Unit Two
Putting Ourselves in the Lab
In this unit:
We will “put ourselves in the lab” by conducting a series of reading and writing activities and gathering metacognitive data through pre- and post-survey responses, written responses, and group discussions.
By the unit’s end:
You should have had a chance to test some of your own ideas coming out of Unit 1 against your own and your peers’ experiences, informed by additional related research. You should also have a better sense of yourself as both reader and writer, and you should have a good collection of data and ideas to move forward into your independent research projects in Unit 3.
Synthesis/Reflection Essay #2 Assignment
All Metacognitive Surveys
(file updated 3.25.2022—2 responses added to Week 4, Post- surveys)
Examples of Past Unit 2 Papers
*I don’t recall final grades on these particular papers. I’m mostly providing these so you can see a range of how people handled referencing the class survey material--some of these are smoother than others in execution, but I think you’ll find them all interesting!
“Can Reading Nonfiction Increase Empathy?” by Bex Hawkins
“Influence of Reading and Writing on Memory” by Veer Patel
“Getting in Touch with Nature: Cognitive and Literary Developments” (Anonymous)
*One example of how to cite our class surveys
(customize as appropriate to your paper):
In text:
“In one pair of surveys we conducted in our ENWR 2520 class this semester, students initially reported . . . (Week 2, Pre- and Post-)”
Works Cited:
Week 2, Pre- and Post-. Metacognitive Surveys for ENWR 2520. “Rewriting Yourself: Studies in Literacy and the Brain,” Prof. Heidi Nobles, Spring 2022, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.