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2004 · San Antonio

How To Read An Essay

Session J.18

Area: Practices of Teaching Writing · family: Teaching and pedagogy

RoleName as printedAffiliation as printedPaper
Chair Bruce Ballenger Boise State University, ID → Boise State University
Presenters Lad Tobin Boston College, MA → Boston College How To (Not) Read a Student Essay
Presenters Bruce Ballenger Boise State University, ID → Boise State University Reflection in the Essay: From Mountain to Sea and Back Again
Presenters Michelle Payne Boise State University, ID → Boise State University Reading the Body in the Confessional Essay

Source

NCTE's program, near page 210 of the file. Names link to a person page only for people listed at two or more conventions.

Cite as: Conference on College Composition and Communication. “How To Read An Essay.” 2004 Convention Program, San Antonio, session J.18. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.