Writing across the University of Alberta (WAUA) (Journal)
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Writing across a Pandemic
Get PDFLetter from the editors introducing Volume 2 of Writing across the University of Alberta
My Reading and Writing Experiences: Snowball
Get PDFWhenever I thought back on my past experience of learning to read and write, I found that this process was like snowballing. I was very grateful to the several English teachers I had met since my childhood. They had appeared at different stages of my life and had seen me grow. If my goal in life was to roll a big snowball, then they were undoubtedly the biggest help in my life
From Innocent Inquiry to Suggested Industry Changes: The Story of How #Buttergate Went Viral
Get PDFCompleted for an assignment on digital controversies
Helping Second Language Student Writers Improve Their Revision
Get PDFWriting ability is a comprehensive evaluation of language learning level. Nowadays, most universities offer writing-related courses to help students lay a good foundation for writing and contribute to their subsequent studies. Compared with native English speakers, second language learners need to do more revision, which is a great challenge for second language learners. Therefore, in this paper, the aim is to make the second language students understand and apply the revision correctly.
 
The Court Case of Cow v. Plant
Get PDFThe following is a script from a court proceeding. The case is about whether plant-based milks or cow’s milk is better. There are two speakers; one who will be representing cow’s milk and one who will be representing plant-based milks. The representatives will be making their arguments based on the milk’s nutrition, environmental impact as well as digestibility for those with dairy intolerances. At the end, the jury consider each representative’s argument to determine which milk is better. The judge will take home the better milk to share with her lactose intolerance husband
The Cultural Significance of “WAP”
Get PDFFor an assignment which asked students to analyze a digital phenomenon/controversy. 
Real and Fake: A Rewrite of the Well-Known Fairy Tale “Little Red Riding Hood”
Get PDFThis paper is an example of an assignment that called for a rewrite of a traditional fairy tale for a different audience. In no more than 500 words, students had to re-imagine a fairy tale of their choice and make grammatical and rhetorical choices that would speak to their chosen audience. Next, students had to describe their writing process and indicate what they learned about their language and genre knowledge as a result of their rewrite.
“Real and Fake” is a rewrite of “The Little Red Riding Hood.” The student, Kai Su, decided to turn it into a horror story
The Boy in the Tangled Forest
Get PDFThe following paper comes from a class where students were asked to write something related to class content but in a creative, risk-taking way. This assignment called for the students to explore a topic or a range of topics related to writing where some form of change in thinking had occurred. In addition, students were asked to imagine scenarios, in which class content can be presented in a fun, accessible way
The Tonight Show with Marisa Pipke: How to Revise Your Writing
Get PDFThe following paper comes from a class where students were asked to write something related to class content but in a creative, risk-taking way. This assignment called for the students to explore a topic related to writing where some form of change in thinking had occurred. Students were also asked to imagine scenarios in which they could present class content in a fun, accessible way