In this class, we'll be working collaboratively as an entire class to solve a real world problem in literacy education. As Diaz writes, high school sets many students up for failure in college, and I don't think it HAS to be that way.
How can we work at "fixing" this problem? Throughout the semester, through your research, our class discussions, discussions with educators, reflecting on our collective histories, I hope we can work towards some sort of solution.
A big task, isn't it? But not to worry, between the 27 of us, we'll break it down into manageable pieces. You'll be working in one of the following groups:
1."Good" Writing
2."Good" Reading
3."Good" Research
4. Peer Review Practices
5. Revision and the Writing Process
6. Technology and Discourse
For Groups 1-5
In order to be successful, you'll need to decide on a target audience (are you going to focus your work on teachers? students? administrators? Who do you think needs to hear your message?) and develop a public document and presentation to reach that particular audience. This can be interpreted in a variety of ways, and you'll be graded on the rhetorical effectiveness of your project.
Then, your group will be responsible for actually presenting your project to an authentic audience. I'll be providing you with a list of contact options, but you're also free to find your own way, so to speak. For example, if you'd like to work at your home high school, you're welcome to do that!
For Group 6
Group 6 will have a bit of a different task. You're going to be our tech dudes and dudettes. Your job will be to integrate the other groups' projects into a digital resource that we can distribute to publics. Instead of presenting to an external audience, you'll be presenting our final product to the class.
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How your group decides to break up the work is entirely up to you. As long as everyone contributes to the project in a meaningful way, I'll be a happy camper. In addition to your project and presentation, you'll also need to write an individual short reflective essay on the process. You'll also be "grading" your teammates, based on how much they contributed to the entire project.
A detailed description of the project
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