Post by WIDboard on Oct 19, 2011 6:25:18 GMT -5
This thread hopes to provide a bibliography of useful books on writing and writing instruction. Importantly, it is dubbed a “working” bibliography because it is meant to be a work in progress. More books will be added as time goes on, and WID contributors are welcome to post replies either regarding books currently listed or on other books that they believe might be helpful to the WID community at GW.
Working Bibliography:[/u]
Bird by Bird
Anne Lamott
Lamott’s Bird by Bird attempts to tell the story of what writing is like for the writer by walking through all of the frustrations, amusements, and exciting success of writing. Lamott tries to teach her readers how writing is a difficult process that will involve some failure, but that failure is okay as long as it moves toward success. Lamott’s book could be a helpful and accessible companion for student writers, especially those who might prefer a non-academic voice on writing.
www.amazon.com/Bird-Some-Instructions-Writing-Life/dp/0385480016
Engaging Ideas
John C. Bean
Bean’s Engaging Ideas focuses on how to engage active and critical thinking in the writing-centered college classroom. Though thoroughly researched, Bean’s book steers clear of intense theoretical abstraction, and instead focuses on real, practical advice for how to stimulate thinking about writing and create an active learning experience.
www.amazon.com/Engaging-Ideas-Professors-Integrating-Jossey-Bass/dp/0787902039
The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing
Rise B. Axelrod and Charles R. Cooper
Axelrod and Cooper’s St. Martin’s Guide to Writing is the latest in an exceptionally successful series of manuals on writing and writing instruction at the college level. The series is one of the most read and respected series on the subject, and while it is less specialized than some of the other books on this list, it can nonetheless be a very useful resource for WID instructors.
www.amazon.com/St-Martins-Guide-Writing/dp/0312536127/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319022763&sr=1-1
They Say/I Say
Gerald Graff
Graff’s They Say/I Say explores rhetorical moves used by effective writers, and how such moves might be employed by student writers as they work to improve their own skills. There are certain rhetorical techniques that are common to most successful academic writing, techniques that are not immediately obvious to students, but ones that are nonetheless teachable. Graff’s book can be a great resource in taking on that task.
www.amazon.com/They-Say-Matter-Academic-Writing/dp/0393924092
Working Bibliography:[/u]
Bird by Bird
Anne Lamott
Lamott’s Bird by Bird attempts to tell the story of what writing is like for the writer by walking through all of the frustrations, amusements, and exciting success of writing. Lamott tries to teach her readers how writing is a difficult process that will involve some failure, but that failure is okay as long as it moves toward success. Lamott’s book could be a helpful and accessible companion for student writers, especially those who might prefer a non-academic voice on writing.
www.amazon.com/Bird-Some-Instructions-Writing-Life/dp/0385480016
Engaging Ideas
John C. Bean
Bean’s Engaging Ideas focuses on how to engage active and critical thinking in the writing-centered college classroom. Though thoroughly researched, Bean’s book steers clear of intense theoretical abstraction, and instead focuses on real, practical advice for how to stimulate thinking about writing and create an active learning experience.
www.amazon.com/Engaging-Ideas-Professors-Integrating-Jossey-Bass/dp/0787902039
The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing
Rise B. Axelrod and Charles R. Cooper
Axelrod and Cooper’s St. Martin’s Guide to Writing is the latest in an exceptionally successful series of manuals on writing and writing instruction at the college level. The series is one of the most read and respected series on the subject, and while it is less specialized than some of the other books on this list, it can nonetheless be a very useful resource for WID instructors.
www.amazon.com/St-Martins-Guide-Writing/dp/0312536127/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319022763&sr=1-1
They Say/I Say
Gerald Graff
Graff’s They Say/I Say explores rhetorical moves used by effective writers, and how such moves might be employed by student writers as they work to improve their own skills. There are certain rhetorical techniques that are common to most successful academic writing, techniques that are not immediately obvious to students, but ones that are nonetheless teachable. Graff’s book can be a great resource in taking on that task.
www.amazon.com/They-Say-Matter-Academic-Writing/dp/0393924092