.... One of the things that I am really enjoying about this book is that the author does not talk down to the reader and brings the perspective of teaching composition to students into a non threatening manner.
In chapter 5 he discusses ways of motivating students what he calls inviting writing. What I really like about this is the way that he breaks down what is necessary for the student to become a writer and within each topic why it is an important part of the writing process. From the Need to Craft each step is a poinent and important aspect of the writing process.
I really enjoyed the section on the Syllabus and how the examples he gave of ones that he used and also how he gives the students options of using his syllabus or creating their own, It made me chuckle when he gave the anecdote about giving the students this options and 19 of them wrote their own and the ones that they came up with were more demanding than the one that he gave them.
I also got a lot out of the section on writing assignments and how he stated that he prefers open assignments to closed assignments as it allows the student more control in their writing. It was interesting when he was talking about handouts and how he creates new ones for each class and at the end of the class he throws them away along with his notes.
Chapter 9 was dealing with workshops and it gave me a new perspective, actually it completely changed my perspective on how and what a workshop for students was. I like the fact the he broke down how to deal with different issues and different types of students and even the different styles of workshops that can be used.
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