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Annotated Literature Review - Supplement For "Genre Knowledge As Artisanship" Presentation At Iwca 2019, Lucy Bryan Malenke Oct 2019

Annotated Literature Review - Supplement For "Genre Knowledge As Artisanship" Presentation At Iwca 2019, Lucy Bryan Malenke

Lucy Bryan Malenke

This resource is a draft of a literature review composed by an undergraduate student and annotated by faculty and peer consultants at the James Madison University Writing Center (UWC). It points out the writer's key organizational choices, as well as the writer's adherence to common literature review conventions, like synthesizing sources. This resource appears on the UWC website.


Literature Reviews Overview - Supplement For "Genre Knowledge As Artisanship" Presentation At Iwca 2019, Lucy Bryan Malenke Oct 2019

Literature Reviews Overview - Supplement For "Genre Knowledge As Artisanship" Presentation At Iwca 2019, Lucy Bryan Malenke

Lucy Bryan Malenke

This handout provides an overview of the genre of literature reviews. It defines literature reviews, distinguishes between types of literature reviews, diagrams a typical literature review structure/organization, and includes advice on synthesizing sources. The product of a genre-focused professional development group for peer consultants at the James Madison University Writing Center (UWC), the handout now appears on the UWC website.


Sample Literature Review - Supplement For "Genre Knowledge As Artisanship" Presentation At Iwca 2019, Lucy Bryan Malenke Oct 2019

Sample Literature Review - Supplement For "Genre Knowledge As Artisanship" Presentation At Iwca 2019, Lucy Bryan Malenke

Lucy Bryan Malenke

This handout includes an assignment sheet for a literature review and a literature review draft composed by a student completing an honors project in the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders. These materials were used in the "Genre Knowledge as Artisanship: The Craft of Discipline-Specific Writing Tutorials" presentation at the 2019 International Writing Centers Association Conference in Columbus, Ohio.


Quantitative Data For Study Of Tutor Expertise - Supplement For "Genre Knowledge As Artisanship" Presentation At Iwca 2019, Lucy Bryan Malenke Oct 2019

Quantitative Data For Study Of Tutor Expertise - Supplement For "Genre Knowledge As Artisanship" Presentation At Iwca 2019, Lucy Bryan Malenke

Lucy Bryan Malenke

This document provides provides the quantitative data from a study of writing center tutor expertise conducted by Lucy Malenke, Laura (Schubert) Miller, and Jared Featherstone in the James Madison University Writing Center. Thi study sought to answer the question: Do clients who work with tutors trained in the genre of literature reviews improve their drafts more or revise their drafts differently than clients who work with generalist tutors? All 15 participants in the study attended a writing center consultation with their literature review drafts; eight worked with genre-trained tutors, and seven worked with generalist tutors. Their pre- and post-session literature …


Presentation Slides For "Genre Knowledge As Artisanship: The Craft Of Discipline-Specific Writing Tutorials", Lucy Bryan Malenke Oct 2019

Presentation Slides For "Genre Knowledge As Artisanship: The Craft Of Discipline-Specific Writing Tutorials", Lucy Bryan Malenke

Lucy Bryan Malenke

Writing center practitioners have long debated whether students writing in their disciplines are better served by generalist or specialist tutors. Recent research has highlighted the benefits of specialization, but training tutors in disciplinary content or specific assignments often proves impractical. One potential compromise is genre training. In this presentation, writing center faculty and tutors from James Madison University shared the results of a RAD research study that explored how tutor training in the genre of literature reviews affected students’ written products and impressions of their writing center consultations. Participants also heard from tutors with genre training and explored possibilities for …


Literature Review Rubric - Supplement For "Genre Knowledge As Artisanship" Presentation At Iwca 2019, Lucy Bryan Malenke Sep 2019

Literature Review Rubric - Supplement For "Genre Knowledge As Artisanship" Presentation At Iwca 2019, Lucy Bryan Malenke

Lucy Bryan Malenke

This rubric is based off of one used by the Engineering Department at James Madison University. It was adapted by Lucy Malenke, Laura (Schubert) Miller, Paul Mabrey, and Jared Featherstone to evaluate literature reviews written by Communications students as part of a study of tutor expertise in the James Madison University Writing Center.