Greg Gildersleeve
Greg Gildersleeve teaches composition and GED writing at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS. He holds an M.A. in English (Professional Writing) from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and a B.A. in English from Missouri Western State University. He previously taught at MWSU and is a teacher consultant for the Prairie Lands branch of the Natiional Writing Project.
His particular writing interests include argumentative essays, comic book writing, screenwriting, and fiction.
Greg self-published a comic book, Gold Dust, in 2005, and wrote comics stories for an anthology, Show and Tell. He also wrote a scholarly article for a book, Teenagers from the Future: Essays on the Legion of Super-Heroes, published by Sequart in 2008. Greg has also conducted comics writing workshops through the Raytown Missouri School District and the Kansas City-based Comics Creators Network.
In addition to academic and comics writing, Greg has been published by rock music's Relix Magazine, on the official website of the group Jefferson Airplane, and in the Mansfield (TX) News-Mirror, all displaying his love for writing rock bios.
As a teacher of writing, Greg passionately believes in the words of teacher Anne Rodier that writing "allows one to shape one's life and change one's world," and also in writer Anne Lamott's assertion that "good writing is about telling the truth." He encourages students to explore their worlds and the truth through the vehicle of writing.
Sources:
Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. New York: Pantheon, 1995. 3
Rodier, Anne, "A Cure for Writer's Block: Writing for Real Audiences." Breakthroughs: Classroom Discoveries about Teaching Writing. Berkeley: National Writing Project, 2001. 121
Latest Articles
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How to Use the Semi-Colon
The semi-colon-a period on top of a comma-looks as if it can't make up its mind. There's good reason for that: It shows a separation of thought that isn't quite complete.
Nov 6, 2009
- Greg Gildersleeve
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Comma Rule No. 4—Interrupters
Sentence interrupters, a common feature of the English language, rely on the proper placing of commas to clarify their relationship to the sentence.
Nov 1, 2009
- Greg Gildersleeve
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Five Things College Students Shouldn't Say
"There is no such thing as a dumb question," professors often say. While this is true, some seemingly innocent statements by students can make professors cringe.
Oct 27, 2009
- Greg Gildersleeve
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Comma Rule No. 3—Nonessential Elements
Commas aid the reader by separating the main part of a sentence from a clause or phrase that adds extra information.
Oct 25, 2009
- Greg Gildersleeve
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Comma Rule No. 2—Separating Items in a Series
This rule sounds fairly simple, and it is-unless it's not clear how many items you have or whether or not the elements of a sentence constitute items.
Oct 18, 2009
- Greg Gildersleeve
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Comma Rule No. 1—Joining Independent Clauses
Use a comma to join two parts of a sentence if each part can stand on its own as an independent sentence.
Oct 15, 2009
- Greg Gildersleeve
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The Guess Who—Second Coming
"Shakin' All Over" seemed destined to make The Guess Who a one-hit wonder. Four years later, the band proved otherwise.
Aug 14, 2009
- Greg Gildersleeve
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The Guess Who—The Early Days
"Shakin' All Over," "These Eyes," "No Time," "American Woman," and other classic hits were created by an ever-changing band of Winnipeggers.
Aug 14, 2009
- Greg Gildersleeve
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Jefferson Starship—Band History
Under a new name, remnants of Jefferson Airplane achieved greater commercial success in the 1970s.
Jul 23, 2009
- Greg Gildersleeve
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Jefferson Airplane—Band History
The premiere psychedelic band of the 1960s, Jefferson Airplane persevered against changing musical trends and constantly shifting personnel.
Jul 21, 2009
- Greg Gildersleeve
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