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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Analyzing Your First Draft
“Analyzing Your First Draft” reviews the importance of embracing imperfections and growth within the writing process.
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Shitty First Drafts, a rant.
The blog posts for me are more like my shitty first draft. Just my on going stream of thought while my head phones are in my ears…
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How do literacies affect you professionally?
The more things you’re literate in, the more you are capable of. Your knowledge and skills can benefit you professionally and personally.
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Flavor in Writing
Writing is more than just the mundane act of direct description, rather it is a boundless field with diverse metaphors that are appealing.
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First Drafts (Week 8)
Whether you love writing or not, I don’t think you should go out of your way to belittle what you do. Think of it like your child.
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George Dila and I Share The Same Brain Cell.
Whether you follow Lamott’s or Dila’s stratedy on revisions remember the key is to find the writing process that works best for you!
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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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