What are We Doing?

Inthefirstunitofourcourse,youwillbeexploringthefundamentalsofhowpeertutoringworksin
additiontowaysofthinkingaboutcompositionthatcanhelpbothyouandthestudentsyouwillbe
assistinginFloridaStateUniversitysReadingandWritingCenterorDigitalStudio.Inordertobetter
helpyoudevelopasatutor,thisfirstprojectasksyoutosynthesizeyourexperiencesasacomposerwith
thetextsandtheorieswewilldiscussinthecomingweekstooutlineamoreconcreteviewofhowyou
believecomposingworks.

How are We Doing It?

Inshortyoullwantto:
1. Carefullyreadthetextsfromthefirstfewweeksofthiscourse.
2. Chooseatleastthreetermsand/orconceptsdiscussedinthefirstfewweekstodiscussinyour
theoryofcomposing.
3. Chooseatleastthreereadingsfromclassyouwanttodiscussandintegrateintoyourtheoryof
composing(sodontjustpickonepieceandgetallthreeconceptsfromit).
4. Startresearchingandfindingtextsthatbuildonthetheoriesandconceptswediscussinthisfirst
unitofthecoursetofleshoutyourunderstandingoftheseconceptsandbeabletotheorizehow
youseethemworking.
5. Discusstheseideasandconceptsinrelationshiptoyourpersonalexperiencesasacomposer
(meaningyoudontneedtojustwriteformallyaboutthesourcesyouveselectedyoucanaddin
personalnarrativesandreflectionsonyourpersonalcomposingexperienceandprocess).
6. Providecitations(intextandaWorksCitedpageinMLAstyle)fortheresearchandresources
youusedbothfromthecourseandoutsideofit.
7. Asyouarerequiredtodoso,youmustvisittheRWCatsomestageofyourwritingprocess
forthisproject(thisdoesnotmeanorincludethedayitsdue,orwhenitstoolatetomake
anymeaningfulrevisionstoyourwork).

So, How Should I Approach This?

TheheartofthisprojectistosynthesizethecompositiontheoriesfromtheassignedreadingsfromWeeks
14withyourexperiencesasacomposer.Youmaywanttothinkaboutthefollowingquestionsaswaysto
enterthisconversationandstartfleshingoutyourtheoryofcomposing:
1. Whatideasdiscussedinthesefirstfewweeksresonatewithyouorintrigueyou?
2. Whatpersonalexperiencesspeaktothoseideas?How?
3. Whatkeyideasorconceptsguideyourunderstandingofwhatcomposingis/doesandhow
composingworks?
4. Areyoumoredrawntotraditionalalphabeticcomposition,ordigitalcomposing?
Usingyourexperiencesinthecourseandyourexperiencesasacomposer,thesequestionsmayhelpguide
youtowardssynthesizingourworkinthefirstunitwithyourexperiencesasacomposer.

Why are We Doing This Project?

Thisprojectisdesignedtoencourageyoutodefineandrefineyourexperienceswithcomposingbasedon
somereadingsandtheorythatmaybenewtoyou,anddoingsotobetterassistothercomposersinthe
RWCandDS.Asaresult,thisprojectencouragesyouto:
Articulateandreflectuponexperiencesthathavebeenformativeinyourunderstandingofhow
composingworks,whatcomposingis,whatcomposingdoes,wherecomposinghappens(digital
andprintcontexts)andhowcomposingfunctionsinourandyourlife.
PrepareforthediverseclienteleofFSUsRWC,wherestudentscanbeworkingonverydifferent
kindsofcomposingfromarsumtoapoem,fromamemotoadissertation,orfromapodcastto
avideo.
Inshort,thisprojectshouldhelpyoufigureouthowyouunderstandcomposing,andthushelpyouassist
otherswiththeiralphabeticandmultimodalprojects.

What are the Logistics for this Project?

Thefundamentalelementsofyourprojectyoullneedtomakesureyouretendingtoinordertomeetthe
minimumrequirementsforthisassignmentinclude:

Integratingatleastthree(3)conceptsdiscussedfromclass.
Referencingatleastthree(3)ofthereadingsfromclass.
MakingandkeepinganappointmentwithanRWCtutor(fsu.mywconline.com).
Writingatleast1,750words(about68pageslong).
TurninaReflectionthataccompaniesyourwork.
UsingMLAformatting:doublespaced,12pointfont,TimesNewRoman,WorksCitedpage.

When is it Due?
TextDue:
Monday,September21st
ReflectionDue:
Wednesday,September23rd