Introduction 1. Tools of the Trade: The College Writing Teacher in a New Age Pauline Burton and Martha C. Pennington Part 1. Writing from Personal Experience 2. The Personal Essay as a Tool to Teach Academic Writing Olivia Archibald, St. Martin's University (USA) 3. Snapshots of Our Literacies Michelle Cox, Bridgewater State College (USA) Katherine E. Tirabassi, Keene State College (USA) 4.
Empowering Basic Writers Through "This I Believe" Essays Molly Hurley Moran, University of Georgia (USA) 5. Local Heroes, Local Voices Pauline Burton 6. A Funny Thing Happened To Me: Introducing Oneself Through Humor Martha C. Pennington Part 2. Argumentation and Writing from Sources 7. The "Delayed Thesis" Essay: Enhancing Rhetorical Sensitivity by Exploring Doubts and Refutations Sara Pace, Lamar University (USA) 8. Literature-with-Exposition: A Critical Thinking and Writing Assignment Gita DasBender, Seton Hall University (USA) 9. Paraphrase Integration Task: Increasing Authenticity of Practice in Using Academic Sources Zuzana Tomas, University of Utah (USA) 10.
Teaching Critique Writing: A Scaffolded Approach Nahla Nola Bacha, Lebanese American University (Lebanon) Part 3. Writing for Specific Contexts 11. Academic Discourse Community Mini-Ethnography Dan Melzer (California State University, Sacramento (USA) 12. Using Writing Across the Curriculum Exercises to Teach Critical Thinking and Writing Robert Smart, Quinnipiac University (USA) Suzanne Hudd, Quinnipiac University (USA) Andrew Delohery, Quinnipiac University (USA) 13. Writing the "Professional": A Model for Teaching Project Management in a Writing Course Sky Marsen (Victoria University of Wellington (NZ) 14. Writing for an Authentic Audience Kate Kessler, James Madison University (USA) Part 4. Interactive and Self Assessment of Writing 15. The Write Path: Guiding Writers to Self-Reliance Lisa Nazarenko, University of Vienna (Austria) Gillian Schwarz, University of Vienna (Austria) 16.
Conference-based Writing Assessment and Grading Robert T. Koch, Jr., University of North Alabama (USA) Part 5. Working With Technology in the Writing Class 17. Scavenger Hunt: A Model for Digital Composing Processes Sally Chandler, Kean University (USA) Mark Sutton, Kean University (USA) 18. Virtual Mediation: Audio-Enhanced Feedback for Student Writing Carter Winkle, Barry University (USA) 19. Academic Writing in the Foreign Language Class: Wikis and Chats at Work Ana Oskoz, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (USA) Idoia Elola, Texas Tech University (USA).