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Blog Post #11
In “Writers’ Histories, Processes, and Identities Vary,’ author Kathleen Blake Yancey explains that every writer is different and unique. The development of writers is affected by their surroundings. Because our surroundings are ever-changing the way we right should change too. … Continue reading
Blog Post #9
In “Revision is Central to Developing Writing” by Doug Downs, it is made clear that revision does not make you a weak writer, it makes you a strong writer. Writers create many drafts of their work until they can create … Continue reading
Blog Post #8
In “Failure Can Be an Important Part of Writing Development” by Collin Brooke and Allison Carr, they emphasize that failure is a part of learning. When we write anything the first draft should not be good. It is the failure … Continue reading
Blog Post #7
In Dylan B. Dryer’s “Writing is not Natural” he explains that sometimes people see writing and speech as the same. However, this is not the case because speech comes naturally to us as humans but writing does not. Writing often … Continue reading
Blog Post #6
The main point in John Duffy’s “Writing Involves Making Ethical Choices” is that ethical choices go hand in hand with the relationship between the reader and the writer. When we write for another person that relationship grows stronger because of … Continue reading
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Blog Post #5
The main point of the article “Habituated Practice Can Lead to Entrenchment” by Chris M. Anson is that writing can become dry if there is no exposure. When writers get used to the same rhetorical situations they become comfortable and … Continue reading
Blog #4
In Andrea Lunsford’s “Writing Addresses, Invokes, and/or Creates Audiences”, she explains why connecting to your audience is important. The rhetorical triangle is the writer, audience, and text that develops meaning in writing. Lunsford says that writers will imagine their audiences … Continue reading
Writing Expresses and Shares Meaning to be Reconstructed by the Reader
In Charles Bazerman’s “Writing Expresses and Shares Meaning to be Reconstructed by the Reader”, he claims that meaning is how we communicate our thoughts and feelings. Sharing meaning allows the reader to connect to the piece and share information with … Continue reading
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Writing Is a Social and Rhetorical Activity
In Kevin Roozen’s, “Writing Is a Social and Rhetorical Activity”, he states that writers often forget that they are writing to a specific audience and there is always a connection between the writer and the reader. He believes that writing … Continue reading
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What is Good Writing?
Good writing has four qualities; clear, concise, correct, and compelling. These concepts are the key to successful writing that is easily interpreted by the reader. When writing is clear that means it is easy to comprehend. The reader should be … Continue reading
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