Tuesday, February 2: What is a writing assignment?

Reading

Bitzer, L. (1968). The Rhetorical Situation. Philosophy and Rhetoric, 1(1), 1–14. (reserves link).

Anderson, D. (2008). The Low Bridge to High Benefits: Entry-Level Multimedia, Literacies, and Motivation. Computers and Composition, 25(1), 40–60. (reserves link)

Bean, J. C. (2011). Designing and Sequencing Assignments to Teach Undergraduate Research. In Engaging ideas: the professor’s guide to integrating writing, critical thinking, and active learning in the classroom (pp. 224–263). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (reserves link)

Gardner, T. (2008). Designing Writing Assignments. Urbana, Ill: National Council of Teachers of English. http://wac.colostate.edu/books/gardner/

• Chapter 3: Designing Writing Assignments
• Chapter 4: Defining New Tasks for Standard Writing Activities

Writing

Live tweet.

Discussion lead.

Preparing

Pedagogical Probe 1 is due in three weeks on February 23.

In Class

Screen writing and Celtx.

WeVideo and Multiliterate Welcome to Emory.

Captioning with YouTube.

Discussion.