Andrea West has been teaching composition and English courses at MTC for two decades. She's explored and developed many creative, effective methods to help her students with core skills that they'll use in many aspects of their education and careers. She sees great value in the versatile and fundamental skills the School of English and Humanities provides to students. Regardless of their goals, the ability to critically analyze information and to communicate effectively in speech and writing will help students in their professional and personal lives. These are skills that further connection between people and their communities. 

Below are several resources you can adapt for your classroom, including an activity called Burke's Parlor to help students learn how to understand and enter important topical debates in your subject area. You'll also find a charming video about Andrea's time on the gameshow Jeopardy!. Getting to know your fellow instructors in other parts of the college can be a great boon to our sense of community. If you'd like to have a conversation about writing in your classes with Andrea or with other instructors about teaching across the college, follow the link to below to reach out to the CTE. As English majors love to say, "only connect."

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