English 571: Teaching College Reading &

WritingPower Point by Jennifer Collar

Important Themes Thus Far:I. The Question of “Why School?”II. The Role of Standards in EducationIII.The Purpose of Basic WritingIV.Attitudes About Basic Writing

I. Why School? Economic Motivation

“The Great Equalizer” pg. 12 Mike Rose Why School

Intellectual Growth Social Responsibility & Civic Duty Ethics & Aestheticism

II. The Role of Standards in Education No Child Left Behind Act- Measures must be

taken to uphold standards Standardized Tests-Become the norm to

ensure students are mastering standards Narrowed Curriculum-Inevitable result of

gearing curriculum towards the standards of high-stakes tests James Williams Preparing to Teach Writing Don Kraemer “Why Studying Standardized Tests

With Our Students is Important”

III. Purpose of Basic WritingHistory of Basic Writing- Following the

Civil Rights Movement and GI Bill, universities began to see a new kind of student, many “who were not by traditional standards ready for college” (Shaughnessey 387)

So, the Purpose?-To “fix” the problems that exist in the writing of those considered below academic par

IV. Attitudes about Basic WritingDeficiencies in students’ writing needs to be

“fixed” or “cured”Basic writers produce such poor writing

because they incapable of creating error-free prose

The Basic Writer is viewed by others and himself as an illiterate (which is certainly not the case)

Works CitedKraemer, Don J. “Why Studying Standardized Tests With Our

Students is Important.” The English Journal 94.4 (2005): 88-92. JSTOR. Web. 6 Nov. 2010.

Rose, Mike. “The Language of Exclusion: Writing Instruction at the University.” The Norton Book of Composition Studies. Ed. Susan Miller. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2009. 586-603. Print.

Rose, Mike. Why School. New York: The New Press, 2009. Print.Shaughnessy, Mina. “Introduction to Errors and Expectations: A

Guide for the Teacher of Basic Writing.” The Norton Book of Composition Studies. Ed. Susan Miller. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2009. 387-396. Print.

Williams, James D. Preparing to Teach Writing. Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2003. Print.