1st Edition
Intertexts Reading Pedagogy in College Writing Classrooms
Edited By Marguerite Helmers
Copyright 2003
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
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What do we mean when we talk about reading? What does it mean to "teach reading?" What place does reading have in the college writing classroom? Intertexts: Reading Pedagogy in College Writing Classrooms theoretically and practically situates the teaching of reading as a common pedagogical practice in the college writing classroom. As a whole, the book argues for rethinking the separation... Read more
Contents: Preface. Part I: Culture. M. Helmers, Representing Reading: An Introduction to the Difficulties of Discipline. K. McCormick, Closer Than Close Reading: Historical Analysis, Cultural Analysis, and Symptomatic Reading in the Undergraduate Classroom. L. Rand, Reading as a Site of Spiritual Struggle. Part II: Theory. N.L. Christiansen, The Master Double Frame and Other Lessons From Classical Education. P. Harkin, J.J. Sosnoski, Whatever Happened to Reader-Response Criticism? C.A. Hill, Reading the Visual in College Writing Classes. Part III: Classroom. M. Cornis-Pope, A. Woodlief, The Rereading/Rewriting Process: Theory and Collaborative, Online Pedagogy. M.A. Cain, G. Kalamaras, (Re)Reading and Writing Genres of Discourse: Creative Writing as General Education. M.R. Salvatori, Reading Matters for Writing. D. Bauer, Afterword.
Biography
Marguerite Helmers
"^Intertexts^ is a compilation of well-crafted and provocative individual pieces that successfully address Helmers's initial question, "What place does reading have in the college writing classroom?" Several overarching themes shine through: the need to expand the boundaries of what counts as reading, the need to utilize new genres and of reading, and the need to recognize the impacts of culture and personal experience on our reading of texts and the world."
—Journal of Literacy Reseach
