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These recommended readings offer an opportunity to deepen students’ engagement with the module through coherent, topical essays. The essays are all Creative Commons licensed, which means they can be downloaded and presented directly in the LMS. (Note: The assumption is that not all of these readings would be assigned. The instructor could pick one to assign to the class, or students could be given a choice if the class format allows.)
The readings listed here pair well with the material in the module “Beyond the Research Paper.”
Accessibility
- Reading: The Rhetorical Possibilities of Accessibility
- Author: Rachel Donegan
- Source: Writing Spaces
- License: CC BY-NC-ND
- Short Summary: Donegan gives practical advice on how to improve the accessibility of your research visual aids.
- Discussions and Approaches: There are discussion questions at the end of the chapter. Have students work in groups to summarize the different sections of this essay. You may also want to discuss the local resources that your college provides for accessibility.
Book Review
- Reading: Are Batman and Superman the Barometer of Our Times? A Review of ‘Superheroes in Crisis’
- Author: Ira Erika Franco
- Source: The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship 5(1) / 88 Essays
- License: CC BY
- Short Summary: Franco writes an easy-to-read book review using popular culture topics. Gives students an example of “soft news” in the form of book review.
- Discussions and Approaches: Particularly useful if you assign students to do a book or media review.
Open Journalism
- If you’re looking for journalistic articles that you can republish without a paywall, The Conversation is an excellent source, and Creative Commons licensed.
