Vol. 1  Issue 4
December 2003

A Newsletter Published by the SIUE Writing Center

The Writing Center staff would like to wish you and your family a very happy holiday!

A Rasta Connection in the Writing Center?
By Chad Verbais

Last week I had the pleasure of attending my four-year-old son's Christmas production at his school.  And while I was beaming with pride at his singing prowess, I couldn't help but think about all the work it took to organize a play with so many young, energetic voices.            Read More

Ms. Grammars
By Joanne Brew-Fisher, Asst. Coordinator

Teaching grammar is quite often a thankless job.  Many students consider learning grammar useless, a colossal waste of time, and quite hateful; similarly, many teachers, even though they may lament the poor writing skills of students in general, claim grammar instruction is worthless as it does not lead to better writing.  Read More

The Reading-Writing Connection
By Nancy Kelly-Martin

As a trained reading specialist and an uncommon reader, I may lack the academic credentials in English and composition theory; nevertheless, the disciplines of reading and English share common vocabularies, linguistic and metalinguistic concepts, and approaches to textual analysis. 
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Virginia's Vocab Corner - Part III
By Virginia Bunn

Looking for the right word to describe someone who is mentally acute?   Read More

Spotlight On…….

In this new section, we link you to our Internet website of the month--The WAC Journal.

According to the boiler on their website, The WAC Journal is a national peer-reviewed journal on writing across the curriculum and is published by Plymouth State University.  It is an annual collection of articles by educators about their WAC ideas and WAC experiences filled with practical ideas and pertinent theory.  Click here to check it out!!