What do UTAs need to know about being UTAs? About writing pedagogy? About higher education writ large? The weekly topics and reading list for 388V changes each semester and with each 388V instructor. That said, we tend to engage with several key texts every semester, particularly those related directly to Writing Studies. Below is a sample of some of the texts your UTAs may read in 388V. Suggestions for additional texts are always welcome!
First Encounters
- Lang, James M. “Small Changes in Teaching: The First Five Minutes of Class.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. 11 Jan. 2016. Web.
UTA Scholarship
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Douglass, April G., Dennie L. Smith, and Lana J. Smith. “An Exploration of the Characteristics of Effective Undergraduate Peer-Mentoring Relationships.” Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning Vol. 21, No. 2 (2013) pp 219-234.
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Fingerson, Laura, and Aaron B. Culley. “Collaborators in Teaching and Learning: Undergraduate Teaching Assistants in the Classroom.” Teaching Sociology, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul., 2001), pp. 299-315.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
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Barr, Robert B. and John Tagg, “From Teaching to Learning: A New Paradigm in Undergraduate Education.” Change Vol. 27, No. 6, 1995.
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Chickering, Arthur W. and Gamson, Zelda F. “Good Practices in Undergraduate Education.” AAHE Bulletin, March 1987, 3-7.
Writing Pedagogy
- Bartholomae, David. “Inventing the University.” Journal of Basic Writing Vol. 5, No. 1 (1986), pp. 4-23.
- Bean, John C. Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom. 2nd Ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011. Chapters 1, 2, 4.
- Emig, Janet. “Writing as a Mode of Learning.” College Composition and Communication, Vol. 28, No. 2. (May, 1977), pp. 122-128.
- Flower, Linda and John R. Hayes. “A Cognitive Process Theory of Writing.” College Composition and Communication Vol. 32, No. 4, 1981, 365-387.
- Galchen, Rivka and Zoe Heller. “Can Writing Be Taught?” The New York Times Sunday Book Review. 19 Aug 2014.
- Hedengren, Beth Finch. “Prewriting.” A TA’s Guide to Teaching Writing in All Disciplines. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin’s, 2004. 24–35. Print.
- —. “One-on-One Writing Conferences (Office Hours).” A TA’s Guide to Teaching Writing in All Disciplines. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2004. 71–80. Print.
- Lindemann, Erika. “Why Teach Writing?” A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers. New York: Oxford, 2001.
- Murray, Donald M. “Teach Writing as a Process Not Product.” In Cross-Talk in Comp Theory. 2nd ed. Ed. Victor Villanueva. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English, 1987.
Theories of How Students Learn
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Bunn, Michael. “Motivation and Connection: Teaching Reading(and Writing) in the Composition Classroom.” College Composition and Communication, Vol. 64, No. 3 (2013): 496-516.
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Donaldson, Jonan. “The Maker Movement and the Rebirth of Constructionism.” Hybrid Pedagogy. 23 Jan. 2014.
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Lang, James. M. “Metacognition and Student Learning.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. 17 Jan. 2012.
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Ramsden, Paul. “Learning from the Students’ Perspective.” Learning to Teach in Higher Education. 2nd Ed. London: Routledge, 2013.
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Wiggins, Grant. “Understanding By Design.” YouTube. 23 Apr. 2012.
Formative Assessment
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Christiansen, M. Sidury and Joel Bloch. “‘Papers Are Never Finished, Just Abandoned’: The Role of Written Teacher Comments in the Revision Process.” Journal of Response to Writing, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2016): 6–42.
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Cohn, Jenae and Mary Stewart. (2016). “Promoting Metacognitive Thought through Response to Low-Stakes Reflective Writing.” Journal of Response to Writing, Vol. 2, No. 1 (2016): 58–74.
- Elbow, Peter. “High Stakes and Low Stakes in Assigning and Responding to Writing.” New Directions for Teaching and Learning Vol. 69 (1997), pp. 5-13.
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Frey, Nancy and Douglas Fisher. “A Formative Assessment System for Writing Improvement.” English Journal, Vol. 103, No. 1 (2013): 66–71.
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Lipnevich, Anastasiya A. and Jeffrey K. Smith. “‘I Really Need Feedback to Learn:’ Students’ Perspectives on the Effectiveness of the Differential Feedback Messages.” Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, Vol. 21 (2009):347–367.
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National Council of Teachers of English. “Formative Assessment That Truly Informs Instruction.” NCTE Position Paper. NCTE.org. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 2013.
- Stommel, Jesse. “Why I Don’t Grade.” jessestommel.com 26 Oct. 1997.
The Classroom Community
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Freire, Paolo. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. New York: Bloomsbury, 1968.
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Hinchey, Patricia. H. “Understanding Our Own Thinking: Developing Critical Consciousness.” Counterpoints, Vol. 224: Becoming a Critical Educator: Defining a Classroom Identity, Designing a Critical Pedagogy (2004), pp. 23-45.
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hooks, bell. “Engaged Pedagogy.” Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. New York: Routledge, 1994.
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Palmer, Parker. “A Culture of Fear.” The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life. 2nd Ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007: pp. 36–61.
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Rose, Mike. “I Just Want to Be Average.” Lives on the Boundary. New York: Penguin, 1989.
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Saunders, Shari and Diana Kardia. “Creating Inclusive College Classrooms.” Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan. n.d. Web. Accessed 8 Jan 2017.
Facilitating Effective Discussions
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Barton, Jennifer, Paul Heilker, and David Rutkowski. “Fostering Effective Classroom Discussions.” Teaching Composition. McGraw Hill Higher Education. n.d. Accessed 8 Jan 2018.
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Brookfield, Stephen D. and Preskill, Stephen. “Chapter 10: Keeping Teachers’ Voices in Balance.” Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005.
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“Discussions.” Center for Teaching. Vanderbilt University. n.d. Accessed 8 Jan 2018.
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“Facilitating Effective Group Discussions: Tips.” The Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Brown University. n.d. Accessed 8 Jan 2018.
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Gonzalez, Jennifer. “The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies.” The Cult of Pedagogy. 15 Oct 2015. Accessed 8 Jan 2018.
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Lang, James. “Building a Better Discussion.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. 20 Jul 2015.
- Weimer, Maryellen. “Effective Ways to Structure Discussion.” Faculty Focus. 14 Jan 2014.
Providing Effective Feedback on Student Writing
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Brackett, Marc A. et al. “The Influence of Teacher Emotion on Grading Practices: A Preliminary Look at The Evaluation of Student Writing.” Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice 19:6 (2013): 634-646.
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Elbow, Peter. “About Responding to Student Writing.” Workshop Handout. Writing Center, Marist College, 2001. Accessed 6 Jan 2017.
- Hairston, Maxine. “Working with Advanced Writers.” College Composition and Communication 35.2 (1984): 196-208.
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Hedengren, Beth Finch. “One on One Writing Conferences.” A TA’s Guide to Teaching Writing in All Disciplines. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2004. 102–112.
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O’Neill, Peggy. “From the Writing Process to the Responding Sequence: Incorporating Self-Assessment and Reflection in the Classroom.” Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 26(1), 1998: 61-70.
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Price, Margaret, Karen Handley, Jill Millar, and Berry O’Donovan. “Feedback: All That Effort, But What Is the Effect?” Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 35 (2010).
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“Responding to Student Writing.” Harvard Writing Project. Harvard University. Web. Accessed 7 Jan 2017.
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Ryan, Leigh and Lisa Zimmerelli. “Helping Writers Throughout the Writing Process.” The Bedford Guide for Writing Tutors. Fifth edition. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin’s, 2009.
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Shafer, Leah. “Responding to Student Writing — and Writers: How Your Comments on Student Essays Can Nurture Stronger, More Focused, and More Determined Writers.” Useable Knowledge. Graduate School of Education, Harvard University. 6 Feb 2016. Web. Accessed 7 Jan 2017.
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Sommers, Nancy. Responding to Student Writers. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2013.
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Straub, Richard. “Reading and Responding to Student Writers: A Heuristic Practice.” Composition Studies, 30.1 (2002): 15–60.
- “Giving Feedback on Student Writing.” Sweetland Center for Writing. University of Michigan. Web. Accessed 12 January 2018.
Peer Review Strategies
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Lam, Ricky. “A Peer Review Training Workshop: Coaching Students to Give and Evaluate Peer Feedback.” TESL Canada Journal [Online], 27.2 (2010).
- Lam, Ricky. “A Peer Review Training Workshop: Coaching Students to Give and Evaluate Peer Feedback.” TESL Canada Journal 27.2 (2010).
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Mulder, Raoul A., Jon M. Pearce, and Chi Baik. “Peer Review in Higher Education: Student Perceptions Before and After Participation.” Active Learning in Higher Education 15.2 (2014): 157 –171.
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Nilson, Linda B. “Improving Student Peer Feedback.” College Teaching (51)1, 2008: 34-38.
- Lindsey Wilson College Writing Center, “Facilitating Effective Peer Review.” n.d.
Perspectives on Style and Error
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Blaauw-Hara, Mark. “Why Our Students Need Instruction in Grammar, And How We Should Go about It.” Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 34.2 (2006): 165–178.
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Bloom, Lynn Z. “Good Enough Writing: What Is Good Enough Writing, Anyway?” In What is ‘College-Level Writing?” Ed. Patrick Sullivan and Howard Tinberg. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 2006, 71–91.
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Butler, Paul. “Reconsidering the Teaching of Style.” The English Journal 100.4 (2011): 77-82.
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Connors, Robert J. “The Erasure of the Sentence.” College Composition and Communication, 52.1 (2000): 96–128.
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Corrigan, Paul. T. “Error in Student Writing: A Balanced, Developmental Approach.” The Writing Campus. Sep 10 2015. Accessed 8 Jan 2017.
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Curzan, Anne. “Says Who? Teaching and Questioning the Rules of Grammar.” PMLA 124.3 (2009): 870-79. Web.
- Gottschalk, Katherine and Keith Hjortshoj. “Teaching Writing at the Sentence Level.” The Elements of Teaching Writing: A Resource for Instructors in all Disciplines. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martins, 2004.
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Larson, Mark. “Watch Your Language: Teaching Standard Usage to Resistant and Reluctant Learners.” English Journal, 85.7 (1996): 91–95.
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Lindblom, Kenneth and Patricia A. Dunn. “Analyzing Grammar Rants: An Alternative to Traditional Grammar Instruction. College English, 95.5 (2006): 71–77.
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Micciche, Laura R. “Making a Case for Rhetorical Grammar.” College Composition and Communication, 55.4 (2004): 716–737.
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Petit, Angela. “The Stylish Semicolon: Teaching Punctuation as Rhetorical Choice.” The English Journal, 92.3 (2003): 66–72.
Language Diversity in the Composition Classroom
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“A Conversation with Lisa Delpit.” Language Arts, 68.7 (1991): 541–547.
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Delpit, Lisa. “Skills and Other Dilemmas of a Progressive Black Educator.” Harvard Educational Review, 56.4 (1986) 379-386.
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Harris, Muriel. “Cultural Conflicts in the Writing Center: Expectations and Assumptions of ESL Students.” Writing in Multicultural Settings. Eds. Carol Severino, Juan C. Guerra, and Johnella E. Butler. New York: MLA, 1997. 220-233.
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Linville, Cynthia. “Editing Line by Line.” ESL writers: A Guide for Writing Center Tutors, edited by Shanti Bruce, Shanti and Bennett A. Rafoth, Heinemann, 2009, pp. 116-31.
- Matsuda, Paul Kei, et al., eds. Second Language Writing in the Composition Classroom: A Critical Sourcebook. Macmillan, 2006.
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Rose, Mike. “The Language of Exclusion: Writing Instruction at the University.” College English, 47. 4 (1985): 341–359.
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Young, Vershawn A. “Should Writers Use They Own English?.” Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies, 12 (2010): 110-117. Accessed 8 Jan 2017.
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Young, Vershawn A. “Casualties of Literacy.” Your Average Nigga Performing Race, Literacy, and Masculinity. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2007.
Preparing Students for Writing in the “Real World”
- Bush, Jonathan, and Leah Zuidema. “Professional Writing in the English Classroom: Professional Collaborative Writing: Teaching, Writing, and Learning—Together.” The English Journal 102.4 (2013): 107-110.
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Cox, Michelle, Christina Ortmeier-Hooper and Katherine E. Tirabassi. “Teaching Writing for the “Real World”: Community and Workplace Writing.” The English Journal, 98.5 (May, 2009): 72-80.
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Quible, Zane K. and Frances Griffin. “Are Writing Deficiencies Creating a Lost Generation of Business Writers?” Journal of Education for Business, 83.1 (2007): 32–36.
- Schneider, Barbara, and Jo Anne Andre. “University Preparation for Workplace Writing: An Exploratory Study of the Perceptions of Students in Three Disciplines.” Journal of Business Communication 42(2), April 2005, pp. 195-218
Teaching Writing in the Digital Age
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Arola, Kristin, Cheryl E. Ball and Jennifer Sheppard. “Multimodality as a Frame for Individual and Institutional Change.” Hybrid Pedagogy. 10 Jan. 2014. Web. Accessed 8 Jan 2017.
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Bruff, Derek. “A Social Network Can Be a Learning Network.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. 6 Nov. 2013. Web. Accessed 2 Jan 2017.
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Copeland, Adam. “Teaching Digital Wisdom.” Hybrid Pedagogy. 16 Jul. 2015. Web. Accessed 8 Jan 2017.
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Davidson, Cathy M. “Why Do We Need a Bill of Rights for Learners Today?” cathydavidson.com. 24 Jan 13. Web. Accessed 8 Jan 2017.
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Donaldson, Conrad. “The Maker Movement and the Rebirth of Constructionism.” Hybrid Pedagogy. 23 Jan. 2014. Web. Accessed 8 Jan 2017.
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Rankins-Robertson, Sherry, Tiffany Bourelle, Andrew Bourelle, and David Fisher. “Multimodal Instruction: Pedagogy and Practice for Enhancing Multimodal Composition Online.” Kairos, 19.1, 2014. Web. Accessed 8 Jan 2017.
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Stommel, Jesse. “The Twitter Essay.” Hybrid Pedagogy. 6 Jan. 2012. Web. Accessed 8 Jan 2017.
- Ventimiglia, Phillip, and George Pullman. “From Written to Digital: The New Literacy.” Educause Review. 7 March 2016. Web.
Teaching Writing in Blended and Online Classes
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Boettcher, J. V. “Ten Best Practices for Teaching Online: Quick Guide for New Online Faculty.” Designing for Learning. 20 May 2013. Web. Accessed 7 Jan 2017.
- Hurt, Nicole E., et al. “The” Facebook” Effect: College Students’ Perceptions of Online Discussions in the Age of Social Networking.” International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 6.2 (2012): n2.
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Warnock, Scott. “Just How Much Are They Writing Online?” Online Writing Teacher. 30 Sep 2009. Web. Accessed 7 Jan 2017.
Teaching Research
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Burton, Vicki Tolar and Scott A. Chadwick. “Investigating the Practices of Student Researchers: Patterns of Use and Criteria for Use of Internet and Library Sources.” Computers and Composition 17 (2000): 309–328.
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Howard, Rebecca Moore, Tricia Serviss, and Tanya K. Rodrigue. “Writing from Sources, Writing from Sentences.” Writing and Pedagogy 2.2, 2010.
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Jamieson, Sandra, and Rebecca Moore Howard. “Sentence-Mining: Uncovering the Amount of Reading and Reading Comprehension in College Writers’ Researched Writing.” The New Digital Scholar: Exploring and Enriching the Research and Writing Practices of Nextgen Students (2013): 111-133.
- Konnikova, Maria. “How Headlines Change the Way We Think.” New Yorker December 17 (2014).
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Purdy, James P. “The Changing Space of Research: Web 2.0 and the Integration of Research and Writing Environments.” Computers and Composition 27 (2010): 48–58.
Teaching Revision & Metacognition
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Flower, Linda. “Revising Writer-Based Prose.” Journal of Basic Writing 3.3, 1981.
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Gottschalk, Katherine and Keith Hjortshoj. “Assigning and Responding to Revision.” The Elements of Teaching Writing: A Resource for Instructors in all Disciplines. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martins, 2004.
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Hedengren, Beth Finch. “Revising.” A TA’s Guide to Teaching Writing in All Disciplines. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2004. 102–112.
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Kirby, Dan R. and Tom Liner. “Revision: Yes, They Do It. Yes, You Can Teach It.” The English Journal, 69.3 (1980): 41-45.
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Lorimer, Rebecca and Rebecca Schoenike Nowacek. “Teaching Revision.” Writing Across the Curriculum at UW-Madison. 2015. Web. Accessed 7 Jan 2017.
- Murray, Donald M. “Teach the Motivating Force of Revision.” The English Journal, 67. 7 (1978), pp. 56-60.