Publisher Description

The WAC Casebook: Scenes for Faculty Reflection and Program Development is an invaluable resource for instructors in any discipline who want to incorporate writing effectively into their courses and curriculums. Editor Chris M. Anson brings together forty-five actual or highly realistic scenarios that anticipate the range of situations instructors typically confront in writing across the curriculum programs. The cases are deliberately open-ended; they posecomplex and engaging questions that encourage readers to become more reflective about their teaching. Each scene ends with provocative discussion questions and suggestions for further reading. The book coverssuch key topics as writing to learn; designing effective writing assignments; responding to and evaluating student writing; coaching writing; writing and new technologies; apprenticeship and the role of graduate students; and program development. Also addressed is the issue of working across disciplines with faculty who may share different views of writing and how it is best taught or learned. A list of Web-based resources is included in an appendix. Ideal for instructors involved in workshops,seminars, and other faculty-development efforts, The WAC Casebook is also an excellent text for graduate students in composition and rhetoric programs or in teacher-education programs.

Author Biography

Chris M. Anson is at North Carolina State University.

Table of Contents

Barbara Walvoord: ForewordChris M. Anson: Introduction: Reflection, Faculty Development, and Writing Across the Curriculum: The Power of ScenePART ONE. Writing to Learn: Scenes of Intellectual Growth1.: Toby Fulwiler: The Misbegotten Journal of Dennis Wong2.: Patricia Connor-Greene, Hayley Shilling, and Art Young: Writing for Empathy3.: Chris M. Anson: Writing Intensity4.: Hephzibah Roskelly: WAC Meets WMS: Not Love at First Sight5.: Monica Stitt-Bergh, Thomas Hilgers, and Joan Perkins: What's Appropriate?PART TWO. Effective Assignments: Scenes of the Craft6.: David A. Jolliffe: Great Assignment, but Nobody's Happy7.: Chris M. Anson: Trudy Does Comics8.: Christine Farris: Who Has the Power?9.: Joan Mullin: Pieces Missing: Assignments and Expectations10.: Julie M. Zeleznik, Rebecca E. Burnett, Thomas Polito, David Roberts, and John Shafer: Managing Disciplinary Difference11.: Wendy Bishop: In the Writing-Intensive Univers(ity)12.: Steven Youra: Spreading the Words: Collaborative Writing in "Killer Lab"PART THREE. Reading Student Work: Scenes of Response and Evaluation13.: Kathleen Blake Yancey: Making Learning Visible: What You Can't See Can Change Response14.: Joan Graham: Two Papers, Two Views15.: Chris M. Anson: The Jonas Incident16.: Sandra Jamieson: Esmeralda's Math Class17.: William Condon: The Finger on the Pulse: Who Teaches Writing?18.: Deanna P. Dannels: It's All AcademicPART FOUR. Coaching Writing: Scenes of Ideology and Interaction19.: Thomas Hilgers, Joan Perkins, and Monica Stitt-Bergh: Rewriting the Culture of Engineering20.: Sharon Quiroz: Who's "Infantalizing?"21.: Chris M. Anson: Shobhna's Pronouncements22.: Carol Rutz: It's Not Working23.: Joan Perkins, Monica Stitt-Bergh, and Thomas Hilgers: Requiring Revision, Juggling the Work Load24.: Rebecca Moore Howard: "You Have No Right"PART FIVE. Cybertext: Scenes of Writing and New Technologies25.: Dona J. Hickey and Donna Reiss: Through the Back Door into Cyberspace26.: Dickie Selfe: Connecting Students with Professionals27.: Chris M. Anson and Ian G. Anson: Sondra Gets Hyper28.: David A. Jolliffe: Lost in the MOO29.: Stephen B. Wiley: Anonymity, Botulism, and Counterfeit RussiansPART SIX. Fences and Neighbors: Scenes of Cross-disciplinary Work and Faculty Collaboration30.: Richard Haswell: Whatever Things Are True: A Scenario in Four Acts31.: Keith Hjortshoj: Is This Writing?32.: Sharon Hamilton: Showdown at Midwestern U: The First-Year Composition War between English and Economics33.: Jeffrey Jablonski and Irwin Weiser: Raising the Gates of Chem. 10134.: Tom Fox: The Strange Case of the Vanishing Very Bad WritingPART SEVEN. Seeds of Change: Scenes of Apprenticeship and the Role of Graduate Students35.: Patricia C. Harms and David R. Russell: The Blind Men and the Elephant Called Writing36.: Michael C. Flanigan: Greta's Cacophony37.: Chris M. Anson: Mistakes in Social Psychology38.: Martha A. Townsend: To Teach or Not to Teach39.: Julie M. Zeleznik, Rebecca Burnett, Thomas Polito, David Roberts, and John Schafer: Ranks, Roles, and Responsibilities: Crossing the Fine Lines in Cross-Disciplinary MentorshipPART EIGHT. Tending the Garden: Scenes of Program Development40.: Chris Thaiss: Been There, Done That: A Problem in WAC Funding41.: Carol Rutz: A Chemistry Experiment in Writing42.: Chris M. Anson: Thoughts from the Rank and File43.: Carol Peterson Haviland and Edward M. White: "We Hate You!" WAC as a Professional Threat44.: Dennis Baron: Forget Everything You Learned About Writing45.: Nancy S. Shapiro: Learning About Learning CommunitiesShaun P. Slattery, Jr.: Appendix: Best Online Resources for Writing Across the CurriculumAbout the Scenemakers

Long Description

The WAC Casebook: Scenes for Faculty Reflection and Program Development is an invaluable resource for instructors in any discipline who want to incorporate writing effectively into their courses and curriculums. Editor Chris M. Anson brings together forty-five actual or highly realistic scenarios that anticipate the range of situations instructors typically confront in writing across the curriculum programs. The cases are deliberately open-ended; they pose
complex and engaging questions that encourage readers to become more reflective about their teaching. Each scene ends with provocative discussion questions and suggestions for further reading. The book covers such key topics as writing to learn; designing effective writing assignments; responding to and
evaluating student writing; coaching writing; writing and new technologies; apprenticeship and the role of graduate students; and program development. Also addressed is the issue of working across disciplines with faculty who may share different views of writing and how it is best taught or learned. A list of Web-based resources is included in an appendix. Ideal for instructors involved in workshops, seminars, and other faculty-development efforts, The WAC Casebook is also an excellent
text for graduate students in composition and rhetoric programs or in teacher-education programs.

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Barbara Walvoord: Foreword Chris M. Anson: Introduction: Reflection, Faculty Development, and Writing Across the Curriculum: The Power of Scene PART ONE. Writing to Learn: Scenes of Intellectual Growth 1. Toby Fulwiler: The Misbegotten Journal of Dennis Wong 2. Patricia Connor-Greene, Hayley Shilling, and Art Young: Writing for Empathy 3. Chris M. Anson: Writing Intensity 4. Hephzibah Roskelly: WAC Meets WMS: Not Love at First Sight 5. Monica Stitt-Bergh, Thomas Hilgers, and Joan Perkins: What's Appropriate? PART TWO. Effective Assignments: Scenes of the Craft 6. David A. Jolliffe: Great Assignment, But Nobody's Happy 7. Chris M. Anson: Trudy Does Comics 8. Christine Farris: Who Has THe Power? 9. Joan Mullin: Pieces Missing: Assignments and Expectations 10. Julie M. Zeleznik, Rebecca E. Burnett, Thomas Polito, David Roberts, and John Shafer: Managing Disciplinary Difference 11. Wendy Bishop: In the Writing Intensive Univers(ity) 12. Steven Youra: Spreading the Words: Collaborative Writing in "Killer Lab" PART THREE. Reading Student Work: Scenes of Response and Evaluation 13. Kathleen Blake Yancey: Making Learning Visible: What You Can't See Can Change Response 14. Joan Graham: Two Papers, Two Views 15. Chris M. Anson: The Jonas Incident 16. Sandra Jamieson: Esmeralda's Math Class 17. William Condon: The Finger on the Pulse: Who Teaches Writing? 18. Deanna P. Dannels: It's All Academic PART FOUR. Coaching Writing: Scenes of Ideology and Interaction 19. Thomas Hilgers, Joan Perkins, and Monica Stitt-Bergh: Rewriting the Culture of Engineering 20. Sharon Quiroz: Who's "Infantalizing?" 21. Chris Anson: Shobhna's Pronouncements 22. Carol Rutz: It's Not Working 23. Joan Perkins, Monica Stitt-Bergh, and Thomas Hilgers: Requiring Revision, Juggling the Workload 24. Rebecca Moore Howard: You Have No Right PART FIVE. Cybertext: Scenes of Writing and New Technologies 25. Dona J. Hickey and Donna Reiss: Through the Back Door Into Cyberspace 26. Dickie Selfe: Connecting Students with Professionals 27. Chris M. Anson: Sondra Gets Hyper 28. David A. Jolliffe: Lost in the MOO 29. Stephen B. Wiley: Anonymity, Botulism, and Counterfeit Russians PART SIX. Fences and Neighbors: Scenes of Cross-Disciplinary Work and Faculty Collaboration 30. Richard Haswell: Whatever Things Are True: A Scenario in Four Acts 31. Keith Hjortshoj: Is This Writing? 32. Sharon Hamilton: Showdown at Midwestern U: The First-Year Composition War Between English and Economics 33. Jeffrey Jablonski and Irwin Weiser: Raising the Gates of Chem. 101 34. Tom Fox: The Strange Case of the Vanishing Very Bad Writing PART SEVEN. Seeds of Change: Scenes of Apprenticeship and the Role of Graduate Students 35. Patricia C. Harms and David Russell: The Blind Men and the Elephant Called Writing 36. Michael C. Flanigan: Greta's Cacophony 37. Chris M. Anson: Mistakes in Social Psychology 38. Martha A. Townsend: To Teach or Not to Teach 39. Julie Zeleznik, Rebecca Burnett, Thomas Polito, David Robers, and John Schafer: Ranks, Roles, and Responsibilities: Crossing the Fine Line in Cross-Disciplinary Mentorship PART EIGHT. Tending the Garden: Scenes of Program Development 40. Christopher Thaiss: Been There, Done That: A Problem in WAC Funding 41. Carol Rutz: A Chemistry Experiment in Writing 42. Chris M. Anson: Thoughts From the Rank and File 43. Edward White and Carol Haviland: We Hate You! WAC as a Professional Threat 44. Dennis Bacon: Forget Everything You Learned About Writing 45. Nancy Shapiro: Learning About Learning Communities POSTSCRIPT. Pursuing a Scholarship of Teaching: Resources for Continued Reflection on Writing and Learning Across the CurriculumChris M. Anson: Shaun Slattery: Appendix: Best Online Resources fo

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Features fifty highly realistic scenarios that anticipate situations faculty confront in WAC programs
Focuses on problem-solving
Organized into eight chapters that address the primary concerns of faculty incorporating writing into their courses
Includes a list of web-based resources

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