http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/faculty/index.html (The best academic web site that offers faculty resources for teaching writing is this one at Dartmouth College. Look it over; I think you'll be impressed.)

http://www.research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/writing.html (Here you'll find a long internet chat about the issues you raise.)

http://www.humboldt.edu/~jcs1/engl611.html (Here's a similar class, this one from Humboldt State. Note the theoretical discussions even on the syllabus!)

http://members.aol.com/MattT10574/TeachingWriting.html (This is one of my favorite sites, for it summarizes sensible literature and advice about teaching writing, offers charts and grading criteria, and is generally filled with information. This document is sub-titled "An On-Line Manual for Classroom Teachers and Volunteers for Higher-Order Literacy (VHOL's) in conjunction with the REAP Telecomputing Project." Much of the site seems like it could apply to high-school classes, but there's plenty of wisdom here. You might also want to check out the other sites created by its author, including those on critical thinking: http://members.aol.com/MattT10574/eResume.html.)

http://www.nd.edu/~fwriting/semresources/strategies.html (I think you'll like this site. It discusses The Composition Pyramid, the differences between a college essay and a high school essay, and lots of other issues relevant to English 1 and English 3. It comes from the writing program at the University of Notre Dame.)

http://english.ttu.edu/compositioncommittee/principles.htm (This site explains the Social Constructionist principles that guide the composition program at Texas Tech University. Useful examples.)

http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/comm.html (Here's a site on evaluating and marking student papers.)

http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/design.html (And here's one on designing assignments in the first place.)

http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/tutbks.html (From the same site-- at University of Toronto--, here's an annotated bibliography of texts about writing and teaching writing.)

http://www.efn.org/~n_arnold/OWLs.html (Finally, here's an article analyzing the surging popularity of Online Writing Labs, or OWLs.)

Dear Fellow Lecturers:

I am looking for a few good articles to use in English 392 this fall. If anyone knows of helpful articles (or chapters) on such fundamentals as essay grading and commenting, discussion leading, grammar instruction, critical reading, or any other subject that would be useful to beginning instructors, I would appreciate the advice.

Thanks for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Donald Johns

U.C. Davis | English Department | University Writing Program | CAI Program

Andy Jones, CAI Coordinator