Intro to Writing

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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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    Owning My Authority as a Writer

    Emely Taveras

    Janet and Roger stand as opposing poles on the spectrum of writerly confidence in Penrose and Geisler’s “Reading and Writing without Authority…

  • Achieving Authority in Writing

    Monique Walker

    Achieving authority in writing discusses the importance of reaching your intended audience by being intentional with tone, style, and content.

  • Cookie Cutter Composition

    Kevin Caffrey

    In Kindergarten everyone is told to be themselves. Little by little until college that lesson is revealed to have been a lie.

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    Misplaced authority

    Anne Nelson

    Authority is like dirty laundry; so long as you leave it in the vicinity of your space, people won’t walk all over it or throw it out.

  • Authority in Writing

    kayla las

    This study helps us understand the collaborative aspect of good communication and the flexibility of authority in writing.

  • Writing Ours But Not Ours

    John Ataides

    Whether we maintain our own authority or are influenced by that of others, we as writers and students must be our own authority.

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