Writing for and about Makerspaces

TASK: Create informative content, including infographics and copywriting, for the ‘About Us’ page for a local makerspace Over the course of the Fall 2021 semester, the students in Britta Petrich’s English 015 class conducted research, employed rhetorical strategies,...

Blogging about Literacy

When instructor Layli Miron was assigned to English 30, “Honors Freshman Composition,” for Fall 2019, she decided to theme the course around immigration rhetoric. More specifically, Miron hoped that her students might query how matters of literacy are central to...

A New Way of Seeing Writing

            Students entered English 418—Advanced Technical Writing and Editing—and their instructor, Megan Poole, asked them to write down their goals for the semester. Over 60% of the students wanted to learn how to “write...

Writing Meets Sustainability

Task: Create a feasible, cost-effective tour for Student Farm workers that presents carefully researched information about sustainable farming, food waste, and the role that the farm plays in the Penn State ecosystem. With a little over two weeks, a $75 budget, and...