Un-English Teachers! Be Brave! Are you scared of giving writing assignments? Do you have Composition Consternation? Do You
Break Out in a Cold Sweat at the thought of assigning and grading Themes? A 52-year English Teacher wants to show you how to easily give short (or long) compositions that will be fairly easy
to grade, ...Themes guaranteed to make your students think hard, choose topics wisely, and present their arguments in a clear, logical and confident way.
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Theme Writing Skills: 1. How to Gather Information for
a Good Writing Assignment. 2. How To Take Individual Pieces Of
Information from any source
to construct a "Block." 3. How to Group some of these "Blocks"
into tightly organized Points. 4. How to Organize the Points into a Final Paper
Creating a "Block": The Basic Unit of Papers Written for Andrews. Construction of a good paper involves:
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Three types of analysis could be used:
The Last Step in the Creation of a "Block":
Putting it all together: Using "blocks" to construct a paper.
Grading: Not too hard to do with papers based on the
"block."
This section will be composed of links to SMALL SECTIONS of my very long "History" section. Click on a Box below, read the section, and then click back to this page to avoid brain strain
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It Works!
This system can help teachers in any disciplines who are intimidated about assigning and grading themes. I've used it successfully with almost all
ability levels, from college composition students to special ed students. I have also gotten lots of good feedback from other teachers who have successfully used the
system As a teacher, however, I have been especially gratified by the number of my kids who come back from college to say that "Andrews' Block" really works for them.
A number of their instructors have even used their papers as examples of excellent themes.
Future Development I will be putting the stuff on this site in a binder, and adding other suggestions, handouts, and forms for grading. While it might be dangerous to the camera, a video might also be made to explain the process more personally. If you'd be interested in such materials, please let me know.
Contact Jim Andrews at Jimteacher4@gmail.com
Copyright Stuff: As I've used lots of brain cells and many days - and years - making this system somewhat accessible to normal human beings, or at least to
teachers, I thought that it would not be amiss to copyright it. If it is of use for individual teachers, feel free to use it. However, if there is to be
official, school-wide, or system-wide use of my materials, I would like to be able to supply copies of my materials or provide a site-license for extensive official use. In
such an event, I could of course provide more technical assistance and more forms that would be optimized for specific disciplines or situations. I will continue to perfect the
system to make it even easier to use and understand. Feel free to contact me with any
concerns.
Thanks,
Jim Andrews
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