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Let’s talk some more:

Let’s talk some more: . What and Where?. What College Writing Instructors (Should) Want to Know about Writing in High School. What are students writing in high school (not only English but other courses as well)?

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Let’s talk some more:

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  1. Let’s talk some more: What and Where?

  2. What College Writing Instructors (Should) Want to Know about Writing in High School • What are students writing in high school (not only English but other courses as well)? • What writing processes and strategies are they taught (in all courses, not just English) to use for • Understanding assignments? • Generating ideas/brainstorming? • Conducting research? • Drafting? • Revising? • Editing? • Citing sources? *two-year and four year

  3. What College Writing Instructors (Should) Want to Knowabout Writing in High School • What terms are used to talk about writing in high school? What writing vocabulary do students bring with them to college writing courses? • What do writing and reading assignments look like? • What kinds of feedback do students get on their writing? • What standards/criteria are used to evaluate writing? • How do these things vary by school, school district, etc.? • What additional supports are available for student writers in high school? • What else???

  4. What College Writing Instructors (Should) Want to Know about Writing in High School • Ask the students. • Know the common core standards • Discuss with school staff/teachers

  5. What HS Writing Instructors (Should) Want to Know about Writing in College • How much do they do? • What types of writing are most prevalent? • How old school are your rules? How rigid? • What are the rules for writing? Conventions? • What level of mastery is expected? • What does student writing look like in college (actual samples)? Share assignments. • Documentation expectations: what systems/formats? • How do you teach documentation/formatting? • How can we teach students about WAC/WID?

  6. Current Venues for Learning • NCETA • Carolinas Council of Writing Program Administrators • South Atlantic Modern Language Association • NC Community College System Conference • NC Conference of English Instructors • National Writing Project (NC Sites) • Tar River Writing Project • UNC Charlotte Writing Project • Southeastern Writing Centers Association

  7. New Avenues for Learning • K-12 & Community College Articulation Conference @East Carolina University (Biennial, first in AY 2014-2015, dates TBD) • Online space to share information and assignments

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