WRITING for REAL: Rhetorics of the Service-Learning Contact Zone
WRITING for REAL: Rhetorics of the Service-Learning Contact Zone
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Part I: Foundations: Conceptualizing Service-Learning
Chapter 1: Why Community-Based Writing?A Bit of History: Service-Learning and a Democratic Education Service-Learning Partnerships Community and Communication: Linking Service-Learning and Writing Kinds of Writing in Service-LearningPractical Writing Academic WritingReflective Questions for Journal-Writing and Class Discussion Chapter 2: Writing in College and Writing in the CommunityWhat Is Academic Writing?Purposes in Academic Writing Audiences in Academic WritingWhat Is Community-Based Writing?Practical Writing in a Service-Learning Context Academic Writing in a Service-Learning ContextReflective Questions for Journal-Writing and Class Discussion Chapter 3: CollaborationsCollaborations in the Academic Community Collaborations in a Service-Learning ContextCollaborations among Peers Collaborations between Students and Agency Mentors Collaborations among Students and Instructors, Instructors and MentorsCollaborations in the "Contact Zone"Reflective Questions for Journal-Writing and Class DiscussionPart II: Ground Work: Understanding Your Service-Learning ProjectChapter 4: Understanding "Service"The Power Equation in "Service" Noblesse Oblige Outsider or Insider? Giving BackReflective Questions for Journal-Writing and Class Discussion Troubleshooting Chapter 5: Making ConnectionsUnderstanding the Course Context Assessing Your Interests, Values, and LimitationsWorksheet: Self-AssessmentLocating Potential Placements and ProjectsPrepared Placements Self-Developed Placements Worksheet: Placement and Project Assessment Contacting the Agency Directly If You Need More InformationFinding a Good MatchAnalyzing Mission Statements Gathering Information from Other Sources Worksheet: ConnectionsThere Will Still Be Surprises out ThereReflective Questions for Journal-Writing and Class Discussion Troubleshooting Chapter 6: Negotiating Community-Based AssignmentsWhy Meeting at Your Agency Is So Important Arranging the Initial Meeting Preparing for Your MeetingWriting a Letter of IntroductionWorksheet: Questions to Consider in Writing a Letter of IntroductionAttending to Practical MattersAgreeing on a ProjectWhat You Want and What Your Agency Needs What Constitutes a Reasonable Amount and a Reasonable Kind of Work? The Service-Learning ContractWorksheet: Community Writing ContractConsidering Time Management from the Very BeginningReflective Questions for Journal-Writing and Class Discussion Troubleshooting Chapter 7: Work Styles and Writing Assignments in the CommunityWork Styles in Community Writing: Independence and CollaborationUnderstanding the Work Culture of Community Organizations Working with Agency Mentors Working with Instructors Working with Other StudentsDiscourse Communities Writing Purposes, Genres, and Assignments in the CommunityPractical Genres That Inform Practical Genres That Explain Practical Genres That Persuade Worksheet: Rhetorical Purposes of Practical DocumentsReflective Questions for Journal-Writing and Class Discussion Troubleshooting Chapter 8: Academic Writing in a Service-Learning ContextThe Challenges of Academic WritingDiscourse Communities within the University Academic Work Styles: Individual Vs Collaborative WorkAcademic Assignments in the DisciplinesThe Sciences The Social Sciences The HumanitiesRhetorical Purpose and Community-Based WritingAcademic Writing That Records Academic Writing That Informs Academic Writing That Explains Academic Writing That PersuadesReflective Questions for Journal-Writing and Class Discussion TroubleshootingPart III: Construction Zones: Fulfilling Your Service-Learning AssignmentChapter 9: ResearchingResearching with Attention to Audience and Purpose Library ResearchReference SourcesGeneral Knowledge Sources Catalogues Periodical Indexes PeoplePrimary TextsArchival ResearchSecondary SourcesBooks Newspaper, Magazine, and Journal Articles Media Government DocumentsSome Crucial Notes on Note-Taking Evaluating Library SourcesWorksheet: Evaluating Print SourcesInternet SourcesUsing the Internet as a Reference Tool Using the Internet for Secondary ResearchWorksheet: Evaluating Internet SourcesUsing the Internet for Primary ResearchResearch in the CommunityReference SourcesAgency Mentors and Community Members Networking with Other AgenciesPrimary ResearchInterviewing Surveying Analyzing Interview Material and Survey ResultsSecondary ResearchKnowledge Is PowerA Case in Point: Stanford University Hospital and Medical Waste Burning in East OaklandReflective Questions for Journal-Writing and Class Discussion Troubleshooting Chapter 10: Mapping, Organizing, and DraftingCommunity-Based Academic ProjectsMapping Your Academic Project: Invention and ContentFreewritingOrganizing Your Academic Project: Content and ArrangementClustering OutliningDrafting Your Academic Project: (Re)arrangement and ArticulationPractical Writing ProjectsMapping Your Practical Project: Assignment and ContentBrainstorming FreewritingOrganizing Your Practical Project: Content and ArrangementClustering OutliningDrafting Your Practical Project: (Re)arrangement and ArticulationWorksheet: Community Writer's Inventory Worksheet: Community Writer's Statement of Audience and PurposeReflective Questions for Journal-Writing and Class Discussion Troubleshooting Chapter 11: FormattingAudience and Purpose: the Foundation of Formatting Decisions Formatting Elements of Practical DocumentsPresentation of TextLength Dimension Type FormattingGraphicsFeatured Text General Design Features Clip-Art Tables, Charts, Graphs, and Maps Photographs and Original ArtworkSeven Steps in Practical Document DesignStep One: Clarify the Assignment Step Two: Determine the Basics of Format Step Three: Find out about Budget Constraints Step Four: Locate Specific Samples Step Five: Sketch Your Layout Step Six: Select Photos and Artwork, and Acquire Permissions Step Seven: Draft Your Text, and Format ItReflective Questions for Journal-Writing and Class Discussion Troubleshooting Chapter 12: DocumentingDocumenting Academic WritingCommon Knowledge in Academic Writing Plagiarism Documentation Styles and Conventions in the DisciplinesIn-Text Citations BibliographiesDocumenting Practical DocumentsPlagiarism and Common Knowledge in Community Writing Academic Documentation Styles and Conventions Are Not Appropriate for Most Practical Documents Documentation Alternatives in Practical DocumentsAn Alternative to Parenthetical Citations: Naming and Qualifying Sources in Text Alternatives to Academic BibliographiesAcademic Documentation Styles and Conventions May Be Appropriate for Some Practical DocumentsReflective Questions for Journal-Writing and Class Discussion Troubleshooting Chapter 13: Revising and EditingGeneral Strategies for Revising and EditingRevising and Editing on Your OwnTip: Let Your Draft "Rest" Tip: Isolate Openings and Closings Tip: Reading your Writing out LoudInstructor Review Peer ReviewReader-Based Comments Criterion-Based Comments Directive Comments Worksheet: Peer Review Questions for a Documented ArgumentTaking It InRevising and Editing Strategies for Community WritingThe Impetus to Revise and Edit Practical Documents Collaborators in RevisionYour Instructor Your PeersWorksheet: Peer Review Questions for Practical DocumentsYour Intended Readers: "Test Marketing" Your Document Your Mentor"Hands-Off" Approaches "Hands-On" ApproachesWhat to Do with Conflicting AdviceReflective Questions for Journal-Writing and Class Discussion Troubleshooting Chapter 14: Assessing the Finished Work Reflective Questions for Journal-Writing and Class Discussion TroubleshootingAppendix Table of ContentsExamples of Students' Community Writing Projects