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The final films were collectively impressive. Some were testaments to student creativity, a few left considerable rooms for improvement, and one project was left incomplete. The student who chose to work independently did not complete the project. This student struggled all year with managing time and workload and needed consistent coaxing to stay in the […]

In both the mid-term and final portfolios, students write reflective pieces about the contents of their portfolios. I was surprised by the number of students who said they had never had an opportunity to write on their own topics. I really enjoyed the self-directed writing portion of the class. I have never had a class […]

James Britton et al.’s theory of writing development is a useful framework for understanding the role of self-directed writing in composition instruction. Britton’s notion of “expressive” writing is often misunderstood to mean only writing about the self, but it is much more than that. In Britton’s model, expressive writing is the basis for the three […]

As most teachers today know firsthand, our classrooms are changing demographically and becoming increasingly diverse, and our pedagogy must change accordingly to meet students’ needs. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 40% of students in public education in 2000 were students of color, almost doubling in a 20-year span, with 90% of […]

1. Incongruity, Irony, Paradox, Oxymoron Incongruity, irony, paradox, and oxymoron are related concepts in which contradictory ideas are stated for a variety of purposes. Incongruity occurs when an author surprises readers by doing the opposite of what one would expect. Because Rowling creates exotic and strange names for most of her characters, including for many […]