What do you need to know in order to teach a successful composition course? In The Writing Teacher?s Companion, Rai Peterson helps you find the answers. Drawing on her years of classroom experience, Peterson offers lucid, hands-on advice in a no-nonsense, reader-friendly voice. Topics include preparing a syllabus, promoting class discussion and collaboration, grading and evaluating papers, assessing portfolios, writing with a computer, selecting textbooks, and more. Whether you are a brand-new teaching assistant, a harried adjunct instructor, an experienced teacher looking for new ways of doing things, or a composition coordinator seeking help for your staff, The Writing Teacher?s Companion is an indispensable resource.