The following unit or lesson plans include assignments that use already-existing digital archives of recovered writing by women authors of the Americas.
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Literary Recovery: Manuscript Transcribing and Editing Exercise
Keywords: May Alcott Nieriker, American literature, literary analysis, editorial practice, digital archive(s), manuscript transcription, textual variants, publishing history, canon formation Teaching Materials Developed/Used by: Professor Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Lewis-Clark State College (American literature, writing, interdisciplinary classes) Peer-Reviewed by: Dr. Janel Simons, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Recovery Hub Collaborator: Tracy Fernandez Rysavy, Recovery Hub graduate fellow…
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Oral Responses Using Digital Archival Work
Keywords: oral response, digital archive, communication circuit, reception, undergraduate student analysis. Teaching materials developed by: Dr. Laura Fernandes Laffrado, Western Washington University Peer Reviewed by: Dr. Jean Lee Cole, Loyola University-Maryland Formatted by: Alice Martin, Rutgers University PDF version of this lesson plan Introduction: This assignment has been very successful in an upper-division undergraduate course…
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Close Reading: Digital Archives
Keywords: close reading, digital archives, archival research, collaboration, student reflection Teaching materials developed by: Alice Martin, Rutgers University Peer reviewed by: Dr. Kristen Lillvis, Metropolitan State University PDF of this lesson plan Introduction: This activity, which guides students through using and analyzing a digital archive, was originally taught in a 300–level English course at Rutgers…
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Literary Detectives: Discover and Recover a Neglected Woman Author
Keywords: literary recovery, canon formation, online archives, digital anthology, diverse voices, neglected women authors Teaching Materials Developed/Used by: Tracy Fernandez Rysavy, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Recovery Hub Collaborator/Peer Reviewer: Dr. Jessica DeSpain, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; Recovery Hub Director PDF version of this lesson plan Introduction: This activity was a late-semester project for my…