Tutoring Writing: A Practical Guide for ConferencesWhen Don McAndrew and Tom Reigstad wrote Training Tutors for Writing Conferences, they provided such unique insight into the principles and practices of tutoring that the book was awarded "Best Publication" by the National Writing Centers Association. Now, more than a decade later, the authors have expanded and updated their classic monograph to make it even more useful and reflect new developments in research and theory. No other book is quite so comprehensive. In addition to providing a thorough review of theory and research, Tutoring Writing offers a rich toolbox of tutoring tips, including:
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... sentence to determine whether or not it has a subject ( a sentence fragment lacks a subject ) . Tag question : Pakistan was rewarded for its support by large amounts of American military and economic aid , weren't they ? ( The pronoun ...
... sentence to determine whether or not it has a subject ( a sentence fragment lacks a subject ) . Tag question : Pakistan was rewarded for its support by large amounts of American military and economic aid , weren't they ? ( The pronoun ...
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... sentence , maybe , and make some- thing out of that . " On February 2 , 1882 , in Rathgar , Ireland , James Joyce was born . " Is that the sentence structure of an Encyclopaedia Britannica article ? Chris : I would say so . Gibson ...
... sentence , maybe , and make some- thing out of that . " On February 2 , 1882 , in Rathgar , Ireland , James Joyce was born . " Is that the sentence structure of an Encyclopaedia Britannica article ? Chris : I would say so . Gibson ...
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... sentence contained 46 words , another 38 , and within each , prepositions were the main connectors . For example , in the first sentence , a sentence of only 23 words— one of her shortest - there were 5 prepositions . That's not so bad ...
... sentence contained 46 words , another 38 , and within each , prepositions were the main connectors . For example , in the first sentence , a sentence of only 23 words— one of her shortest - there were 5 prepositions . That's not so bad ...
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Theories Underpinning Tutoring Writing | 1 |
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Chapter Three | 14 |
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