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Blog Post 11
In the article “Writers’ Histories, Processes, and Identities Vary” by Kathleen Blake Yancey and the similar article “Writing is Informed by Prior Experience” by Andrea A. Lunsford the diverse nature of writers’ experiences, and identities is discussed. Writers’ development can … Continue reading
Blog Post #10
The article “All Writers Have More to Learn” by Shirley Rose discusses the notion that writing is an ongoing learning process, emphasizing that no writer ever reaches a point where they’ve learned everything there is to know about writing. It … Continue reading
Blog Post 9
In the article “Revision Is Central to Developing Writing” by Doug Downs the importance of revising your writing multiple times is stressed. Going back and rereading your work can cause you to expand the writing’s ideas to make the writing … Continue reading
Post #8
The article “Failure Can Be an Important Part of Writing Development” by Collin Brooke and Alison Carr it is suggested how mistakes, setbacks and failure are essential for one’s skills in writing to develop. Failure should not be a negative … Continue reading
Blog Post #7
Dylan B. Dryer’s essay “Writing Is Not Natural” highlights that writing is a technological process not a natural extension of speech. Writing is learned and involves translating through symbols that substitute sounds, but not all sounds are the same for … Continue reading
Writing Involves Making Ethical Choices
In “Writing Involves Making Ethical Choices” John Duffy discusses how writing is not only about conveying information but how it also involves ethical choices stemming from the relationship between the writer and the reader. When writing for others, writers propose … Continue reading
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Blog Post #5
In the article “Habituated Practice Can Lead to Enrichment” by Chris M. Anson describes when individuals constantly practice the same activity it becomes automatic. Writers that consistently learn to use a specific structure, format, and processes to create an essay … Continue reading
Writing Addresses, Invokes, and/or Creates Audiences
In Andrea Lunsford’s article, “Writing Addresses, Invokes, and or Creates Audiences” the main idea is considering and understanding your readers to write effectively. She talks about highlighting the dynamic relationship between a reader and writer by communicating with, or imagining … Continue reading
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Writing Expresses and Shares Meaning to Be Reconstructed by the Reader
In Charles Bazerman’s article “Writing Expresses and Shares Meaning to Be Reconstructed by the Reader” he explains that using a medium of written words and sentences we can communicate a meaning. The meanings do not reside in the text but … Continue reading
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Writing Is a Social and Rhetorical Activity
The main idea in Kevin Roozen’s article “Writing Is a Social and Rhetorical Activity” is to explain how rhetorical writing is used daily to communicate to and with at least one other person knowingly or unknowingly. He acknowledges that all … Continue reading
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