Teaching Signposting

Teaching Signposting

What is signposting? Much like a signppost on a trail indicates which direction a hiker ought to go, signposting can be a helpful tool for writers to use to communicate to their reader where they have been and where they are going. Signposts are phrases that indicate...
Multimodal Writing Assignments

Multimodal Writing Assignments

What is multimodality? Multimodality is the use of multiple modes to make and communicate meaning. These modes migh be written, oral, digital/technological, kinetic, or visual. Composing multimodally requires an awareness of the relationships between modes and...
Writing-to-Learn Prompts

Writing-to-Learn Prompts

What are Writing-to-Learn prompts? Writing-to-Learn prompts are prompts that gives students a low-stakes opportunity to think through their ideas in writing. While when we are writing to communicate, we are writing for others, writing-to-learn writing is meant only...