Chronicle of Higher Education
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Willing to Read and Write: Reprise
Last week, this post – first published in September of last year – spiked in my blog stats. It seemed a whole pile of people were reading it, but I couldn’t figure out who or why, although the search term “effort” had a corresponding spike. Maybe now, at midterm, teachers and students are being hard Continue reading
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Top 10 Posts of 2011
It’s that time of year again. (Actually, it’s a little past that time of year – it was that time of year, oh, two weeks ago, when it was still last year.) Nevertheless: a roundup! Here are the posts from Classroom as Microcosm that received the most hits this year. The reasons for their popularity Continue reading
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How To Use Quotations
I gave a lesson on integrating and formatting quotations on Tuesday, and – serendipity! – Carol Saller at the Chronicle of Higher Ed published about correct use of quotations the next day, right AFTER it would have been of some use to me. It doesn’t really matter; I’m unlikely to pass on any advice containing Continue reading
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When to be Nice
Three weeks left in the semester. I am trying not to drown. I can’t write much today, but please read this and tell me what you think: is there such a thing as too nice, especially where female academics are concerned? Image by Chris Bowers, from the Images from #Occupy Facebook album Continue reading
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Pearls of Wisdom to Offer Students About Writing
There are five things that Rob Jenkins tells his composition students every semester. “If you think you won’t have to write anymore once you’re done with your English classes, you need to think again.” “If you think you’re going to be done with writing when you get out of college, you need to think again.” Continue reading
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