Syllabus

Salem State University
Instructor: Rick Branscomb Office: MH 104 Office Hours: TTh 10:00 - 11:00; T 1:00 - 3:00; Th 3:00 - 4:00 Phone: (978) 542-6142 email: ebranscomb@mac.com AIM Screen Name: ebranscomb Twitter: rickbransc Professional Home Page: http://web.mac.com/ebranscomb/academic/Home.html

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
This course will investigate the research and theories which inform current composition pedagogy. Students will practice adapting various theoretical perspectives to actual classroom situations.

REQUIRED TEXTS:
Dixon, Chris Jennings. //Lesson Plans for Teaching Writing//. Urbana: National Council of Teachers of English, 2007. Hicks, Troy. //Digital Writing Workshop//. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2009. Johnson, T. R. Teaching Composition: Background Readings 3/e. Boston: Bedford Saint Martin's, 2008 Natl Writing Project. //Because Digital Writing Matters//. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Incorporated Publishers, 2010. Newkirk, Thomas. //Holding on to Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones//. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2009

Course Requirements:
1 Midterm Project, due March 8 (25%) 1 1500-word minimum Paper, due April 5 (25%) 1 Final Presentation, Due May 3 (25%) Short, weekly in-class writing (25%) There is no final exam