Becoming Writers: Power, Place and Pedagogy in Teaching Writing

6 cr · Undergraduate

This course invites participants to engage in becoming stronger writers and more effective teachers of writing. Th course is designed with the premise that to become better teachers of writing, teachers must become writers themselves. This is an intensive and experiential course that affords opportunities to write, participate in writing groups, delve into professional literature in writing craft and pedagogy, interact with guest speakers, explore place and place-writing as inquiries into power and (in) justice, and design and lead a teaching demonstration. The course is open to all, regardless of prior writing experience. May not be held with EDUA 5220 when titled 'Writing Workshop: Writing for/as Human Rights" or EDUB 5230 when titled 'Curriculum Development: Writing for/as Human Rights."