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Writing
for Change: Undergraduate Student Work in Research and Writing for Civic
Engagement
This area contains
student work composed through exploratory and empirical research that
is focused on bringing about positive change at Purdue and in the greater
Lafayette area. These student projects represent in-depth exploratory
research into current issues that affect our community. After completing
inquiry research, students compose an exploratory essay that serves as
a springboard into empirical research and problem-solution report writing
as the capstone assignment of English 106 and English 420/1.
I believe this work allows students to see how writing can help the planning
and problem solving they will need to succeed in college, in the workplace,
and in their civic lives. Students are encouraged to explore topics that
interest them and then participate in civic engagement to conduct primary
and secondary research in order to build solid arguments to support their
findings and recommendations.
Thank you for taking the time to visit this area and read these documents.
These students put a lot of time and effort into their projects, and I
think it shows.
If you are a student of mine and would like to submit your exploratory
work and your problem-solution work to this page, please download the
permission form, fill it out (group work requires all team members' permission),
and email me the form along with your projects. Thank you. Student
Writing Permission Form. |
English 421, Fall 2008
Eric Schneider, Tony Huck, Nicholas Barber
- Reports on XO Laptop Use in Greater-Lafayette, Indiana
English 421, Spring 2007
John Carney, Brett Bavar, Wes Moore
- Audience Analysis
- White Paper: User-Centered Design and Purdue Employee Self Service
- Problem-Solution Report: User-Centered Design and Purdue Employee Self Service
- PowerPoint Presentation
English 106, Spring 2007
Michael Reddy
* 2008 106 Showcase Winner: Best Original Project (Honorable
Mention)
- Purdue Ride Board
- RideNSeek: Purdue Ride Board
- PowerPoint Presentation RideNSeek
English 106, Fall 2006
Sandeep Suresh
* 2007 106 Showcase Winner: Best Original Project (1st Place); Best Display (1st Place)
- Who Will Protect the Wabash?
- Don't Forget the Wabash (A Letter to the Editors of The Exponent)
- River Pollution: Saving the Wabash River
- PowerPoint Slides for Saving the Wabash River
- Picture from the 2007 106 Showcase
Amy Berry
- Speak the Language? An Exploratory Essay on International TAs at Purdue
- Breaking the Language Gap:
Bringing International Teaching Assistants and Students Together at Purdue
- PowerPoint Slides for Breaking the Language Gap
English
106, Spring 2006
Justin Miller
- Exploring the Hazing Problem within the
Greek Community at Purdue
- Solving
the Hazing Problem within the Greek Community at Purdue
Ellen
Stewart
- How Can We Improve
Literacy in Greater Lafayette?
- Report on Improving
Literacy in Greater Lafayette Part 1
- Report on Improving
Literacy in Greater Lafayette Part 2
- PowerPoint Slides for Improving Literacy
in Greater Lafayette
English 393, Spring 2005, University of Maryland Professional Writing Program
* 2006 Professional Writing Program Contest Winner: 1st Place, Technical Writing
- Methods of Restoring Paint Branch Creek
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