Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 4, is a collection of Creative Commons licensed essays for use in the first year writing classroom, all written by writing teachers for students.
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Volume 4 updates and adds to previous volumes by offering essays on topics such as linguistic diversity, digital privacy, feedback, online source evaluation, grading criteria, social media, racial literacy, public writing, primary data analysis, digital collaboration, writing workflows, genre theory, knowledge transfer, archival research, and accessibility.
Table of Contents
- Workin’ Languages: Who We Are Matters in Our Writing by Sara P. Alvarez, Amy J. Wan, and Eunjeong Lee
- Four Things Social Media Can Teach You about Writing – and One Thing It Can’t by Ann N. Amiccuci
- Effectively and Efficiently Reading the Credibility of Online Sources by Ellen Carillo and Alice Horning
- Writing with Your Peers by Raquel Corona, Kami Day, and Michele Eodice
- Technologies of Trust: Creating Networks of Goodwill for Collaboration by Lance Cummings, Rin Jackson, and Moriah Yancey
- How to Analyze Data in a Primary Research Study by Melody Denny and Lindsay Clark
- The Rhetorical Possibilities of Accessibility by Rachel Donegan
- At Work in the Archives: Place-Based Research and Writing by Lynée Lewis Gaillet and Jessica Rose
- What’s That Supposed to Mean? Using Feedback on Your Writing by Jillian Grauman
- Writing toward Racial Literacy by Mara Lee Grayson
- Creating, Using and Sharing Information in Research Communities by Cassie Hemstrom and Kathy Anders
- Public Writing for Social Change by Ashley J. Holmes
- Make Your “Move”: Writing in Genres by Brad Jacobson, Madelyn Pawlowski, and Christine M. Tardy
- Understanding and Maintaining Your Privacy When Writing with Digital Technologies by Lindsey C. Kim
- What Are We Being Graded On? by Jeremy Levine
- Beyond Language Difference in Writing: Investigating Complex and Equitable Language Practices by Cristina Sánchez-Martín
- Read the Room! Navigating Social Contexts and Written Texts by Sarah Seeley, Kelly Xu, and Matthew Chen
- The Importance of Transfer in Your First Year Writing Course by Kara Taczak
- Find the Best Tools for the Job: Experimenting with Writing Workflows by Derek Van Ittersum and Tim Lockridge
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