The two required composition courses fulfill the writing portion of General Education 10: Basic Communication. The Composition Course Sequence. The first course in the sequence, CPN 100: Writing ...

J an. 23 is National Handwriting Day, invented by the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association in 1977 and pegged to John Hancock’s birthday.On this day, Big Pen encourages you to “use a ...

The teaching of writing happens — or should — within a deep field of practice, theory, and research. It’s also an enterprise marked by a fair amount of what Steve North, in a 1987 book, The ...

On this page you will find informational handouts to support you with various stages of the writing process. Whether you need help starting a paper, doing some self-editing of grammar, or working on ...

Comparison of musical composition with the composition of words can teach us more about writing. Melodies in music are like themes or lines of argument in writing.

First-year composition students produce book of essays First-year students in a required English composition class at the University of Delaware have gone far beyond the basic description of the ...

Today is the National Day on Writing, a tribute founded by the National Council of Teachers of English in 2009 “to celebrate composition in all its forms.” This year, the virtual community on ...

Writing instructors at Conference on College Composition and Communication talk about teaching about racism and white privilege ... Brooks is also working on a project on race in the writing classroom ...

Almost half of Texas fourth graders scored a zero on the STAAR writing composition last year. Teachers and researchers worry, while the TEA projects confidence.