Writing for Health Sciences: Resources

Section	Name	Description
Module1: Lesson 1: The Digital World: Building on What You Already Know to Respond Critically	Introduction	Read the entire page. (3 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	"Reading" to Understand and Respond	Read the entire page. (9 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Social Media Trailblazer: Selena Gomez	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Critical Response: Rhetoric and Critical Thinking	Read the entire page. (15 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Student Sample: Social Media Post and Responses on Voter Suppression	Read the entire page. (10 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Thinking Critically About a “Text”	Read the entire page. (36 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Intention vs. Execution	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Academia	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: Tracing Writing Development	Read the entire page. (11 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 1: Lesson 2: Language, Identity, and Culture: Exploring, Employing, Embracing	Introduction	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Seeds of Self	Read the entire page. ( 9 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Identity Trailblazer: Cathy Park Hong	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at the Issues: Oppression and Reclamation	Read the entire page. (11 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Sample Reading from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois	Read the entire page. (15 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Thinking Critically about How Identity Is Constructed Through Writing	Read the entire page. (20 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Antiracism and Inclusivity	Read the entire page. (11 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Variations of English	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: Decolonizing Self	Read the entire page. (7 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 1: Lesson 3: Literacy Narrative: Building Bridges, Bridging Gaps	Introduction	Read the entire page. (3 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Identity and Expression	Read the entire page. (8 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Literacy Narrative Trailblazer: Tara Westover	Read the entire page. ( 7 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: The Literacy Narrative	Read the entire page. (7 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Sample Reading: from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Dougl	Read the entire page. (21 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Tracing the Beginnings of Literacy	Read the entire page. (48 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Editing Focus: Sentence Structure	Read the entire page. (13 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Self-Evaluating	Read the entire page. (4 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … The Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives (DALN)	Read the entire page. (4 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: A Literacy Artifact	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 2: Lesson 1: Memoir or Personal Narrative: Learning Lessons from the Personal	Introduction	Read the entire page. (4 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Exploring the Past to Understand the Present	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Memoir Trailblazer: Ta-Nehisi Coates	Read the entire page. (8 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Conflict, Detail, and Revelation	Read the entire page. (13 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Sample Reading: from Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain	Read the entire page. (17 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Making the Personal Public	Read the entire page. (36 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Editing Focus: More on Characterization and Point of View	Read the entire page. (10 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Structure and Organization	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Multilingual Writers	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: Filtered Memories	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 2: Lesson 2: Profile: Telling a Rich and Compelling Story	Introduction	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Profiles as Inspiration	Read the entire page. (3 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Profile Trailblazer: Veronica Chambers	Read the entire page. ( 7 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Subject, Angle, Background, and Description	Read the entire page. (4 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Sample Reading: “Remembering John Lewis” by Carla D. Hayden	Read the entire page. (12 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Focusing on the Angle of Your Subject	Read the entire page. (65 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Editing Focus: Verb Tense Consistency	Read the entire page. (9 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Text as Personal Introduction	Read the entire page. (7 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Profiling a Cultural Artifact	Read the entire page. (13 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: Subject as a Reflection of Self	Read the entire page. (3 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 2: Lesson 3: Proposal: Writing About Problems and Solutions	Introduction	Read the entire page. (3 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Proposing Change: Thinking Critically About Problems and Solutions	Read the entire page. (10 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Proposal Trailblazer: Atul Gawande	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Features of Proposals	Read the entire page. (9 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Student Sample: “Slowing Climate Change” by Shawn Krukowski	Read the entire page. (28 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Creating a Proposal	Read the entire page. (50 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Editing Focus: Subject-Verb Agreement	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Conventions, Clarity, and Coherence	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Technical Writing as a Career	Read the entire page. (4 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: Reflecting on Problems and Solutions	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 2: Lesson 4: Evaluation or Review: Would You Recommend It?	Introduction	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Thumbs Up or Down?	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Review Trailblazer: Michiko Kakutani	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Criteria, Evidence, Evaluation	Read the entire page. (12 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Student Sample: "Black Representation in Film" by Caelia Marshall	Read the entire page. (21 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Thinking Critically About Entertainment	Read the entire page. (27 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Editing Focus: Quotations	Read the entire page. (7 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Effect on Audience	Read the entire page. (9 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Language and Culture	Read the entire page. (9 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: What the Arts Say About You	Read the entire page. (1 minute) Rice University - 2021

Module 2: Lesson 5: Analytical Report: Writing from Facts	Introduction	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Information and Critical Thinking	Read the entire page. (10 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Analytical Report Trailblazer: Barbara Ehrenreich	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Informal and Formal Analytical Reports	Read the entire page. (14 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Student Sample: "U.S. Response to COVID-19" by Trevor Garcia	Read the entire page. (18 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Creating an Analytical Report	Read the entire page. (49 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Editing Focus: Commas with Nonessential and Essential Information	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Reviewing the Final Draft	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Discipline-Specific and Technical Language	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: Evidence and Objectivity	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 2: Lesson 6: Rhetorical Analysis: Interpreting the Art of Rhetoric	Introduction	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Breaking the Whole into Its Parts	Read the entire page. (8 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Rhetorical Analysis Trailblazer: Jamil Smith	Read the entire page. (7 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Rhetorical Strategies	Read the entire page. (19 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Student Sample: “Rhetorical Analysis: Evicted by Matthew Desmond” by Eliana E	Read the entire page. (17 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Thinking Critically about Rhetoric	Read the entire page. (27 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Editing Focus: Mixed Sentence Constructions	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Rhetorical Analysis	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Business and Law	Read the entire page. (16 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: How Thinking Critically about Rhetoric Affects Intellectual Growth	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 2: Lesson 7: Position Argument: Practicing the Art of Rhetoric	Introduction	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Making a Case: Defining a Position Argument	Read the entire page. ( 8 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Position Argument Trailblazer: Charles Blow	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Thesis, Reasoning, and Evidence	Read the entire page. (12 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Sample Reading: "Remarks at the University of Michigan" by Lyndon B. Johnso	Read the entire page. (26 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Creating a Position Argument	Read the entire page. (50 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Editing Focus: Paragraphs and Transitions	Read the entire page. (7 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Varied Appeals	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Citation	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: Growth in the Development of Argument	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 2: Lesson 8: Reasoning Strategies: Improving Critical Thinking	Introduction	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Developing Your Sense of Logic	Read the entire page. (16 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Reasoning Trailblazer: Paul D. N. Hebert	Read the entire page. ( 8 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Reasoning Strategies and Signal Words	Read the entire page. ( 29 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Sample Reading: from Book VII of The Republic by Plato	Read the entire page. ( 24 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Reasoning Supported by Evidence	Read the entire page. ( 29 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 2: Lesson 9: Argumentative Research: Enhancing the Art of Rhetoric with Evidence	Introduction	Read the entire page. (4 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Introducing Research and Research Evidence	Read the entire page. ( 8 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Argumentative Research Trailblazer: Samin Nosrat	Read the entire page. ( 5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Introducing Research as Evidence	Read the entire page. ( 6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Student Sample: "Healthy Diets from Sustainable Sources Can Save the Earth" by	Read the entire page. (32 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Integrating Research	Read the entire page. (33 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Editing Focus: Integrating Sources and Quotations	Read the entire page. (11 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Effectiveness of Research Paper	Read the entire page. (7 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Bias in Language and Research	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: Why Facts Matter in Research Argumentation	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 2: Lesson 10:Research Process: Accessing and Recording Information	Introduction	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	The Research Process: Where to Look for Existing Sources	Read the entire page. (31 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	The Research Process: How to Create Sources	Read the entire page. (23 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at the Research Process: Key Skills	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Student Sample: Research Log	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Research Process: Making Notes, Synthesizing Information, and Keeping a Research Log	Read the entire page. (16 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Ethical Research	Read the entire page. (7 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 2: Lesson 11: Annotated Bibliography: Gathering, Evaluating, and Documenting Sources	Introduction	Read the entire page. (3 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Compiling Sources for an Annotated Bibliography	Read the entire page. (34 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Form: Citation Style, Purpose, and Formatting	Read the entire page. (14 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Student Sample: “Healthy Diets from Sustainable Sources Can Save the Earth” by Lil	Read the entire page. (12 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Informing and Analyzing	Read the entire page. (28 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 2: Lesson 12: Case Study Profile: What One Person Says About All	Introduction	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Tracing a Broad Issue in the Individual	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Case Study Trailblazer: Vilayanur S. Ramachandran	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Observation, Description, and Analysis	Read the entire page. (4 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Sample Reading: Case Study on Louis Victor "Tan" Leborgne	Read the entire page. (17 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Thinking Critically About How People and Language Interact	Read the entire page. (39 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Editing Focus: Words Often Confused	Read the entire page. (8 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Presentation and Analysis of Case Study	Read the entire page. (7 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Applied Linguistics	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: Your Own Uses of Language	Read the entire page. (3 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 3: Lesson 1: Print or Textual Analysis: What You Read	Introduction	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	An Author’s Choices: What Text Says and How It Says It	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Textual Analysis Trailblazer: bell hooks	Read the entire page. (4 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Print or Textual Analysis	Read the entire page. (8 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Student Sample: "Artists at Work" by Gwyn Garrison	Read the entire page. (35 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Thinking Critically About Text	Read the entire page. (57 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Editing Focus: Literary Works Live in the Present	Read the entire page. (4 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Self-Directed Assessment	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Humanities	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: The Academic and the Personal	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 3: Lesson 2: Image Analysis: What You See	Introduction	Read the entire page. (3 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	“Reading” Images	Read the entire page. (33 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Image Trailblazer: Sara Ludy	Read the entire page. ( 8 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Relationship Between Image and Rhetoric	Read the entire page. ( 9 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Student Sample: “Hints of the Homoerotic” by Leo Davis	Read the entire page. ( 15 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Thinking Critically and Writing Persuasively About Images	Read the entire page. ( 35 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Editing Focus: Descriptive Diction	Read the entire page. ( 6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Relationship Between Analysis and Image	Read the entire page. ( 6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Video and Film	Read the entire page. ( 7 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: Interplay Between Text and Image	Read the entire page. ( 4 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 3: Lesson 3: Multimodal and Online Writing: Creative Interaction between Text and Image	Introduction	Read the entire page. ( 5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Mixing Genres and Modes	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Multimodal Trailblazer: Torika Bolatagici	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Genre, Audience, Purpose, Organization	Read the entire page. (17 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Sample Reading: “Celebrating a Win-Win” by Alexandra Dapolito Dunn	Read the entire page. (11 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Create a Multimodal Advocacy Project	Read the entire page. (38 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Transitions	Read the entire page. (10 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on . . . Technology	Read the entire page. (13 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: Multimodalism	Read the entire page. (3 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 3: Lesson 4: Scripting for the Public Forum: Writing to Speak	Introduction	Read the entire page. ( 2 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing, Speaking, and Activism	Read the entire page. (16 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Podcast Trailblazer: Alice Wong	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Language Performance and Visuals	Read the entire page. (7 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Student Sample: “Are New DOT Regulations Discriminatory?” by Zain A. Kumar	Read the entire page. (13 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Writing to Speak	Read the entire page. (34 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Bridging Writing and Speaking	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Delivery/Public Speaking	Read the entire page. (15 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Portfolio: Everyday Rhetoric, Rhetoric Every Day	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Rice University - 2021

Module 3: Lesson 5: Portfolio Reflection: Your Growth as a Writer	Introduction	Read the entire page. ( 3 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Thinking Critically about Your Semester	Read the entire page. ( 2 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Reflection Trailblazer: Sandra Cisneros	Read the entire page. ( 6 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Glance at Genre: Purpose and Structure	Read the entire page. ( 11 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Annotated Sample Reading: “Don’t Expect Congrats” by Dale Trumbore	Read the entire page. (21 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Writing Process: Looking Back, Looking Forward	Read the entire page. (16 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Editing Focus: Pronouns	Read the entire page. (12 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Evaluation: Evaluating Self-Reflection	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Rice University - 2021
	Spotlight on … Pronouns in Context	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Rice University - 2021