Creating Confident Writers
For High School, College, and Life
Author: Troy Hicks and Andy Schoenborn
“We need to help students see that writing can be for an audience other than a teacher, and for a purpose beyond getting a grade".
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“We need to help students see that writing can be for an audience other than a teacher, and for a purpose beyond getting a grade".
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“We need to help students see that writing can be for an audience other than a teacher, and for a purpose beyond getting a grade.”
Addressing their colleagues in secondary and college writing instruction, Troy Hicks and Andy Schoenborn initiate a collaborative conversation about instructional decision- making that works to encourage the growth of students as confident writers. Chapters seek common ground on such topics as fostering student agency and goal- setting, optimizing the use of class time and technology, and using formative and summative assessments. Examples of assignments, student work, assessment tasks, and teacher reflections are included throughout. The book’s approach builds on significant framing documents from NCTE, NWP, the Council of Writing Program Administrators, ISTE, and the CCSS.
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“"Typically, books on this subject are organized around the writing process, specific genres, or the conventions of writing. However, Hicks and Schoenborn embed these important ideas by keeping their focus on the conditions that support writers...Not only are the authors' voices strong throughout the text, but they highlight their students' voices as well. As you read the text, you find that the authors and students invite you into their writing by asking you to reflect on your teaching, encouraging you to embrace their ideas through engaging activities, and celebrating with you at the end as you embark on your writing journey with your students."”
"Hicks & Schoenborn provide teachers with a cohesive and well thought out approach which reflects what we best know about the effective teaching of writing (Young & Ferguson 2021). By reflecting on the wisdom shared within these pages, teachers would be perfectly placed to create confident writers." -- The Writing for Pleasure Centre
About the Author
Troy Hicks is a professor of English and education at Central Michigan University. He directs both the Chippewa River Writing Project and the Master of Arts in Learning, Design & Technology program. A former middle school teacher, Dr. Hicks is an ISTE Certified Educator and regularly leads workshops related to writing and technology for schools, districts, and professional organizations. Andy Schoenborn is an award-winning author and high school English teacher in Michigan at Mt. Pleasant Public Schools. He s a co-facilitator of the monthly #TeachWrite Twitter chat, past president of the Michigan Council of Teachers of English, and a Regional Representative of the Michigan Reading Association. Schoenborn is also a contributing author of Using Technology to Enhance Writing (Solution Tree, 2014) and Continuing the Journey 2 (NCTE, 2018). In November 2019, he was honored with the 2019 Linda Rief Voices from the Middle Award for outstanding publication for his article, "Reclaiming the Arts in English Language Arts." He is a teacher consultant for the Chippewa River Writing Project (NWP) site.
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