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

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Hello again.  I was fixed on the subject line, which indicates his speaking 
on July 8.  Thanks, Rise, for clarifying.  Best, Melanie.

At 09:12 AM 7/11/2005, Rise Axelrod wrote:
>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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