Dr. Carter and Dr. Conrad of Texas A&M University in Commerce conducts inteviews with natives of the Norris Community. The interviewees discuss their upbringing in areas such as farm life, family, religion, education, and careers.
My (Randi Karch) NCoW submission is based on a 2 hour interview with my cousin Andrew who is autistic. Because he finds it anywhere from difficult to downright impossible to communicate via the most common channels, he has developed other ways to...
poetry, rural, Oklahoma, video, working class, alternative literacies, new media, rural literacies, small town, gas station, butcher, slaughterhouse, shotgun, grandfather
As a composition instructor, PhD student, and poet, I (Carl Wade Thompson) have tried to approach new media with an open mind, though I remain beholden to more traditional forms of writing. The current project is fashioned between two mediums--the...
Writing; Creative Writing; Contemporary Writing; Young Writers; Writing Across the Curriculum; Writing as a Profession; Historical Events and Writing; Authors; Alice Walker; Truman Capote; Ernest Hemingway; Sylvia Plath; Martin Luther King; Patrick...
Part of the online project Writing Our Hope, this document contains both written and visual
texts to describe different writing genres with a focus on creative writing and writing (as a
profession) as it has evolved through history. These seventh...
Powerpoint presentation reporting on an interview Purdue University student Samuel Needham had with Steven Sansabri, a 61-year-old man living on the streets of Lafayette, IN. In this presentation, Needham details many of the ways Sansabri uses...
English as a Second Language; English; Mandarin Chinese; Reading for Academic Purposes; Language Acquisition; Composition Studies; International Students; Graduate Course
This submission provides an example of how this graduate student grappled with English texts during her first semester in a PhD program. Theresa's native language is Mandarin Chinese.
Broken up into two parts, this contribution illustrates the...
Remix; Graphic Narrative; Enron; Visual; Research Paper; Comic Life; Public Writing; Literacy Course
Graphic narrative centered on the illegal activities of Enron with a goal that of encouraging readers to learn more about the crimes. Blakely also discusses the choice of the medium (graphic narrative) and how it could have been done differently....
Writing Center; Prison Literacy; Tutoring; Recipes; Students; Illiteracy; Incarcerated Life, Prison; HOPE; Reading; Writing; Phonics; Teaching; Community Outreach; Community Literacy
Collection of inmate writings about literacy, literacy learning, and writing "on the inside." Contributors included members of a writing group (Spring 2007) guided by Carter (A&M-Commerce). All women involved were tutors in the Texas...
A workshop for students (Texas A&M-Commerce) interested in translating their print-based research into arguments presented visually. Dr. Salvatore Attardo (Profesor of English) and Michael Odom (Painter and Art Critic) offer tips on presenting...
Entry contains three artifacts: One, a journal entry written in May 2005, and the other two poems written by McKittrick between 2005 and 2008.
Journal Entry: This loose leaf paper journal entry was written by my then 18-year-old nephew from jail. ...
Writing Project; Teachers as Writers; Special Education; Greentown, Indiana; ED (Emotionally Disabled); LD (Learning Disabled); Portfolio; E-Mail; Individual Education Plans (IEP)
“Learning by Example” details the observations and findings from interviews with high school special education instructor Lucinda Moss, who is also the Butts's mother. Describes Moss's day-to-day writing experiences and the important ways that...
Personal essay (poetry/prose) in which the author describes her early writing experiences, as well as her mother’s interest in books and the effect that this had on
the author’s childhood. This essay emerged from a first-year composition...
Graphic Narrative; Young Adults; Satire; Visual; Remix; Mixed Genre; Public Writing; Literacy Course; Ecology; Activism; Rhetoric
Riley created a graphic narrative in order to address adolescent students in an attempt to establish awareness for the protection of the Earth's ecological system. In the cover memo, the creator specifies details that were designed to make a...
My submission is a personal essay I wrote for an expository writing class. It details a dream journal I started and how it shaped my writing as a whole.
No Child Left Behind; Parents; Magazines; Reading;
This project from “Teaching Writing in the 21st Century” (see Classroom Activities) focuses on the “No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)” and how student learning is suffering because of the testing process. The magazine article seeks to educate...
Literacy Narrative; Reading; Writing; Education; Lord of the Rings; Star Trek; Fan Fiction; Acquisition; New Media; Graduate Course
“Not Doing it Right” illustrates a young child’s desire to read in spite of the rules established by the educators where she lived. Through this literacy narrative, Reid discusses her ability to teach herself the rules for academia as they...
Presentation created by Shannon Carter, June 2009, to introduce members to NCoW and support/guide them in generating their own contributions. Included here are the slides from the presentation itself, which continues where the audio/video...
Writing, Process, Language Learning, Multiple Languages, Interview, Academic Writing
“Who is a Writer” presents an interview with an English student (Brittany) who is about to go out into the teaching field. Interview focuses on Brittany's thoughts on writing. Using questions like “When is writing hard?” and “What do you...
Journalism; Journalists; Public Writing; Writing; Writers; Literacy Crisis; Illiteracy; Illiterate; NCoW; National Conversation on Writing; Council of Writing Program Administrators; WPA; Alice in Wonderland; Humpty Dumpty; Composition Studies;...
Stephanie Roach reads a shortened version of her presentation “Who Said Johnny Can’t Write?” originally delivered at the Council of Writing Program Administrators 2008 conference (Denver, CO). Presentation itself is a rhetorical analysis of...
Journalism; Journalists; Public Writing; Writing; Writers; Literacy Crisis; Illiteracy; Illiterate; NCoW; National Conversation on Writing; Council of Writing Program Administrators; WPA; Alice in Wonderland; Humpty Dumpty; Composition Studies;...
Document designed to accompany the audio “Who Said Johnny Can’t Write?” (audio), archived via same name and available together at www.ncow.org as cornerstone of NCoW's first campaign (July 2009).
Shortened version of Stephanie Roach's...
Creative-Writing; Poetry-Writing; Writing Center; Podcast; Writers; Voice; Collaboration; Stephen North; College
This audio file was created as the first in a podcast series called "Podcasts in Practice: Texas A&M University-Commerce Multimodal Writing Series" and contains footage from interviews with internationally-known poet Denise Duhamel,...
Newsweek, Chronicle of Higher Education, college writers, New York Times, National Conversation on Writing, National Writing Project, The Activist WPA, Linda Adler-Kassner, Dominic DelliCarpini, Eastern Michigan University, Stephanie Roach,...
Developed by Shannon Carter, June 2009, as an introduction to the National Conversation on Writing and an invitation to NWP members to contribute to NCoW via interviews with one another as writers. Additional information about the workshop and...
A band director's musical journey from 4th grade choir to being a high school band director.
An audio esay created in honor of Studs Terkel and his story telling approach. This essay about the work of a band director was created as part of a semester long ethnographic project. In this essay, Cheyney Allen interviews Mr. Kenneth Parker...
An audio essay created in honor of Studs Terkel and his story telling approach. This essay about a chiropractor's office was created as part of a semester long ethnographic project. Brianna Ballotti incoporates audio from an interview with Dr....
Cosmetology, customer service, hair salons, clients, beauty practices, relationship between stylist and client
An audio essay created in honor of Studs Terkel and his story telling approach. This essay about a hair salon was created as part of a semester long ethnographic project. In this essay, Sarah Hays interviews Roxy, a stylist, about her relationship...
local coffee shop, coffee handlers, custormer service, community impact of "mom and pop" shops
An audio essay created in honor of Studs Terkel and his story telling approach. This essay about a locally owned coffee shopo was created as part of a smester long ethnographic project. In this essay, Chris Ramos interviews two "coffee...
The requirements and qualifications needed to become a veterinarian, as well as duties that are involved in running a vet's office.
An audio essay created in honor of Studs Terkel and his story telling approach. This essay about a veterinarian's office was created as part of a semester long ethnographic project. In this essay, Mary Mason interviews Dr. Jennings of a local...
This is my final project for The Broader Administration of Writing - English 589. The project is entitled "50 People 1 Question." In my Teaching College Writing course and the undergraduate English courses, we have been studying literacy...
An audio essay created in honor of Studs Terkel and his story telling approach. This essay about a percussionist in an orchestra was created as part of a semester long ethnographic project. Zachary Edwards interviewed Doug Jones about his...
This was a fun project for the Writing with New Media class. We received flip cameras in order to create a sentence build from images, movies, and sounds. The result of my work is in front of you. Enjoy!
NDOW Resolution Class Activity and Class Resolutions
Contributes to NCoW by showing classroom interaction with the public discussions about writing in the form of the National Day on Writing House Resolution. Showcases student views of the the importance of literacy education.
Billy Reed' s oral history interview on January, 2009 (vol. 1). By Dr. James Conrad and Dr. Shannon Carter, Texas A&M University-Commerce. Mr. Reed begins by telling his interviewers his involvement in the City Council of the Norris Community....
Billy Reed's oral history interview on January 28, 2010 (vol. 2). Interview conducted by Dr. James Conrad and Dr. Shannon Carter, Texas A&M University-Commerce. Mr. Reed talks about the name of the community in his interview, and how the...
Panel of Local African-American Leaders to Celebrate Black History Month: Discuss History and Future of Norris Community in Commerce, Texas. Panelists include Ivory Moore, Harry Turner, Billy Reed, and James Green. The Commerce Public Library was...
General introduction to the 2009 manifestation of the National Conversation on Writing. Given the exciting ways in which the NCoW project has grown since its earliest stages in 2007, it seemed important to introduce viewers to NCoW's current form...
At the 2009 CBW Workshop (March 2009, San Francisco, CA), workshop leader Shannon Carter (Texas A&M-Commerce) introduced NCoW to participants and invited these basic writing professionals to talk about basic writing students and themselves as...
I have spend minutes of my life looking for this image. Want to use it for your project and then contribute to CLiC? Need this logo desperately? Now you can download it straight from the NCoW website.
This article was written by Mayor Ivory Moore and was printed in the Jan, 10 1993 edition
of the Commerce Journal. The article focuses on fourteen new businesses in the city of
Commerce, TX and gives details of the businesses’ services and...
This article was written by Mayor Ivory Moore and was printed in the February, 14 1993 edi-
tion of The Commerce Journal. The article focuses on the James G. gee Library and East Texas
State University (ETSU). The article contains detailed...
This article was written by Mayor Ivory Moore and was printed in the March, 14 1993 edition
of The Commerce Journal. The article is a continuation of the March 7th
article and focuses on
the businesses and retail stores located on Culver...
This article was written by Mayor Ivory Moore and was printed in the Jan, 17 1993 edition of
the Commerce Journal. The article focuses on eleven businesses in the city of Commerce, TX
and gives details of the businesses’ services and products....
This article was written by Mayor Ivory Moore and was printed in the February, 21 1993 edi-
tion of The Commerce Journal. The article focuses on the Commerce Public Library and the
Commerce Independent School District. Historical and statistical...
This article was written by Mayor Ivory Moore and was printed in the March, 21 1993 edition
of The Commerce Journal. The article focuses on the businesses and retail stores located in th
University Shopping Center. The following business / retail...
This article was written by Mayor Ivory Moore and was printed in the Jan, 24 1993 edition of
the Commerce Journal. The article focuses on six local Insurance agencies located in Com-
merce, TX. The agencies discussed are: Allstate Insurance,...
This article was written by Mayor Ivory Moore and was printed in the February, 28 1993 edi-
tion of The Commerce Journal. The article focuses on “educational programs for young chil-
dren from one to five years of age.” The institutions...
This article was written by Mayor Ivory Moore and was printed in the March, 28 1993 edition
of The Commerce Journal. The article focuses on the businesses and retail stores located in
King’s Plaza. The following business / retail stores are...
