RHET 5202 - Teaching Writing in Secondary Schools

Two credit hours.

A methods course that is team-taught by the English and Rhetoric and Writing departments. Topics to be addressed include planning literature, reading, and composition instruction in English/Language Arts (ELA); implementing pedagogy and curriculum goals; addressing and integrating research and policy into planning and instruction; managing the ELA classroom and understanding students’ lives relative to ELA literacy goals; evaluating and integrating textbooks and literature. To be taken in conjunction with English 5202.

Prerequisites: graduate standing.