Writing for Humanity: The Card Game

Writing For Humanity: The Card Game is a cumulative, table-top gaming experience generated by Dr. Mia Zamora’s Fall 2020 Writing Theory and Practice cohort as a response to the need for a more equitable, empathetic approach to the traditional implementation of foundational rhetoric and compositional strategies. Fit for the challenges of twenty-first-century instruction, whether virtual or in-person, this low-stakes, familiar table-top experience fosters an amiable attitude amongst classmates. Through the use of a series of prompt and response cards, players are able to create critical and unique dialogues filled with ideas that challenge disenfranchising power structures, gatekeeping tactics in language, and create a community-built narrative. Furthermore, students are also able to reflect on these dialogues in real-time, creating a nuanced sense of what it means to not only practice writing with a sense of empathy and global citizenship but also as a marker of personal responsibility and growth