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Mark Wheeler is a rhetoric English teacher at Hickory Christian Academy in Hickory, North Carolina, where he has taught a variety of classes since 2006. He has also coached the mock trial team for several years. He and his wife, Leah, have six children who attend Hickory Christian Academy. They are members at West Hickory Baptist Church, where Mark is a deacon and teaches the youth Sunday School class. Mark has graduate degrees from Pensacola Christian College, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and St. John’s College. The leftward progression of the successive institutions does not generally reflect his thinking.
This session shows how Gregory’s principles provide a clear, practical framework for teaching writing as a tool for learning in every subject. Drawing on classroom experience across rhetoric grade levels, the presentation demonstrates how shaping writing assignments in light of Gregory’s laws can ensure their effectiveness. The presentation will emphasize short, meaningful writing tasks that strengthen thinking without drastically increasing the grading load.
Mark Wheeler is a rhetoric English teacher at Hickory Christian Academy in Hickory, North Carolina, where he has taught a variety of classes since 2006. He has also coached the mock trial team for several years. He and his wife, Leah, have six children who attend Hickory Christian Academy. They are members at West Hickory Baptist Church, where Mark is a deacon and teaches the youth Sunday School class. Mark has graduate degrees from Pensacola Christian College, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and St. John’s College. The leftward progression of the successive institutions does not generally reflect his thinking.