Below is a collection of final presentations in English 306. You will find video of the presentations as well as accompanying visuals and/or handouts. Students were asked to "conclude" the semester by forwarding some claim about professional writing (i.e., what it is?, what do we do?, or what else we can become?). For an audience, students imagined both future students in 306 as well as their fellow classmates. Students incorporated (variously) course projects and in-class assignments from throughout the semester, their final reports (which explored the work of professional writing by drawing on an interview with a professional writer), readings they had engaged (both in PW theory and related areas), as well as their own personal experiences and interests outside of the class.
Students took various routes to explore professional writing: below you will find their particular journeys.
- Matt Bradney: "Thinking Outside the Cubicle: What Could Professional Writing Become?"
- Jennifer Norman, “Professional Writing: Four Concepts to Remember”
- Karley Hicks, "What is Professional Writing?: A Presentation (with an answer)"
- Holly Pierson, "Components of Professional Writing in Dilbert"
- Jackie McKee, “Professional Writing”
- Nick Holbert, “So You Want to Major in Professional Writing”
- Marc Hert, “Something You’re Probably Wondering…”
- Darcie Fuller, “A Collaborative Definition of Professional Writing”
- Matthew Mohamed, “What is Professional Writing?”
- Power Point (to come)
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