When Teaching Writing Gets Tough

Annamary Consalvo is an associate professor of literacy at The University of Texas at Tyler. Ann D. David is an associate professor of teacher education at the University of the Incarnate Word and codirector of the San Antonio Writing Project.

Contents Introduction ?1 Part I: Wicked Components of the Writing Process 1. ?Micromoments in a High School English Classroom: Wicked Problems and Wicked Solutions of Teaching Writing ?15 Annamary Consalvo 2. ?The Wicked Problem of Revision ?26 Denise N. Morgan and Jessica Hrubik 3. ?Positioning Writers as Decision Makers ?36 Valerie Taylor Part II: Intersection of Wickedity and Authenticity 4. ?Overcoming Wicked Writing Formulas With Adaptive Creativity and Design ?47 Tiffany Larson and Brett Stamm 5. ?Working With Teachers of Writing in At-Risk Schools: The Effects of Professional Development ?57 Julie Smit, Lien Nguyen, Narges Hadi, and Lu Guo 6. ?Audience and Authenticity: The Wicked Way to Build Motivation and Confidence ?67 Garrett Simpson Part III: Assessment 7. ?"We Just Don't Write Like That in Class": Teachers and Students Take On the Wicked Problem of High-Stakes Writing Assessment ?75 Joelle Pedersen 8. ?Making Notebooks Institutionally Visible: The Wicked Problem of Assessing Notebook Practices ?86 Ann D. David 9. ?Handling Wicked Problems Isn't Always About Solving Them, Is It? ?98 Heathcliff Lopez and Candice Mendiola Part IV: Transition From High School to College 10. ?The Wicked Problem of the High-School-to-College Writing Transition: Interrogating the Metaphors That Guide Our Practice ?109 Amber Jensen, Amy D. Williams, Joseph Wiederhold, and Chanel Earl 11. ?Writing Is . . . Meaningful, Independent, Authentic, and Blended: Moving From the Wicked Problems of Standardization and Compartmentalization ?120 Lara Searcy and Libby Vance 12. ?Writing in the Age of AI: The Wicked Problem of Process Versus Product ?130 J. J. Sylvia IV and Elise Takehana Conclusion ?141 Index ?143 About the Authors ?149