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Textual Telephone

by Dana Blair | Aug 22, 2019 | Composition Concepts, Quick Tips

Help your students think about paraphrasing differently by putting a new spin on a familiar game.

The Rhetorical Marble Machine

by Dana Blair | Aug 22, 2019 | Composition Concepts, Quick Tips

Use this musical marble machine video to help your students grasp the idea of the rhetorical situation.

New TA Q&A

New TA Q&A

by Dana Blair | Aug 21, 2019 | Classroom Management, Features

Read on to hear advice and tales of both triumph and tragedy from fellow TAs who have been where you are and lived to tell the tale.

Practicing Paragraphs Using Troll 2

by Dana Blair | Aug 20, 2019 | Composition Concepts, Quick Tips, Uncategorized

So, you’ve explained how to write a thesis statement and given guidelines on good paragraphs. Now how do you help your students visualize that? Use the oft-cited worst ever film, Troll 2, to guide you!

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