(Re)actions challenges students to think beyond the university or college setting and combine the influences and writing practices from various disciplines and real-world experiences and rely upon collaboration in order to respond to social problems. The text presents a hybrid pedagogy that combines social epistemic tenets with problem-based learning (PBL). By working through problems that rely upon communication and collaboration in order to be “solved,” students are inspired to forge connections between composition and the larger world while also being encouraged to continue learning beyond the walls of the classroom. With this unique approach students emerge from their composition courses with a solid critical foundation, a broader and more complete understanding of how discourse functions, and a more useful collection of tools to approach various discourse communities and types of writing in the “real” world.

This text is appropriate for first and second semester courses in composition with an emphasis on argument and social issues.

Features

• (Re)actions focuses on the theme of power and prompts students to form potent and well-informed arguments in response to problems about education, violence, perspective, and corporatization.
• Interdisciplinary and real-world approaches to writing.
• Problem-solving that reinforces the three-way connection among critical thinking, reading, and writing.
• Formal, informal, individual, and group writing challenges.
• Coaching in effective communication and collaboration.
• Emphasis on civic awareness and engagement.

ISBN: 978-1-59871-306-0
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