As the summer is winding down, and my summer curriculum coming to its end, soon I'll start reading the books I have to use, as a Graduate Instructor (GI), to teach composition to Utah State University first year students. The books arrived a couple of weeks ago, but I've been holding them off... Don't worry I'll begin soon.
The first book I'll be reading is written by one of my instructor of GIship, named Brock Dethier. The book is called First Time Up: An Insider's Guide for New Composition Teachers. While reading this book, I'll be doing three things:
1. Summarize each chapter
2. Relate the materials to experiences
3. Discuss/write about new insights gained
The second book I have to read is the Instructor's Manual to the textbook The Curious Writer, I think I have to read the first three chapters before orientation week. After these two books, I'll perused through the textbook, and maybe start reading some of the essays, stories, and articles. I'll also try to acquaint myself with The New Century Pocket Guide for Writers.
Isn't it ironic that I dropped out of SHU's education program at the end of my sophomore year, in order to focus on English and Art, and now that I've graduated, I'm going to be a GI, who is going to teach composition to first year students?
Posted by Michael Diezmos at July 25, 2007 4:35 PMSounds like a great plan. You'll find a huge online community of writing instructors like yourself. (I wish I'd had the benefit of such a community when I was starting out in grad school.)
Posted by: Dennis G. Jerz at July 25, 2007 9:15 PM