Bridget Grant-chapter IV a new hope

Russell Basically:
Activity theory suggests giving students access to a learning environment. Teachers main focus should be to facilitate a space where students can learn from models, more capable peers and participate in the practice of writing.

English 130 Activity System:
The English 130 students are asked to write a paper about literacy. They’re given the opportunity to observe their behaviors and those around them. They collected data and converted it into usable forms. Now they have research and are asked to make an argument. They are given models and opportunity to workshop with peers, more capable peers and instructors. The assignment’s expectations are kept broad in order to give writers more opportunity, but certain expectations about level and length are clear because of models.
English 130 class so far has provided students with many resources to collect data, communicate ideas based on facts, and to contribute to an interested and public community.

Purpose:
The intent of developing assignments based on activity theory is to help students to improve their own individual writing techniques. I can predict using these ideas in a classroom setting would encourage originality and unique approaches to writing. This class so far has helped students master data collection, participate in a community and provide resources for writing a kick ass paper.

“Help the writer not the writing.”

“To help students improve writing give them access to an activity system”