Interactive Teaching Strategiesfor Engaging Students in Foundational Writing Skills By Keli Tucker, Molly Rentscher & Kate Flom, UCWbL Workshops Foundational Writing Skills • Critical/Active Reading • Thesis Statements • Citations • Others? Problem • Boring • Out of context • Misunderstood “Rules” Theory • Cope & Kalantzis – “How a Genre Approach to Literacy Can Transform the Way Writing Is Taught” • Tutoring Experience • Workshop Experience From a Student’s Perspective • Find a partner • Switch notecards • Respond as a student to – Why the problems are occurring – How would you like to be taught the skill? Suggested Solutions • Interactive • Memorable • Tied to the assignment Let’s Try It Out! It’s the night of the Cite-ies(the Annual Awards Show for Citation Styles)! They’re about to announce the award for Best MLA Citation in a Research Paper… Help sway the votes by clapping louder for the best (most accurate) citation Nominee #1 Andrea Lunsford’s “Collaboration control and the idea of a writing center” from The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing Center Theory and Practice. pages 2 to 99. Boston Massachusetts (Allyn and Bacon) 2001, MLA International Bibliography, Retreived on 1 Oct. 2013 from the web Nominee #2 Cope, Bill, and Mary Kalantzis. The Powers of Literacy: A Genre Approach to Teaching Writing. Pittsburg, PA: University of Pittsburg Press: 1993. Print. Nominee #3 “A Critique of Pure Tutoring” The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing Center Theory and Practice by Shamoon, Linda K., and Deborah Burns. pp 225-241. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 2001. MLA International Bibliography. Web. 1 Oct. 2013 Nominee #4 Hughes, Bradley, Paula Gillespie, and Harvey Kail. “What They Take With Them: Findings From The Peer Writing Tutor Alumni Research Project.” Writing Center Journal 30.2 (2010): 12-46. ERIC. Web. 1 Oct. 2013. And the Award Goes to… Andrea Lunsford for “Collaboration, Control and the Idea of a Writing Center” Cope & Kalantzis for The Powers of Literacy: A Genre Approach to Teaching Writing Shamoon & Burns for “A Critique of Pure Tutoring.” Hughes, Gillespie & Kail for “What They Take With Them: Findings From The Peer Writing Tutor Alumni Research Project.” Other Possibilities 1. In pairs, students generate a citation from a source found in the databases 2. The proper citation is revealed 2. Pair with the most accurate citation wins! 2. Move on to the next round Other Possibilities 1. Students watch a clip from a popular TV show 1. Students fill out the MadLibs to practice integrating sources and citations into a sample paragraph Feedback • Interactive: “The packet was helpful because we were actually doing examples ourselves.” • Memorable: “I really liked the Parks and Rec examples and activities we did! It made me want to participate.” • Tied to the assignment: “The Parks & Rec clips and exercises [were particularly effective] because they helped to demonstrate what we were learning.” Try it out! • Find a partner • Brainstorm ideas for • Interactive • Memorable • and Assignment Specific activities to teach foundational writing skills Thank You Contact the Workshops Team to schedule an interactive, memorable, and assignment- based workshop to help your students learn foundational writing skills! • [email protected] • www.depaul.edu/writing