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Jennifer Fletcher–Teacher, Author, and Speaker

Almost three decades as a teacher and I’m still trying to figure things out. This blog is about helping students figure things out for themselves, too. Things like how to make their own choices as readers and writers. Or how to adapt and apply their learning in new situations. Rhetorical thinking is the key.

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Let Chaos Come

By Jennifer Fletcher I’m a big fan of home improvement shows: This Old House, Love It or List It, Good Bones–you name it, I’ve probably watched it. But my new favorite show is causing me to rethink the whole home makeover formula. Recently, I’ve been watching Cheap Irish Homes. This is the house hunting show…

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Teaching Argument Writing Rhetorically

Hi folks! This spring, I’m delighted to be facilitating an online course for The National Writing Project on teaching argument writing rhetorically. If this sounds like something that might interest you, please keep reading for the course description and schedule. Kind regards, Jennifer Fletcher Course Overview A rhetorical approach to argument writing cultivates adaptive, independent…

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New NWP Online Course!

Reasoning Rhetorically in the Age of AI By Jennifer Fletcher What is human reasoning? What does it mean to be a human, reasoning? These are some of the questions participants will explore in an online course being offered this spring by the National Writing Project as part of its series on teaching argument writing. I’m…

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