Assignment for Monday, April 2

I hope that you're glad to have Unit 2 finished! Today in class, we turned in the completed Unit 2 work adn briefly introduced our final unit (see the description in the post below for more detail). For Monday, you will want to:

• Read the two articles on pages 73 and 81 of the Grassroots Writing Research Journal
• Post ten characteristics you see from these on your blog.

Happy weekend!

Unit 3 Overview

English 101 Unit 3: Writing about research (or some other genre), “Grassroots” style

Okay, so we’ve written newspaper articles. We’ve analyzed language, content, and location of various written genres. We’ve even designed and implemented actual research about how people react to small (?) changes in various genres.  Now, we will finish off the semester by writing about writing utilizing the format established in a relatively new and flexible genre. But what genre? The Grassroots Writing Journal that you’ve been reading all semester (sort of).

Peer Review Design: Wednesday, March 28 for Research Findings Report

In groups, what you decide to discuss is up to you. However, you’ll want to pay particular attention to the results and discussion sections as these represent new material essentially. Some other things you can focus on include:

·         What about the research findings report is unclear to you?

·         What do they need to be more specific/expand on?

·         Do they specifically address the research questions effectively?

Monday, March 26

Today in class, we had the final work day for the Unit 2 projects. Groups worked towards creating their research findings reports.

Due on Wednesday:
- Rough drafts of research findings report
- Each person will bring in one copy.

Due on Friday:
- One copy of the research findings report/genre juxtaposition report
- Each person will post the final learning blog and turn in group contribution reports

Research Findings Links

http://www.experiment-resources.com/writing-a-results-section.html

Unit 2 Research Findings: The Layout

Layout: Research Findings

Overall:

·         In paragraph form (except for graphs, charts, or any other extras that you have)

·         3-4 pages (but longer if you need it)

·         Can be written very matter-of-factly and straight to the point

Monday, March 19

Welcome back from Spring Break!! Today, we had some time to work in our groups to discuss finally beginning to implement our research designs and shared with the rest of the groups exactly what we are doing--hopefully gaining some ideas in the process.

Due Wednesday: The final draft of the research proposal (with the expanded section of the research design) is due by Wednesday morning.

Friday, March 2

We reexamined Cultural Historical Activity Theory today in class in relation to your genre juxtaposition pieces that we will be testing after spring break. Using colored paper, markers, and colored pencils, we created these "CHAT maps."  In the Unit 2 groups, we then discussed what we each put on those maps.

The rest of the class period involved figuring out how to construct your research design (which will be an expanded section within your research proposal).

CHAT, revisited for Unit 1: Friday, March 2

We've already discussed Cultural Historical Activity Theory and how it places what people write or say within its context, allowing us to examine all of the factors surrounding its production. For about 20 minutes or so, you will do just that: Consider that genre juxtaposition piece in relation to CHAT. Feel free to grab some markers and colored pencils or simply or pen/pencil to create your map. This will then be shared with your Unit 2 to reveal how each of you believe your piece will go out in the world. This will help lead us into the reseach design portion of class...