English 808: Technology & Literacy – Unit: New Written Forms

Dr. Gian Pagnucci

Unit Materials

• Video: Discover Information Literacy
• Task: The New Essay
  • Sample Academic Character 1: Professor Charles Keating
  • Sample Academic Character 2: Dr. Vikirnoff
  • Sample Academic Character 3: Dr. Smiley
  • Task: Write Position Statement
  • Google Docs
    • Google Account Signup (not needed if you have a gmail account)
• Sample Professional Position Statements
  • Sample Position Statement 1: National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Position Statement: 1974 Resolution on the Students’ Right to Their Own Language
  • Sample Position Statement 2: Resolution on Students’ Right to Their Own Language from Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC; long PDF file)
  • Sample Position Statement 3: NCTE 2003 Affirmation of CCCC Resolution
  • Web Site for all NCTE Position Statements
• Citations: Key Claims about New Written Forms
• Task: Peer Response Comparison

New Forums for Publishing

• ElectronicScholar.com