Let’s say that a community college has a two-semester composition sequence as a general education requirement. Which tasks and skills should go where? You’d think there would be general agreement by ...

The First-Year Writing Program teaches undergraduate students to communicate effectively and engage in self-directed learning. These competencies are part of the six core intellectual and practical ...

Any instructor who has ever given students a writing assignment that affords them latitude to pick the topic has heard this one: “ So, uh, what should I write about?” Recounting such conversations, ...