Category Archives: Teaching Composition

bodies, bodies, bodies… and ears and rings and hoops

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Michael

Via confusion at the Blogora over what type of ears a graduate student is wearing, I read this Chronicle article about professional dress in academe. I too am confused about what type of ears the graduate student in this article … Continue reading →

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so much to read (my constant lament)

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Michael

There’s so much to read out there, but sometimes I’ve found myself not reading enough. Jeff Rice writes that Other advice I give (and it is always unsolicited advice; I can read the faces of students who probably want me … Continue reading →

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essays and articles I read yesterday

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Michael

I realized that I haven’t been keeping enough notes about what I read, which later causes me to think, “Where did I read that again?” I used to be better at this, so I’m going to try to keep some … Continue reading →

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my contribution to the carnival

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Michael

Here’s my carnival contribution on John Trimbur’s article “Changing the question: Should writing be studied?” (Composition Studies 31.1, Spring 2003): The discussion so far is pretty rich (see my previous post for a list of other contributors; Ten Minutes a … Continue reading →

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grad school colloquium on wednesday

Posted on February 11, 2007 by Michael

The English Department is holding a grad school colloquium on Wednesday, and my proposal was accepted about a month ago. I’m struggling in how to narrow down a 30-page rough draft of a chapter into a 15-minute talk (which is … Continue reading →

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