"Root and Branch": Resisting a Basic Writing Legacy System
Journal: Journal of Basic Writing
Year: 2020

Since the 1970s, legacy Basic Writing systems have survived despite growing resistance grounded in an increasing awareness of their troubling roots and harmful effects.In this article, two 2017 basic writing students and their teacher conduct a mixed-method "postmortem" examination of the now eliminated zero-credit course and writing test placement system at their university.They combine a local desegregation history, an assessment validity inquiry, and a case study of growing resistance to Basi