PWR 503: Editing Projects
Students from English 503: Theory and Practice of Editing participated in group projects in Spring 2008 to create an anthology of writing from English 701. Students from 701 submitted copies of their research-process steps, their analysis assignments, and their final research-based projects. Students in English 503 worked in editorial teams to choose strong and interesting pieces, suggest revisions and corrections to improve the essays, communicate with the authors during the revision process, and choose a final design for all of the pieces.
The Spring 2008 Anthology of Student Writing from English 701 comprises three parts:
- A pair of short assignments preparing for the research process:
-
- Proposal for Final Project: The Kite Runner: The Power of Sentiment in Turbulent Times by Fatima Pashaei. Edited by Elisa Bennie, Patricia Lopez, Melissa Reynolds, and Christy Sadler.
- Being Enculturated into Enculturation by Heidi Lawrence. Edited by Elisa Bennie, Trish Lopez, Melissa Reynolds, and Christy Sadler.
- A set of final research projects:
-
- Citizen Journalists: Staking Their Ground and Making Their Mark by Valerie Lambros. Edited by Erin T. Clemmer. Kelly W. Rose, Kristin Petersen, and Carolyn M. Kanon.
- The Effects of Required Service-Learning Programs on High School Students by Kristin Eckels. Edited by Erin T. Clemmer. Kelly W. Rose, Kristin Petersen, and Carolyn M. Kanon.
- We Know We Belong to the Land: Oklahoma! and the Performance of National Identity by Jennifer Spitulnik. Edited by: Lauren DeLaCruz, Marisa Gonzalez, and Sheridan MacAuley.
- Women, the Road Narrative, and American Culture by Meredyth Byrd. Edited by Erin T. Clemmer. Kelly W. Rose, Kristin Petersen, and Carolyn M. Kanon.
- Documents showing how a single project moved from start to finish:
-
- Research Project Proposal for "Emerging Genres and Online Texts: Exploring the Problem of Definition" by Heidi Lawrence. Edited by Lauren DeLaCruz, Marisa Gonzalez, and Sheridan MacAuley.
- Preliminary Annotated Bibliography for "Emerging Genres and Online Texts: Exploring the Problem of Definition" by Heidi Lawrence. Edited by Lauren DeLaCruz, Marisa Gonzalez, and Sheridan MacAuley.
- Bless Me Blogger, for I Have Sinned: Community and the Rhetoric of Confession in the Genre of the Blog by Heidi Lawrence. Edited by Elisa Bennie, Trish Lopez, Melissa Reynolds, and Christy Sadler.
The editors of this online anthology thank all the authors who submitted work, and especially the authors whose projects are featured here.
Contact
For more information about these authors or this project, please contact Dr. E. Shelley Reid.