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Writing for Health Sciences
Seeds of Self
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Rice University - 2021
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Peer Corner
Introduction
"Reading" to Understand and Respond
Social Media Trailblazer: Selena Gomez
Discussion forum: Authenticity as Rhetoric
Glance at Critical Response: Rhetoric and Critical Thinking
Annotated Student Sample: Social Media Post and Responses on Voter Suppression
Living by Their Own Words: Social Media Thread
Writing Process: Thinking Critically About a “Text”
Writing Process: Thinking Critically About a “Text”
Evaluation: Intention vs. Execution
Spotlight on … Academia
Portfolio: Tracing Writing Development
Introduction
Identity Trailblazer: Cathy Park Hong
Fear: The Enemy Within
Glance at the Issues: Oppression and Reclamation
Annotated Sample Reading from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois
Living by Their Own Words: Between the World and Me
Writing Process: Thinking Critically about How Identity Is Constructed Through Writing
Evaluation: Antiracism and Inclusivity
Spotlight on … Variations of English
Portfolio: Decolonizing Self
Module 1
Discuccion Questions 1/2 Module 1
Introduction
Identity and Expression
Literacy Narrative Trailblazer: Tara Westover
Writing Process: Thinking Critically About How Identity Is Constructed Through Writing
Glance at Genre: The Literacy Narrative
Annotated Sample Reading: from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Dougl
Being Educated
Living by Their Own Words: Literacy from Unexpected Sources
Writing Process: Tracing the Beginnings of Literacy
Editing Focus: Sentence Structure
Writing Process: Tracing the Beginnings of Literacy
Editing Focus: Sentence Structure
Evaluation: Self-Evaluating
Spotlight on … The Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives (DALN)
Portfolio: A Literacy Artifact
Introduction
Exploring the Past to Understand the Present
Memoir Trailblazer: Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Storyteller’s Tools: Context and Voice
Glance at Genre: Conflict, Detail, and Revelation
Annotated Sample Reading: from Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain
Living by Their Own Words: The Storyteller’s World: Entering through Imagery
Writing Process: Making the Personal Public
Writing Process: Making the Personal Public
Editing Focus: More on Characterization and Point of View
Editing Focus: More on Characterization and Point of View
Evaluation: Structure and Organization
Spotlight on … Multilingual Writers
Portfolio: Filtered Memories
Introduction
Profiles as Inspiration
Profile Trailblazer: Veronica Chambers
Profile Trailblazer: Veronica Chambers
Glance at Genre: Subject, Angle, Background, and Description
Annotated Sample Reading: “Remembering John Lewis” by Carla D. Hayden
Living by Their Own Words The Power of "Good Trouble"
Writing Process: Focusing on the Angle of Your Subject
Writing Process: Focusing on the Angle of Your Subject
Editing Focus: Verb Tense Consistency
Editing Focus: Verb Tense Consistency
Evaluation: Text as Personal Introduction
Spotlight on … Profiling a Cultural Artifact
Portfolio: Subject as a Reflection of Self
Introduction
Proposing Change: Thinking Critically About Problems and Solutions
Proposal Trailblazer: Atul Gawande
Medical Problem Solver
Glance at Genre: Features of Proposals
Annotated Student Sample: “Slowing Climate Change” by Shawn Krukowski
Living by Their Own Words A Call to Action
Writing Process: Creating a Proposal
Writing Process: Thinking Critically About a “Text”
Editing Focus: Subject-Verb Agreement
Editing Focus: Subject-Verb Agreement
Evaluation: Conventions, Clarity, and Coherence
Spotlight on … Technical Writing as a Career
Portfolio: Reflecting on Problems and Solutions
Introduction
Thumbs Up or Down?
Review Trailblazer: Michiko Kakutani
Consistently Objective
Glance at Genre: Criteria, Evidence, Evaluation
Annotated Student Sample: "Black Representation in Film" by Caelia Marshall
Living by Their Own Words: What We See and What We Hear
Writing Process: Thinking Critically About Entertainment
Writing Process: Thinking Critically About Entertainment
Editing Focus: Quotations
Editing Focus: Quotations
Evaluation: Effect on Audience
Spotlight on … Language and Culture
Portfolio: What the Arts Say About You
Introduction
Information and Critical Thinking
Analytical Report Trailblazer: Barbara Ehrenreich
Authenticity as Rhetoric
Glance at Genre: Informal and Formal Analytical Reports
Annotated Student Sample: "U.S. Response to COVID-19" by Trevor Garcia
Living by Their Own Words: Successes and Failures
Writing Process: Creating an Analytical Report
Writing Process: Creating an Analytical Report
Editing Focus: Commas with Nonessential and Essential Information
Editing Focus: Commas with Nonessential and Essential Information
Evaluation: Reviewing the Final Draft
Spotlight on … Discipline-Specific and Technical Language
Portfolio: Evidence and Objectivity
Introduction
Breaking the Whole into Its Parts
Rhetorical Analysis Trailblazer: Jamil Smith
Whose Rhetoric?
Glance at Genre: Rhetorical Strategies
Annotated Student Sample: “Rhetorical Analysis: Evicted by Matthew Desmond” by Eliana E
Living by Their Own Words: Story as Persuasion
Writing Process: Thinking Critically about Rhetoric
Writing Process: Thinking Critically about Rhetoric
Editing Focus: Mixed Sentence Constructions
Editing Focus: Mixed Sentence Constructions
Evaluation: Rhetorical Analysis
Spotlight on … Business and Law
Portfolio: How Thinking Critically about Rhetoric Affects Intellectual Growth
Introduction
Making a Case: Defining a Position Argument
Position Argument Trailblazer: Charles Blow
Trendsetter
Glance at Genre: Thesis, Reasoning, and Evidence
Annotated Sample Reading: "Remarks at the University of Michigan" by Lyndon B. Johnso
Living by Their Own Words: Testing Our Success as a Nation
Writing Process: Creating a Position Argument
Writing Process: Creating a Position Argument
Editing Focus: Paragraphs and Transitions
Evaluation: Varied Appeals
Spotlight on … Citation
Portfolio: Growth in the Development of Argument
Introduction
Developing Your Sense of Logic
Reasoning Trailblazer: Paul D. N. Hebert
Reasoning Strategies in Science
Glance at Genre: Reasoning Strategies and Signal Words
Annotated Sample Reading: from Book VII of The Republic by Plato
Living by Their Own Words: Thinking Through Allegory
Writing Process: Reasoning Supported by Evidence
Writing Process: Reasoning Supported by Evidence
Introduction
Introducing Research and Research Evidence
Argumentative Research Trailblazer: Samin Nosrat
Argumentative Research Trailblazer: Samin Nosrat
Glance at Genre: Introducing Research as Evidence
Annotated Student Sample: "Healthy Diets from Sustainable Sources Can Save the Earth" by
Living by Their Own Words: Food as Change
Writing Process: Integrating Research
Writing Process: Integrating Research.
Editing Focus: Integrating Sources and Quotations
Evaluation: Effectiveness of Research Paper
Spotlight on … Bias in Language and Research
Portfolio: Why Facts Matter in Research Argumentation
Introduction
The Research Process: Where to Look for Existing Sources
The Research Process: How to Create Sources
Glance at the Research Process: Key Skills
Annotated Student Sample: Research Log
Living by Their Own Words: Planning to Write
Research Process: Making Notes, Synthesizing Information, and Keeping a Research Log
Research Process: Making Notes, Synthesizing Information, and Keeping a Research Log
Spotlight on … Ethical Research
Introduction
Compiling Sources for an Annotated Bibliography
Glance at Form: Citation Style, Purpose, and Formatting
Glance at Form: Citation Style, Purpose, and Formatting
Annotated Student Sample: “Healthy Diets from Sustainable Sources Can Save the Earth” by Lil
Living by Their Own Words: Annotated Bibliography
Writing Process: Informing and Analyzing
Writing Process: Informing and Analyzing
Introduction
Tracing a Broad Issue in the Individual
Case Study Trailblazer: Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
Ramachandran’s Case Study on Phantom Limbs
Glance at Genre: Observation, Description, and Analysis
Annotated Sample Reading: Case Study on Louis Victor "Tan" Leborgne
Living by Their Own Words: Patient Admission
Writing Process: Thinking Critically About How People and Language Interact
Writing Process: Thinking Critically About How People and Language Interact
Editing Focus: Words Often Confused
Editing Focus: Mixed Sentence Constructions
Evaluation: Presentation and Analysis of Case Study
Spotlight on … Applied Linguistics
Portfolio: Your Own Uses of Language
Introduction
An Author’s Choices: What Text Says and How It Says It
Textual Analysis Trailblazer: bell hooks
Talking Back
Glance at Genre: Print or Textual Analysis
Annotated Student Sample: "Artists at Work" by Gwyn Garrison
Living by Their Own Words: The Power of Language
Writing Process: Thinking Critically About Text
Writing Process: Thinking Critically About Text
Editing Focus: Literary Works Live in the Present
Evaluation: Self-Directed Assessment
Spotlight on … Humanities
Portfolio: The Academic and the Personal
Introduction
“Reading” Images
Image Trailblazer: Sara Ludy
Sara Ludy and Hybridity
Glance at Genre: Relationship Between Image and Rhetoric
Annotated Student Sample: “Hints of the Homoerotic” by Leo Davis
Living by Their Own Words: Analysis of Dancing Sailors by Charles Demuth
Writing Process: Thinking Critically and Writing Persuasively About Images
Writing Process: Thinking Critically and Writing Persuasively About Images
Editing Focus: Descriptive Diction
Evaluation: Relationship Between Analysis and Image
Spotlight on … Video and Film
Portfolio: Interplay Between Text and Image
Introduction
Mixing Genres and Modes
Multimodal Trailblazer: Torika Bolatagici
Digital Representations of Embodiment and Cultural Identity
Glance at Genre: Genre, Audience, Purpose, Organization
Annotated Sample Reading: “Celebrating a Win-Win” by Alexandra Dapolito Dunn
Living by Their Own Words: “Celebrating a Win-Win: 30 Years of Progress under the Pollution Prevention Act” by Alexandra Dapolito Dunn (b. 1967)
Writing Process: Create a Multimodal Advocacy Project
Writing Process: Create a Multimodal Advocacy Project
Evaluation: Transitions
Spotlight on . . . Technology
Portfolio: Multimodalism
Introduction
Writing, Speaking, and Activism
Podcast Trailblazer: Alice Wong
The Disability Visibility Project
Glance at Genre: Language Performance and Visuals
Annotated Student Sample: “Are New DOT Regulations Discriminatory?” by Zain A. Kumar
Living by Their Own Words: It's a Dog Fight
Writing Process: Writing to Speak
Writing Process: Writing to Speak
Evaluation: Bridging Writing and Speaking
Spotlight on … Delivery/Public Speaking
Portfolio: Everyday Rhetoric, Rhetoric Every Day
Introduction
Thinking Critically about Your Semester
Reflection Trailblazer: Sandra Cisneros
Finding a Home in Writing
Glance at Genre: Purpose and Structure
Annotated Sample Reading: “Don’t Expect Congrats” by Dale Trumbore
Living by Their Own Words: Womanhood and Composition
Writing Process: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Writing Process: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Editing Focus: Pronouns
Evaluation: Evaluating Self-Reflection
Spotlight on … Pronouns in Context
Identity Trailblazer: Cathy Park Hong ►
Writing for Health Sciences
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Module 1: The Things We Carry: Experience, Culture, and Language
Module1: Lesson 1: The Digital World: Building on What You Already Know to Respond Critically
Module 1: Lesson 2: Language, Identity, and Culture: Exploring, Employing, Embracing
Module 1: Lesson 3: Literacy Narrative: Building Bridges, Bridging Gaps
Module 2: Bridging the Divide Between Personal Identity and Academia
Module 2: Lesson 1: Memoir or Personal Narrative: Learning Lessons from the Personal
Module 2: Lesson 2: Profile: Telling a Rich and Compelling Story
Module 2: Lesson 3: Proposal: Writing About Problems and Solutions
Module 2: Lesson 4: Evaluation or Review: Would You Recommend It?
Module 2: Lesson 5: Analytical Report: Writing from Facts
Module 2: Lesson 6: Rhetorical Analysis: Interpreting the Art of Rhetoric
Module 2: Lesson 7: Position Argument: Practicing the Art of Rhetoric
Module 2: Lesson 8: Reasoning Strategies: Improving Critical Thinking
Module 2: Lesson 9: Argumentative Research: Enhancing the Art of Rhetoric with Evidence
Module 2: Lesson 10:Research Process: Accessing and Recording Information
Module 2: Lesson 11: Annotated Bibliography: Gathering, Evaluating, and Documenting Sources
Module 2: Lesson 12: Case Study Profile: What One Person Says About All
Module 3: Navigating Rhetoric in Real Life
Module 3: Lesson 1: Print or Textual Analysis: What You Read
Module 3: Lesson 2: Image Analysis: What You See
Module 3: Lesson 3: Multimodal and Online Writing: Creative Interaction between Text and Image
Module 3: Lesson 4: Scripting for the Public Forum: Writing to Speak
Module 3: Lesson 5: Portfolio Reflection: Your Growth as a Writer
Course and Self Evaluation & Certificate
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