From Hip-Hop to Hyperlinks: Teaching about Culture in the Composition Classroom
Joanna N. Paull, "From Hip-Hop to Hyperlinks: Teaching about Culture in the Composition Classroom"
English | ISBN: 1847184758 | 2008 | 340 pages | PDF | 1440 KB
English | ISBN: 1847184758 | 2008 | 340 pages | PDF | 1440 KB
From Hip-Hop to Hyperlinks is a text designed to invigorate composition teachers classroom approaches for getting students to better understand American culture(s). The contributors share their strategies from their classrooms, including such exciting topics as food, comedy, music, technology, and photography. Readers may use this collection in a pragmatic way or as inspiration for developing and revising their current cultural curriculum. In general, these essays generally trace semester-long course structures to allow readers to see how one assignment leads into the next, often offering student writing samples along the way. There is not another collection out there quite like this one. Ideal for graduate students learning strategies for teaching, new teachers seeking some effective strategies or even seasoned professors looking for new teaching ideas, From Hip-Hop to Hyperlinks is an exciting addition to any composition instructors collection of teaching texts.
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