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Female Superheroes, Rhetorical Reading, And Feminist Imagination : A Study Of College-Aged Readers And Comic Book Reading Practices Using Eye Tracking And Cued Retrospective Interviews, Aimee Vincent
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This dissertation uses feminist analysis and rhetorical genre studies to analyze the strategies used by college-aged students to read female superhero comic books. The dissertation responds to the growing trend of literature and writing instructors assigning comic books and graphic novels under the untested assumption that these texts are readily accessible to college students. This assumption contradicts what we have learned from studies of rhetorical reading strategies that found that readers analyze texts most effectively when readers are familiar with the text’s genre. In addition, the assumption ignores the specific rhetorical contexts of comics, including a problematic but powerful narrative …
Successful Strategies For Expository Writing, Bonnie Dee Reed
Successful Strategies For Expository Writing, Bonnie Dee Reed
Theses Digitization Project
This study focused on creating an Integrated Expository Writing model to improve fifth and sixth grade students' abilities to write well constructed expository essays. It was developed through researching Step Up to Writing, the Six-Traits, interactive writing, play / realia, paired / shared writing, and writers' workshop.
Revising Muses: Irrationality, Creativity, And Composition, Matt Cliff Cofer
Revising Muses: Irrationality, Creativity, And Composition, Matt Cliff Cofer
Theses Digitization Project
Supra-rational theories for the writing teacher -- Inspiration, intuition, emotion -- Irrationality and writing.
Facilitating Creativity Through The Discipline Of Craftsmanship Within The Writing Process, Toni Suzanne Dingman
Facilitating Creativity Through The Discipline Of Craftsmanship Within The Writing Process, Toni Suzanne Dingman
Theses Digitization Project
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