Templates, Rubrics, and Models - Oh My! Building Confidence in Freshmen Writers with Structured Instructional Methods

In this article, the author provides instructors with a concrete strategy to reach the range of students in a first-term college writing course. A model assignment and sample essays to illustrate clear methods to analyze the large-scale organization in an essay are presented in detail. This model is...

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Published in:International forum of teaching and studies 2022-01, Vol.18 (1), p.37-62
Main Author: Yelin, Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult Basic Education
Adult Students
Audiences
Business writing
Essays
Law Students
Legal Education (Professions)
Rhetoric
Student writing
Students
Teaching methods
Writers
Writing instruction
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Summary:In this article, the author provides instructors with a concrete strategy to reach the range of students in a first-term college writing course. A model assignment and sample essays to illustrate clear methods to analyze the large-scale organization in an essay are presented in detail. This model is an example of how to sensitize students to small scale writing concerns. The goal of this approach is to guide students in building confidence in their abilities to navigate a college writing assignment, with concrete examples, while walking through all the steps in the process.
ISSN:1555-872X