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Teaching with Hacker Handbooks (Online Only)
Topics, Strategies, and Lesson PlansSecond Edition ©2015
Teaching with Hacker Handbooks, a collection of resources to accompany all Hacker handbooks, helps you answer the question How can I integrate a handbook into my course? Both novice and seasoned teachers who assign writing will benefit from the practical strategies an...
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Practical help for teaching with a handbook: 2015 Update
Teaching with Hacker Handbooks, a collection of resources to accompany all Hacker handbooks, helps you answer the question How can I integrate a handbook into my course? Both novice and seasoned teachers who assign writing will benefit from the practical strategies and materials developed by master teachers and others in the field. And if you supervise or train new teachers, you’ll find the collection helps you provide a mentoring experience.
"Sections are clearly laid out, easy to follow, and the rationale for the suggestions is clear. I love it!"—Mauricio Rodriguez, El Paso Community College
Table of Contents
IntroductionPart I: Topics T1 Building a foundation for your courseT2 Designing your course and crafting your syllabus T3 Leading discussions, engaging students in required writing coursesT4 Designing effective assignments T5 Responding to student writing T6 Working with multilingual writers (Teaching ESL) T7 Addressing writing in the disciplinesPart II: Modules M1 Teaching assignment analysisM2 Teaching prewriting strategies M3 Teaching critical readingM4 Teaching thesis statements M5 Teaching essay structure M6 Teaching paragraphs M7 Teaching introductions and conclusions M8 Teaching argument and counterargument M9 Teaching students to conduct research and evaluate sources M10 Teaching students to integrate sources M11 Teaching students to avoid plagiarism M12 Teaching word choice and appropriate language M13 Teaching grammar and punctuation M14 Teaching with peer review M15 Teaching multimodal projects M16 Addressing writing in the disciplines Part III: Sample course materials S1 Sample syllabi Syllabus 1: The Bedford Handbook, Ninth Edition Syllabus 2: Rules for Writers, Seventh Edition Syllabus 3: A Writer’s Reference, Seventh Edition Syllabus 4: A Pocket Style Manual, Sixth EditionSyllabus 5: Writer’s HelpS2 Sample assignmentsAssignment 1: Workshop on Revising Paragraphs Assignment 2: Textual Analysis Assignment 3: Defining and Addressing Plagiarism Assignment 4: Mechanics Workshop Assignment 5: Visual Literacy and Analysis Assignment 6: Essay 4: Writing in Your DisciplineAssignment 7: Reflecting on the writing process Index
Authors
Diana Hacker
Diana Hacker personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years at Prince George's Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. Hacker handbooks, built on innovation and on a keen understanding of the challenges facing student writers, are the most widely adopted in America. Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin's, include A Writer's Reference, Eleventh Edition (2025); A Pocket Style Manual, Tenth Edition (2025); The Bedford Handbook, Twelfth Edition (2023); Rules for Writers, Tenth Edition (2022); and Writer’s Help 2.0, Hacker Version.
Marcy Carbajal Van Horn
Marcy Carbajal Van Horn has served as the ESL specialist for Hacker Handbooks. Formerly of Sante Fe College and St. Edward’s University, she has worked as a composition teacher and as an online writing lab coordinator to help a wide range of students improve their academic writing.
Jonathan S. Cullick
Jonathan S. Cullick is Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English at Northern Kentucky University. He served as Associate Director of the Composition Program at the University of Minnesota for four years and then joined the NKU faculty, serving as Director of the Writing Instruction Program for eight years. He teaches courses in writing studies, frequently incorporating service learning in writing courses, and he also teaches literature courses in the Bible, American literature, and the American South. He is a co-author of Writing in the Disciplines (Bedford/St.Martins) and the author of a number of articles and a book in literary studies. Cullick received his PhD from University of Kentucky with specialization in American literature and writing program administration.
Sara McCurry
Sara McCurry has taught composition at Shasta College in Northern California since 2007. Previously, she taught for three years at the Art Institute of CA-San Diego. She has been teaching online composition courses for many years and appreciates the challenges and opportunities afforded by online education. She has a passionate and long-standing commitment to the success of first-generation and economically disadvantaged college students, a commitment that has shaped her pedagogy and career choices. She is a member of the Shasta College Sustainability Committee and the Shasta College Faculty Association and has served as a club advisor for the Sustainability Club and the N.A.T.I.V.E. Club. Recently, she has presented at the CSU Chico This Way to Sustainability Conference and the English Council of Two Year Colleges yearly conference. She has a PhD in English from the University of Oregon and an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from Texas State University.
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