by Andi | Nov 5, 2010 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
This week, my creative writing students are working on submissions to literary journals. Before our class, most of them didn’t know what a literary journal was; in fact, most of them didn’t know what an essay was beyond the kind they wrote for school. So... by Andi | Oct 29, 2010 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
We’ve all done it. We write up that important report, that crucial email, that major essay, and when we reread it later (usually when it’s returned to us with mark-ups), we see them – proofreading errors. We’ve doubled a word; we’ve left... by Andi | Oct 22, 2010 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
10. Spell her/his name right, and at minimum, remember her/his name. 9. Learn the difference between “weather” and “whether.” 8. Actually use a font that is readable. “Lucida Hand” does not count. 7. Eliminate all “text”... by Andi | Oct 15, 2010 | Teaching Triumphs and Travails
Today, I have a teaching portfolio due for one of the schools where I teach, so I had to write a “Statement of Teaching Philosophy,” which is simply a document that tells how I think about teaching. These are kind of hard to write for a number of reasons... by Andi | Oct 13, 2010 | Book Recommendations, Teaching Triumphs and Travails, Written and Wrought
Last night, I was reading through some of my students’ responses to the question – “Why read poetry?” Most of them said that they didn’t really like poetry. I wasn’t surprised by that fact, but what did surprise me was why they...