WAC Conversations:
The High School-College Connection
A State-wide Writing Across the Curriculum Conference
Saturday, May 22, 1999
University of Michigan-Flint
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About this Writing Across the Curriculum Conference:
This conference presents a unique opportunity for high school and college faculty throughout the state of Michigan to come together around the central theme of writing. The conference is designed for all instructors who are committed to giving their students the best possible preparation for the future, including college instructors in all disciplines and secondary teachers who are concerned about the writing component of Michigan's state-wide assessments in science, math, social studies (forthcoming), reading, and writing.
The conference will feature panel presentations, roundtable discussions,
and informal dialogues, enabling participants to share what they have been
doing with writing in their classes, learn from each other, and engage
in conversations about key issues and concerns in using writing to learn
in all disciplines.
| 8:30-9:30 | Registration, UCEN: Continental breakfast and conversation |
| 9:30-10:30 | Keynote Speaker: Anne
Ruggles Gere Professor of English and Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor "Writing Subjects: How Composing Shapes What We Know" |
| 10:45-11:45 | Concurrent Sessions I |
| 12:00-1:00 | Concurrent Sessions II |
| 1:00-2:30 | Conference Luncheon for all participants Luncheon Address and Table Discussions: Janet Swenson Acting Director of the Writing Center, Michigan State University "Writing Matters in Michigan" |
| 2:45-3:45 | Concurrent Sessions III |
| 4:00-5:00 | Roundtable Conversations, Ontario
Room, UCEN
Tour of the Marian E. Wright Writing Center, 557 CROB |
| 5:00 | Closing Reception, Michigan Rooms A-C, UCEN |
| 8:30 am-6:00 pm | Book Exhibit, Happens room, UCEN
WAC publications and books relevant to writing theory and practice in all areas of the curriculum |
Information on Anne Ruggles Gere
CROB 313 The High School/College Transition
"Young Writers from the City": Classroom and Creative Experiences in a Long-term University/High School Collaboration - (Barbara Morris) University of Michigan
"The Thirteenth Grade": The High School to College Transition as Subject of the First Year Basic Writing Course - (Kelly Ritter) University of Michigan
CROB 361 Using Resources of the World Wide Web - (Judith Stoeri) Linden High School
CROB 417 Particle, Wave Field: Using Quantum Theory to Teach Writing - (Josie Kearns) University of Michigan
CROB 461 Making High School/College Connections
High School/College Connections: Creating a Dialogue - (M.P. Cavanaugh and Joy Palmer) Michigan State University
Como Se Dice Discipline?: Do High Schools and Colleges Speak the Same Language? - (Jacob Blumner) University of Michigan-Flint
CROB 456 Writing in the Health Professions - (Donna Fry-Welch, Janet Barnfather, and Sue Merkel) University of Michigan-Flint
CROB 527 Writing in Business Courses - (Cathleen L. Miller, et. al.) University of Michigan-Flint
CROB 554 Helping Students to Acquire Rhetorical Strategies as They Enter into Discourse Communities - (Mary Ann Sherby) Michigan State University
CROB 313 Writing a Science Research Paper: A Distance Learning Experience - (Tim Holcomb) Linden High School
CROB 361 Discipline-based Writing Instruction
Writing about Documentary: English 125 (College Writing) as a Theme Course/Introduction to a Discipline - (Phyllis Frus) University of Michigan
Process Writing and Evaluation in Social Studies - (Cliff Totzke) Linden High School
CROB 417 AP Syndrome: A College Writing Instructor Looks at the Effects of Advanced Placement in English - (George Cooper) University of Michigan
CROB 461 Writing in the Sciences: The Use of Peer Response Writing Groups - (Sharon Thomas, Jenifer Fenton, Mark Gleason) Michigan State University
CROB 456 Helping your students use the Library for Writing Assignments - (Paul G. Streby and Elizabeth Sholl Lyst) University of Michigan-Flint
CROB 527 The Evolution of Assignment Design in a Philosophy and a History Course - (Catherine Gardner and Theodozia Robertson) University of Michigan-Flint
CROB 554 Reaching the Unreachable: Unique Writing Activities Designed to Increase the Interest of Students with Behavior Difficulties - (Todd A. Blanchard and Joe Coyner) Almont Jr./Sr. High School, Eastern Michigan University
Daedalus Demonstration - Marian Writing Computer Writing Classroom 557 CROB (Lois Rosen and Bob Barnett) University of Michigan-Flint
CROB 313 Writing to Learn and Learning to Write for Science Literacy - (Philip Edward Kaldon and Deborah Morrow) Western Michigan University, Grand Valley State University
CROB 361 Metaphor and Critical Thought
"Ready, Set, Stumble": College Writing Across the Curriculum as Steeplechase - (Rich Wisneski and Scott Russell) University of Michigan-Flint
Extended Definition: Fostering Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum - (Thea Law) University of Michigan-Flint
CROB 417 Writing as Inquiry: Developing Professional Roles - (Hanna Figueras, Nan Jackson, Jill Pennington, and Maribeth Somers) Lansing Community College
CROB 456 Incorporating Career Research in Your Writing Assignments - (Pamela Allen and Paula Pollander) University of Michigan-Flint
CROB 461 Fifteen Minutes of Fame: Ways to Create Short But Effective Student Writing Conferences - (Helen Raica-Klotz) Saginaw Valley State University
CROB 527 Integrating Writing in Upper-Division Linguistics Courses - (Kate Remlinger) Grand Valley State University
CROB 554 Writing in Literature Writing in the Disciplines or Literature-Based Composition? How to Explain English 124 - (Stephanie Palmer) University of Michigan
Are You Sure This is English? - (Lisa Smith) Linden High School
Registration Deadline: Friday, May 14, 1999
Registration fee:
$50 (includes all meals and materials; presenters must register)
$20 Undergraduate student fee (includes all meals and materials)
$60 On-site registration (on space-available basis)
To register, download this form. Send completed form and check
payable to WAC Conference at UM-Flint. Mail to Lois Rosen, 326 CROB,
University of Michigan-Flint, Flint MI 48502-1950.
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Directions to the University of Michigan-Flint and Flint Area Freeway Map
University of Michigan-Flint Campus Map
University of Michigan-Flint, Email: Lois Rosen, Bob Barnett, Jake Blumner
Grand Valley State University, Email: Denise Stephenson
Michigan State University, Email: Sherri Thomas or Janet Swenson
Saginaw Valley State University, Email: Diane Boehm
Lansing Community College, Email: Jill Pennington
Mott Community College, Email: Celeste Resh
Delta Community College , Elaine Karls
Participating High Schools :
Heritage High School, Saginaw, MI: Randy Kreger <kregerr@svol.org>
Hudsonville High School, Hudsonville, MI: Rod Satterthwaite
<rsattert@remc7.k12.mi.us>
Linden High School, Linden, MI: Elaine Porter <DenElaine@aol.com>
Newaygo High School, Newaygo, MI: Tara Johnson <tjohnson@newaygo.net>
Contact Lois Rosen or Bob Barnett, U of M-Flint