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A circle of response : addressing the tensions of teacher responseto student writing

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Carothers, April D.

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What students need most from instructors’ written response on their texts is commentary that evokes a sense of exchange. Teachers often believe that their job is to point out the deficits in a student’s paper and help eliminate those deficits. While this is a part of the function of response,...

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of Master of Arts in English presented on July 30, 2008. Title: A Circle of Response: Addressing
The Writer’s Path: Exploring the Writing Studio Through the Lens of Activity Theory

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Sylvester, Ruth E.

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This thesis explores the potential applications for 3rd generation activity theory in writing studio spaces, using the Undergrad Research and Writing Studio at Oregon State University as a focal point. David R. Russell, Nedra Reynolds, and Deborah Brandt have all investigated systemic and communal elements in student writing processes, while...

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Masters Thesis

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Writing Studio at Oregon State University as a focal point. David R. Russell, Nedra Reynolds, and
Picture this, imagine that : the literary and pedagogic force of ekphrastic principles

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Pajak, Zachary E.

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My thesis is comprised of two articles, titled "Interpreting Britomart's Encounters with Art: The Cyclic Nature of Ekphrasis in Spenser's Faerie Queene III," and "Picture This, Imagine That: Teaching Visual Literacy in the Disciplines." The purpose of my first article is to argue that Edmund Spenser uses ekphrasis in his...

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the poem: a magic mirror forged by Merlin, a tapestry telling the story of Venus and Adonis, and a