Research Writing Rewired

Dawn Reed is an English teacher at Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan and Co-Director of Red Cedar Writing Project at Michigan State University. She earned her MA in Rhetoric and Writing in Critical Studies in Literacy and Pedagogy from Michigan State University, and she continues to engage in teacher inquiry and research. Her research interests include the teaching of writing, digital literacy, and authentic writing opportunities, including writing for civic engagement. Through her work as a consultant with Red Cedar Writing Project, she is involved with supporting teacher professional development through work with schools and the National Writing Project. She has published in various journals and books, including English Journal and Teaching the New Writing: Technology, Change, and Assessment (Teachers College Press, 2009), and The Next Digital Scholar (2014) and on Digital Is (digitalis.nwp.org). Follow her @dawnreed.Dr. Troy Hicks is an associate professor of English at Central Michigan University and focuses his work on the teaching of writing, literacy and technology, and teacher education and professional development. A former middle school teacher, he collaborates with K–12 colleagues and explores how they implement newer literacies in their classrooms. Hicks directs CMU’s Chippewa River Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project, and he frequently conducts professional development workshops related to writing and technology. In March 2011, Hicks was honored with CMU′s Provost′s Award for junior faculty who demonstrate outstanding achievement in research and creative activity and, in 2014, he was honored with the Conference on English Education’s Richard A. Meade Award for scholarship in English Education. Follow him on Twitter @hickstro.

• At-a-Glance Lesson SummariesForeword by Peter SmagorinskyAcknowledgmentsPreface: Reading, Writing, and Inquiry With AdolescentsWhy “Rewire” Research Writing?The Contents of This BookOur Guiding PrinciplesIntroduction: Framing Student InquiryConsidering Our GoalsThe Big Picture: Broad Curricular ConsiderationsAdditional Curricular ComponentsFinal ConsiderationsChapter 1. Introducing Research, Inquiry, and Connected LearningPreview Lesson: Thinking Through a Cultural LensLessons for Week 1Lesson 1. Exploring Digital IdentitiesLesson 2. Cultural Conversations Online: Joining Youth Voices and Reading CollaborativelyLesson 3. Beginning the Cultural ConversationLesson 4. Exploring Visual Culture Through Food Wrappers and Analyzing Visual CultureLesson 5. Introducing Ethnography and the Culture Collage AssignmentReflections on Embracing Inquiry in the Connected ClassroomChapter 2. Getting Started With Inquiry Work: Visual Literacy and Literature CirclesLessons for Week 2Lesson 6. Visual Literacy and DesignLesson 7. Culture Collage SharingLesson 8. Literature CirclesLesson 9. Fashion and Image in American CultureLesson 10. Reading Images: Fact or Fiction?Lesson 11. Personal Inquiry ReflectionsReflections on Mentor Texts for Analysis and Developing Inquiry QuestionsChapter 3. Laying the Groundwork for Research Writing: Developing Close Reading Skills and Organizing Digital SpacesLessons for Week 3Lesson 12. Literature Circle Meeting 1: Engaging in Active DiscussionsLesson 13. Self-Assessment and ReflectionLesson 14. Language in American CultureLesson 15. Literature Circle Meeting 2: Close Reading of PassagesLesson 16. Questioning and SpeculatingReflections on Developing Close Reading Skills and Organizing Digital SpacesChapter 4. Embarking on the Inquiry-Based Research Essay: Collaboration, Citation, and CredibilityKey Features of the Inquiry-Based Research Essay AssignmentLessons for Week 4Lesson 17. Literature Circle Meeting 3: Intertextual ConnectionsLesson 18. Researching Skills and Tips: Exploring SourcesLesson 19. Researching (Online and in the Library Media Center)Lesson 20. Writing and Researching WorkshopReflections on the Research ProcessChapter 5. Writing Workshop and Media Projects: Responding, Revising, and ReflectingLessons for Week 5Lesson 21. Literature Circle Meeting 4: Final Thoughts and ReflectionLesson 22. Writing Workshop and Peer ResponseLesson 23. Media WorkLesson 24. Cultural Questions and Media LiteracyLesson 25. Workshop: Inquiry-Based Research Essay and Media ProjectsLesson 26. Reflection and Publication of the Inquiry-Based Research EssayLesson 27. Exploring Basic Copyright Issues: Copyright, Fair Use, Creative Commons, and the Public DomainLesson 28. Reflecting, Sharing, and Celebrating the Final Media ProjectReflections on the Writing ProcessChapter 6. Final Reflections and ConclusionsAssessment: A Flexible, Rhetorical ApproachPurposeful Technology IntegrationConclusionsReferences and Further ReadingIndexAbout the Authors