Review: The Matter of Assignments in Writing Classes and Beyond

[...]writing must be placed in quotes in the previous sentence because Shipka argues for assignments that encompass a variety of sign systems (in the semiotic sense) that may not look anything like a typical writing assignment in any discipline, writing or otherwise. [...]another sample assignment she gives in an appendix is from English 324 Theories of Communication and Technology, which may offer more room for the type of communications projects she favors.) And in addition, to be convinced of the merits of her approach, I would want to see empirical evidence of the specific knowledge and skills students achieved through these types of assignments that they were able to transfer to other school and workplace contexts for writing.