars; individual writing tasks; small group work. The class structure
will reflect the repertoire of methods and materials applicable to actual classroom writing
experiences.
OUTLINE OF TOPICS
Topics to be investigated include:
- Writing and thought
- Writing and language growth and development
- Writing to think across the curriculum
- The relationship of writing to reading
- Elements of the writing process: pre-writing; composing; editing; revising
- The role of grammar and usage in the teaching of writing
- Evaluation of writing
- The goals, objectives, and elements of an effective writing program
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
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Participation in all aspects of the course
- Completion of assigned professional readings
- Class presentation of one completed written assignment
- Major paper
TEXTS
Required
- Donald H. Graves. (1983). Writing: Teachers and children at work. Heinemann
(paperback).
- Ann E. Berthoff. (1981). The making of meaning. Boynton/Cook.
- Lucy McCormick Calkins. (1986). The art of teaching writing. Heinemann.
- Janet Emig. The web of meaning: Essays on writing, teaching, learning and thinking.
Boynton/Cook
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EDUCATION 486 SPECIAL TOPICS: WRITING SFU JAN/88 MARY KOOY
CLASS # 1: INTRODUCTION: LANGEJAGING TO "MAKE MEANING"
1.
General Introduction
2. Course Outline
3. Course Requirements! Assignments
a.
(1) Ann E. Berthoff ?
The Makin g
of Meaning
(2) Lucy McCormick Calkins ?
The Art of Teachin
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Writing
(3) Janet Emig ?
The Web of Meanin g : Essa y s on Writing
(4)
"Double Entry Notebook" on professional readings
b. Course Assignments
(1)
Participation in all aspects of the course
(2)
Completion of assigned professional readings
(3)
Class presentation of one completed writing assignment
(4) Major paper
READINGS: CLASS # 1: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND USE
(1) Observin g
the Lan
g uage Learner -
pp.
1-7 (Jaggar)
pp.
57-72 (Pinnel)
(2) The Makin g of Meanin g - Berthoff pp. 41-47
(3)
LA,, Sept., 1981, pp. 652-658 (DeFord)
(4) Newspaper series on "Literacy"
CLASS # 2: 'MAKING MEANING':
(1)
Berthoff The Makin g o
(2) ENG. ED., Dec., 1986
(3) L.A., Oct., 1987 pp.
(4)
ENG. ED., Dec., 1986
(5) Emig, The Web of Mear
LANGUAGE, THOUGHT AND WRITING
f Meanin g
- pp. 1-29
pp.
197-208 (Woods)
619-633 (Sanders)
pp.
231-243 (Greene)
ma pp. 97-108
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CLASS # 3: LEARNING TO WRITE
(1)
LA, Sept., 1987
pp.
489-496
(2) Q,
Summer. 1983
pp.
46-54
(3)
Sept., 1987
pp.
474-488
(4)
Berthoff, The Makin
g
of Mean
(5)
Calkins, The Art of Teaching
(Tchudi)
(Dawson)
(Fine)
jjg
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pp.
61-80
Writin g
pp.
31-66
CLASS * 4: "WRITING TO LEARN" ACROSS THE
CURRICULUM
(1)
* "Learning to Write or Writing to Learn?"
(2)
* "Writing and Learning in School Settings" (Applebee)
(3)
Calkins, The Art of Teachin g Writin g
pp.
261-294
(4)
Emig, The Web of Meanin g
pp.
122-131
(5)
Berthoff, The Makin
g of Meanin g
pp.
113-126
(6) Vir
g
inia En
g
lish Bulletin
pp.
11-17 (Pope, Wolfe)
(7) En g
. Ed.
pp.
76-85 (Tighe, Koziol)
(8) Educ. Leadershi
p
pp.
4-8 (Pradl, Maher)
CLASS * 5: THE PROCESS OF WRITING: INVENTION AND SHAPING
(1)
RTE, October, 1984.
pp.
233-264 ?
(Haas Dyson)
(2) RTE Oct., 1984
pp.
320-330 (Britton)
(3)
ENGLISH EDUCATION, May, 1982,
pp.
76-85 (Tighe, Koziol)
(4) L&.
Sept., 1987
pp.
523-531 (Hall, Duffy)
(5)
Emig, The Web of Meanin g
pp.
109-121
(6)
Calkins, The Art of Teachin
g Writin g
pp.
111-134
(7) Journal oLNewEn
q
l._Assoc, of Teachers of Engl.
Winter, 1986
pp.
36-42
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CLASS * 6: THE WRITING PROCESS: REVISION AND EDITING
(1) L.A... October, 1985,
pp.
614-618 ?
(McPhillips)
(2)
ENGLISH EDUCATION, October, 1984. pp.151-166
(Davis, Chornsky)
(3)
* ENGLISH EDUCATION, "Learning to teach the Rereading/
Revising Process" - (Wall)
(4) LA, Oct., 1985
(5) LA, Oct., 1985
(6) L.
Oct., 1985
(7) LA,
Sept., 1985
(8)
Calkins The Art
(9) L.A., 63 (1986)
pp.
614-618 (McPhillips)
pp.
619-623 (Willinsky)
pp.
624-631 (Hubbard)
pp.
491-499 (Soisken)
of Teachin
g
Writin g
pp.
135-162
pp.
533-5374 (Cadegan)
CLASS * 7: THE ROLE OF GRAMMAR AND USAGE
(1) Ea,
Fall, 1985
pp.
24-34 (Walker)
(2)
ENG. ED., Oct., 1985
pp.
174-178 (Small)
(3) ENGL. ED., Oct., 1984
pp.
151-166 (Davis)
(4)
Calkins, The Art of Teachin
g
Writin g
pp.
163-212
CLASS
4*
8: EVALUATION OF WRI
(1)
ENGED., Dec., 1984
(2) LA, March, 1987 pp.
(3) LA, March, 1987 pp.
(4) March, 1987 pp.
(5)
ENG. ED., May, 1982
(6) ENG. ED., May, 1982
(7) Calkins, The Art of
TING
pp.
203-207
278-284 (Searle, Stevenson)
285-288 (Dietz)
289-301 (Samway)
pp. 95-98 (Bartholomew, Hipple)
pp. 76-85 (Lemke, Bridwell)
Teachin g Writin g
, pp.
213-218
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CLASS * 9: "CREATIVE WRITING" IN THE CLASSROOM
(1) Calkins, The Art of Teachin
g Writin g
pp.
317-331
CLASS * 10: THE RELATIONSHIP OF READING TO WRITING
(1)
L.A., April. 1986,
pp.
369-377 ?
(Buckley)
(2)
* "From Story to
Essay:
Reading and Writing" (Petrosky)
(3)
TIP. Autumn, 1982,
pp.
268-277 (Rosenblatt)
(4) Readin g
Canada Lecture, Winter, 1985,
pp.
256-266
(Crowhurst, Kooy)
(5)
LA, Oct. 1987
pp.
603-610 ?
(Schwartz)
(6)
LA, Sept., 1987
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pp.
505-515 (D'Alessandro)
(7)
ENG. ED., May, 1987
pp.
69-82 (Scholes)
(8) ENG. ED., May, 1987
pp.
83-92 ?
(Britton)
(9)
Calkins, The Art of Teachin
g Writin g
pp.
243-260
CLASS * 11: GOALS/ OBJECTIVES/ ELEMENTS OF AN EFFECTIVE WRITING
PROGRAM
(1) LA
April, 1987 pp. 370-383 (Simon)
(2) LA
April, 1987
pp.
384-396 (Clarke)
(3)
ENG.ED.. Oct., 1986
pp.
153-158 (Britton)
(4) ENG. ED., Oct., 1987
pp.
171-180 (Kantor)
(5)
Emig, The Web of Meanin
g
pp.
132-144
(6)
En
g . Ed,, Oct., 1986
pp.
135-146 (Haas Dyson)
(7)
LA April, 1986
pp.
369-377
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1987
pp.
44-
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pp.
182-195
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g
pp.
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pp.
727-737
pp.
390-396
pp.
378-382
50 (Piazza, Wallat)
(Comber)
157-170
(Newman)
(Maher, Brause)
(Green)
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CLASS * 12: THE TEACHER AND PEDAGOGY
(1) LL.,
April, 1986,
pp.
384-389 ?
(Pinnell, Green)
(2) Ldj,
Febr., 1985 pp. 48-49
(Gossett)
(3) ENG.ED., Febr,
(4) L.&
Febr., 1987
(5)
Emig, The Web p
(6)
L.A., Nov., 198
(7) LA
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April, 1986
(8) LA April, 1986
CLASS # 13: SUMMARIES AND PRESENTATIONS
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EDUCATION 486:
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ASSIGNMENTS
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107. 1. CLASS PRESENTATION: On one of the weekly readings.
(a) Essence of the article
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(b) Presentation
Personal response
Practical Application
307. 2 "DOUBLE-ENTRY" JOURNAL: On the weekly readings
The purpose of the "double-entry" journal will be not only
to summarize the articles, but more importantly, to reflect
on them in writing. Summaries of the readings will be kept
on thin right side, reflections about the readings, on the
left. Reflections need to focus on the readings will will
undoubtedly connect with personal and professional writing
experiences. The journal will be submitted three times
during the term.
157. 3. "OBSERVATION LOG": On the process of writing
The "observation lo
g
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for a period of two weeks, either:
(a)
your own personal writing process and
activities
-or -
(b)
the writing processes and activities in your
classroom
Use only the right-hand side of your log to record the
information. On the left side, take some time to reflect
about the activities and processes observed.
407. 4. MAJOR PAPER
The purpose of the major paper will be to work through an
issue, problem, or "new discovery" you have encountered in
this course. The "topics" for each week may help you
determine your area.
If you are currently teaching of have a "student" available,
you may wish to follow the writing processes of one writer.
The length of the paper will be determined by the scope of
your topic. Please see me if you need help settling on a
specific area.
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5. PERSONAL WRITING
Each week we will be doing some personal, "free writing."
From these writings, please choose one to develop for
presentation during the last class. Provide a copy for all
the ':lass participants.
