Our Class Blog
Come along as we explore the academic and professional sides of writing. New posts arrive each week throughout the semester.
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Writing Strategy
Bettering your writing takes time and the dedication to be driven to become better than you first started everyone starts from somewhere.
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The Résumé Riddle
Navigating the expectations of résumés and cover letters as both a college senior and seasoned professional often feels like being thrust into a story…
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Writing & Employment
In my opinion, I agree with the author that the more you write and learn from your mistakes, the better you are.
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Skills of Employment
Skills of Employment emphasizes the simplicity and authenticity in writing as well as the transformative wisdom of writing within teaching.
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Making Yourself Appealing
A resume and cover letter is the foot in the door that can either start or end a career before it begins and making both isn’t simple.
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Let Them Use They Own Language
The idea of “proper” English has always felt like an uncomfortable weight on my shoulders. And not just in school, but in every part of my life…
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- About the Class (3)
- Overview, Wk 1: Why Study Writing? (84)
- Topic 1: Literacy (171)
- Topic 2: Discourse Communities (216)
- Wk 4: Concept of Discourse Community (59)
- Wk 5: Authority (73)
- Wk 6: Identity (66)
- Topic 3: Process (316)
- Wk 10: Collaboration and Failure (73)
- Wk 7: Process Metaphors (81)
- Wk 8: First Drafts (80)
- Wk 9: Revising (78)
- Topic 4: Technology (168)
- Topic 5: Professionalism (161)
- Wk 13: Professional Writers (82)
- Wk 14: Employment (79)
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