Category: Scholarship of Basic Writing
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Towards a Position Statement on Basic Writing
This is draft text we are working on for a Statement on Basic Writing. We are seeking input into the principles, including action steps, questions, and summaries of information/knowledge/research. Principle 1: STUDENTS WHO PLACE INTO BASIC WRITING ARE INTELLECTUALLY CAPABLE, AND WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE AND VALUE THEIR HUMANITY AND INDIVIDUALITY, INCLUDING THEIR VOICES, EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE,…
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Updated Schedule for the CBW Workshop at CCCC 2019 (3/13/2019)
Please join us for an exciting day discussing Basic Writing and composition. We look forward to this annual gathering to network, share ideas, and explore Basic Writing pedagogy & theory. This year, CBW is featured as a strand in the all-day TYCA conference. So, if you have registered for the TYCA conference (or just for…
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Want to Present at CBW 2019?
“Inside Our Classrooms: Basic Writing Today” will highlight the work of scholars of color The CBW has a long-standing commitment to racial justice and inclusivity. As such, we are designating a portion of our program to highlighting the work of scholars of color, with particular emphasis on newer scholars in a poster session focused on…
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TSIG Updates
We had a rowdy TSIG meeting discussing basic writing! The TSIG began with a celebration of the University of New Mexico, who won this year’s INNY award for their Stretch and Studio program! Then, we moved into small groups to explore possible areas for policy areas that CBW should explore. Small groups brainstormed some of the…
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Open Business Meeting
Michael Hill, CBW Co-Chair, opened the business meeting by welcoming everyone! The open business meeting is focused on making sure that we get lots of input from our basic writing community! Agenda: 1. WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS We had the opportunity to hear from colleagues around the country and hear some of the exciting research and scholarship faculty…
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Submitted to CCCC 2015? We want your info!
Happy Labor Day Colleagues, The Council on Basic Writing would like to start to get a handle on how BW will be represented at CCCC in 2015. If you had a paper, panel, or roundtable accepted at CCCC that will have a primary focus on BW, can you please send me an email? In your…
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CBW@ TYCA Northeast
CBW will be presenting at TYCA Northeast this fall. Those of you who have regularly attended CBW know that finding more links between CBW and TYCA has been a goal of both groups. I’m delighted to say that thanks to Leigh Jonaitis’ leadership, we will be presenting 2 sessions on CBW at TYCA Northeast this…
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Resources from Session F.28
Karen S. Uehling has generously provided this incredibly useful bibliography for her talk on “Assessment, Placement, and Access: Framing Arguments from Local and National Histories” as part of her CCCC presentation March 15, 2013. Assessment, Placement, and Access: Framing Arguments from Local and National Histories A Bibliography by Karen S. Uehling Adams, Peter, Sarah Gearhart, Robert Miller,…
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On “Honoring Vernacular Eloquence: Pathways to Intellectual and Academic Discourse”
This session featured Peter Elbow, “Multiple Versions of Written English: In Our Past—and Also in Our Future” and Sheridan Blau, “Vernacular Eloquence as the Foundation for a Vital Academic Discourse.” Where are we in terms of the use of “multiple versions of written English” and “vernacular eloquence” in Basic Composition? I found this session to be…
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