Intro to Writing

Author: Radeyah Owens

  • First Drafts

    Radeyah Owens

    A first draft should be a starting point from which I can build my ideas. It’s important to embrace my mistakes and fix them as a writer.

  • Ten Ways to Think about Writing

    Radeyah Owens

    Using metaphors, Reid explains different ideas about writing into more relatable concepts and encouraging students to become better writers.

  • Identity and Authority

    Radeyah Owens

    Elizabeth Wardle’s provides highlights on the challenging when there’s new incomers facing a new writing environment.

  • Using Authority

    Radeyah Owens

    Ann Penrose and Cheryl Geisler study how students’ sense of authority can impact their engagement in reading and writing skills.

  • Using “I” in Writing

    Radeyah Owens

    Using first person in writing allows me to be more creative, by sharing my personal experiences and opinions, and point of view.

  • Discourse Community

    Radeyah Owens

    By exploring the concept of the discourse community, Swales provided the importance of the understanding of how to communicate, and social structures.

  • Multiply Literacies

    Radeyah Owens

    Literacy plays a big role in my professional and physical development by influencing communication in various ways.

  • Why Study Writing

    Radeyah Owens

    For years, I have had the passion for writing. Even having few issues with grammar. Literacy impacts how we communicate, think, and grow.