Below is an example of student work and my comments. This example of student writing is a first draft of the “Autoethnography” progression (the prompt for this assignment is below).
These are typical of the notes I give on a project at this stage. You will see sentence-level corrections which I then discussed with the student in person when returning this assignment. My notes at the end of the assignment generally seek to 1) briefly sum up my thoughts on the state of the work, 2) set a plan of action for future revision, 3) mention specific areas which need to be given attention during further revisions.
I try to keep these notes brief in the hope that students will actually read them. LArgely I feel that this is an opportunity to frame a discussion that the student should have with me and with others about how to move forward in the writing process.
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Autoethnography Prompt:
Autoethnography is a form of self-reflection and writing that explores the researcher's personal experience and connects this autobiographical story to wider cultural, political, and social meanings and understandings.
You will use (1) your own personal experiences in life as a way to (2) investigate and (3) describe an (4) issue of social/political/cultural importance and support your description with both (5) formal and (6) informal research, and your project will center around (7) a central metaphor.
General Paper Requirements:
- 1,500 - 2000 words
- At least 2 formal (scholarly) and 1 informal source. You are free to use more sources as you wish.
- Works cited page
These are typical of the notes I give on a project at this stage. You will see sentence-level corrections which I then discussed with the student in person when returning this assignment. My notes at the end of the assignment generally seek to 1) briefly sum up my thoughts on the state of the work, 2) set a plan of action for future revision, 3) mention specific areas which need to be given attention during further revisions.
I try to keep these notes brief in the hope that students will actually read them. LArgely I feel that this is an opportunity to frame a discussion that the student should have with me and with others about how to move forward in the writing process.
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Autoethnography Prompt:
Autoethnography is a form of self-reflection and writing that explores the researcher's personal experience and connects this autobiographical story to wider cultural, political, and social meanings and understandings.
You will use (1) your own personal experiences in life as a way to (2) investigate and (3) describe an (4) issue of social/political/cultural importance and support your description with both (5) formal and (6) informal research, and your project will center around (7) a central metaphor.
General Paper Requirements:
- 1,500 - 2000 words
- At least 2 formal (scholarly) and 1 informal source. You are free to use more sources as you wish.
- Works cited page