[Englecturers] Re: George Hillocks Here on Tuesday, July 8, 9:30 am in Watkins 2240

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Melanie,

Unless I read John's invitation incorrectly, Hillocks isn't speaking 
until tomorrow morning. I plan to go and hope to see you there.

Thanks, John, for inviting us.

Best,
Rise

On Jul 10, 2005, at 3:59 PM, Melanie Sperling wrote:

>  Dear John,
>
>  I am dismayed to have missed George.  I was out of the country until 
> last night, the 9th, and came home to emails and phone calls that made 
> me wish I could be in more than one place at one time!  I trust George 
> was terrific for you guys.  I'm in the process of editing an essay 
> that he wrote for RTE, which we'll run in either the November or 
> February issue -- in which he discusses the tenacity of instruction in 
> mechanics over more over-reaching concepts in English and language 
> arts classes, and the connection between such teaching and the foci of 
> large-scale testing.  A really nice piece.  Have a great summer and 
> summer writing project.
>
>  Best,
>  Melanie
>
>
>  At 03:35 PM 7/8/2005, John Briggs wrote:
>> Colleagues:
>>
>>       The summer institute of the Inland Area Writing Project is 
>> hosting a presenting by George Hillocks of the University of Chicago 
>> this Tuesday, July 12, at 9:30 am in Watkins 2240.  Visitors are 
>> welcome.  Professor Hillocks will be discussing his decades of 
>> research on the effectiveness of various composition pedagogies.  His 
>> books include Ways of Thinking, Teaching Writing as Reflective 
>> Practice, The Testing Trap, and the seminal Research on Written 
>> Composition.
>>
>>       The presentation will run from 9:30-12:30.  Visitors are 
>> welcome for all or part of the session.  I hope that some of you will 
>> have the opportunity to attend.  You will be able to meet one of the 
>> most widely respected scholars in the field of rhetoric and 
>> composition.
>>
>>  John Briggs
>>  Director, Inland Area Writing Project
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