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Writing in the Disciplines: Biology themed classroom

Writing in the Disciplines: Biology themed classroom. The methodology and process of adapting current curriculum to suit the needs of biology majors Meghan O’Neill, Karla Maddox, Sucheta Kanjilal Practicum Group Project Dr. Joseph Moxley. Methodology.

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Writing in the Disciplines: Biology themed classroom

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  1. Writing in the Disciplines:Biology themed classroom The methodology and process of adapting current curriculum to suit the needs of biology majors Meghan O’Neill, Karla Maddox, SuchetaKanjilalPracticum Group ProjectDr. Joseph Moxley

  2. Methodology This program will need to remain a hybrid of practices in order to maintain the standards and unity of the existing curriculum while also bending to further engage students in their chosen majors. • Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) • Writing in the Disciplines (WID) • Writing to Learn (WTL)

  3. Definitions Writing Across the Curriculum– a movement within writing and composition studies that stresses engagement with a field or subject through the practice of writing within that subject. Writing to Learn and Writing within the Disciplines are both subcategories of WAC.

  4. WTL or WID? Writing in the Disciplines These types of assignments intend to introduce or give students practice with the language conventions of a discipline as well as with specific formats typical of a given discipline. (i.e. lab reports, business reports, biological research articles.) Writing to Learn This is a bit removed the integration intensity of WID because not all writing done within the classroom can a publication ready document in that field. Writing to learn is more commonly implemented as part of the process of getting to WID. Examples given by CSU include reading journals, rhetorical responses, etc.

  5. Match up projects and Methods! Go!

  6. Our choices vs. Your Choices I think the pre-project and project 2 would work great as writing to learn exercises. Project 2 could even practice deciphering texts of the particular field (i.e. a scholarly article on new research in biology) and remediating them into something a non-biology could understand/appreciate. Example of project 2:Research done on reemerging problems with tuberculosis turned into a handout for parents by a school district directing them to practice preventative measures. I think project 1 and 3 could very easily lend themselves to be more scholarly, labor-intensive, immersion in the field products. Example idea of project 3:The pros and cons to two different methods of treating tuberculosis in third world countries.

  7. Works Cited Fishmann, Jenn and Mary Jo Reiff. "Taking It on the Road: Transferring Knowledge aboutRhetoric and Writing Across Curricula and Campuses." Composition Studies 39:2 (2011):    121-144. MLA International Bibliography. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. Palmquist, Mike. The WAC Clearing House. Colorado State University. 1997. Web. 3 Dec. 2012. Regaignon, DaraRossman. "Traction: Transferring Analysis Across the Curriculum." Pedagogy:Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition and Culture 9:1 (2009): 121-133. MLA International Bibliography. Web. 30 Nov. 2012.

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