Writing across Contexts: Transfer, Composition, and Sites of Writing

Appendix B: Overview of Major Assignments

DoI: 10.7330/9780874219388.c007 aP P endix B Teaching for Transfer: Overview of Major Assignments Assignment Description Key Terms Purpose Source-based Article A source-based article, in which the student goes beyond summarizing to analyze/make connections between the concepts of genre, audience and rhetorical situation, and begin to develop a theory of writing. Genre, Audience, Rhetorical Situation, and Reflection To have students begin to theorize about key terms and writing; to deliberately model inquiry or exploration of writing concepts; to begin to understand and practice reflection . Inquirybased Essay Students analyze information from sources they researched and intentionally explore the role of genres in presenting the research as well as the audiences for their topics. Exigence, Critical Analysis, Discourse Community , and Knowledge To have students engage in inquiry-based research while practicing their understanding of eight of the key terms. Composition in Three Genres Students create a composition that strategically identifies three different genres to communicate to a targeted audience about the research topic explored in the second major assignment . Context, Composing , and Circulation To have students put their understanding of the key terms into practice, and specifically develop a composition that considers various contexts for composing. Reflection-inPresentation The reflection-in-presentation asks students to identify key terms they believe are most important to their writing practices and to theorize about that choice. In other words, it asks students to create their theory of writing, using the idea of their own “made knowledge” about writing and the idea of reflection as both theory and practice. Knowledge and Reflection (reiterated specifically in this unit) To write their final iteration of their theory of writing; to consider theory about learning; to reflect on the concepts and knowledge made throughout the course. ...