Everyone Can Write: Essays Toward a Hopeful Theory of Writing and Teaching Writi

Description: Everyone Can Write by Peter Elbow Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This new collection of essays brings together the best of Elbows writing since the publication of "Embracing Contraries" in 1987. The volume includes sections on voice, the experience of writing, teaching, and evaluation. Implicit throughout is Elbows commitment to humanizing the profession. Publisher Description With Writing without Teachers (OUP 1975) and Writing with Power (OUP 1995) Peter Elbow revolutionized the teaching of writing. His process method--and its now commonplace "free writing" techniques--liberated generations of students and teachers from the emphasis on formal principles of grammar that had dominated composition pedagogy.This new collection of essays brings together the best of Elbows writing since the publicationof Embracing Contraries in 1987. The volume includes sections on voice, the experience of writing, teaching, and evaluation. Implicit throughout is Elbows commitment to humanizing the profession, and his continuedemphasis on the importance of binary thinking and nonadversarial argument. The result is a compendium of a master teachers thought on the relation between good pedagogy and good writing; it is sure to be of interest to all professional teachers of writing, and will be a valuable book for use in composition courses at all levels. Author Biography Peter Elbow is Professor of English and Director of the writing program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In 2001, he received the James R. Squire Award from the National Council of Teachers of English "for his transforming influence and lasting intellectual contribution to the English Profession." Details ISBN 0195104153 ISBN-13 9780195104158 Title Everyone Can Write Author Peter Elbow Format Hardcover Year 2000 Pages 412 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc GE_Item_ID:137014936; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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