And you know, I *thought* I checked the address on this one, and it was going only to Tania . . . ah, well, I suppose some sentiments *ought* to be expressed publically, and this is the universe's way of making that happen . . . Again, congrats, Tania, and congrats to the folks in Calgary who had the goos sense to hire her!! Marcy --On Monday, May 20, 2002 9:39 AM -0400 Marcy Bauman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Whoa, Tania, congratulations! Heading back to the west, eh? I'm really > glad this position worked out for you!! (You're in the best phase of the > job hunt, in my opinion -- that lo-oong stretch where you can think really > happy thoughts about the job but you don't actually have to do it yet!) > > Good luck finishing the dissertation, and with your move, and everything. > And I'm sure I'll see you at an Inkshed sometime soon . . . > > Marcy > > --On Friday, May 17, 2002 5:54 PM -0400 "Tania S. Smith" > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > This issue of "real" writing situations has been a preoccupation of mine > > ever since I first started conversing with Inkshed colleagues. I think > > Russ's comments on writing situations have been some of the most > > influential to me over the years. Rob Irish, I'd be interested in > > perusing some of the literature you mentioned on metacognition... once > > I'm not so busy with my dissertation and moving to my new job in > > Calgary! > > > > I think "owning" a piece of writing is all about learning to respond to > > a rhetorical situation you've thought carefully about. I keep trying > > new ways of encouraging students to do this. > > > > In the current class I'm teaching (intermediate writing), the short > > assignments early in the quarter require that students actually address > > the classroom audience, especially in the introduction. Students learn > > to exercise some rhetorical muscles by directing their writing in this > > way. For example, here's an introduction to a research assignment that > > went along with a presentation on a chapter of John Trimbur's text "The > > Call To Write" : > > > > "The chapter that we chose to present to you today is about > > public documents. Since this is such a huge genre, we decided > > to narrow it down to a specific community, and then focus on some > > genres within that community. The chapter does a good job of explaining > > many different types of genres within different communities, so we > > encourage you to read through it. Some of these documents you may see > > on a daily basis. Some you may have never seen before. After reading > > through this chapter, you may also be surprised to find out how public > > documents are incorporated in your everyday life." > > > > I'm trusting that I'm not the only one who asks students to write this > > way in formal assignments even though it's so unlike the usual academic > > essay. I am not focusing on only preparing them for other university > > classes. > > > > The ethos that comes through these words is a student (actually a group > > of 3) who took time to think about the impact of the essay on a real > > audience. > > > > And yes, their fellow students were assigned to read a draft of this > > paper before the presentation. It really did reach the "real" > > audience. At the end of class the classroom audience filled out an > > online form addressed only to me (with room for comments) that assessed > > the integration of the paper and the chapter they covered in their > > presentation. That classroom assessment counts for half their > > presentation grade, and perhaps even more, since I also consider the > > students' discursive comments as I make my own assessment. Then the > > presenters get the comments of their peers with the students' names > > removed. We also have an online discussion area where some students > > have posted their feedback on the paper and presentation. > > > > Hey, I sure am trying, anyway. > > > > > > Tania Smith > > Ohio State University > > (Soon to be @ U of Calgary) > > [log in to unmask] > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to > > [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, > > write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] > > > > For the list archives and information about the organization, > > its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to > > http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Marcy Bauman > Media Consultant > College of Pharmacy > University of Michigan > 734-647-2227 > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to > [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, > write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] > > For the list archives and information about the organization, > its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to > http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Marcy Bauman Media Consultant College of Pharmacy University of Michigan 734-647-2227 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-