Critical theory, critical culture, & postmodern humanism
In a nutshell: Students often evade thinking critically about a text by identifying a topic or theme as “important” rather than explaining how and why it is important. Teachers need to intervene. As literature teachers, we ask students to read Continue reading Importance Is Not a Thesis
In a nutshell: A low-stakes writing exercise can serve as a way of reviewing for an exam and can even allow students to participate in developing the test. Before I make up essay questions for a midterm or final exam, Continue reading Low-stakes Writing as Test Prep
In a nutshell: A daily low-stakes writing exercise is a good way to monitor attendance, incentivize students to keep up with the reading, and develop critical thinking skills all at the same time. From 2007-2009, I was a CUNY Writing Continue reading Give Us This Day Our Daily Write