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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You Can Teach Someone To Write
Elizabeth Wardles chapter titled “You can teach someone to write” and “Looking for trouble:Finding your way into a writing assignment” by Catherine Savini
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Finding Your Style and Voice
You cannot possibly write anything regardless of style, leaving yourself off the page. When you write, you are in everything.
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Expressing “I” in Writing
Expressing “I ” in writing makes the unique connection between applying personal experiences as a writer and allowing critical reflection.
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Why College Kids Should Start Taking Authority in Their Writing
Regardless of one’s educational status, it is crucial for writers to display a level of confidence and authority in their writing.
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Why First Person Is Important!!
Finding our writing style is how we articulate ourselves best to complete the assignment but also to step outside the box and not give a boundary.
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Food for thought: Opinions need experience
Ann M. Penrose and Cheryl Geisler overlooked an aspect of their outsider’s perspective in their study on the effect of authority in writing.
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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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