Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2013
Department
English
Keywords
English language, high school students, middle school students, writing processes, composition, curriculum planning
Abstract
The article offers information on the development of professional writing course in English middle school or high school classroom. It mentions that a good syllabus not only provide answers to basic questions, but also to questions that Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins have pertained to as the essential questions. It notes that students learn from writing activities and assessments including how to write in genres, evaluate the settings of professional tools, and manage their writing processes.
Source Publication Title
English Journal
Publisher
National Council of Teachers of English
Volume
102
Issue
6
First Page
94
Recommended Citation
Bush, J., & Zuidema, L. A. (2013). Professional Writing in the English Classroom: Designing a High School or Middle School Course (or Unit) in Professional Writing. English Journal, 102 (6), 94. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.dordt.edu/faculty_work/47
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Educational Methods Commons, English Language and Literature Commons, Rhetoric and Composition Commons
Comments
Copyright © National Council of Teachers of English 2013.