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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Identity in New Workplaces
Challenges are frequently the result of unclear expectations for writing and a lack of assistance for new employees.
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Authority and Identity in Writing
Wardle discusses the importance of using identity and authority in writing to further emphasize one’s thoughts and opinions.
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Authority or Identity, that is the question.
Alan’s mistake here is being immovable in his writing – there was no compromise or new choice made to evolve in his new position.
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Benefits to Feedback in Writing and Six Discourse Community Characteristics
The importance to feedback in writing to have improvement. Alongside with the six important characteristics in Discourse Community.
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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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