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Writing is Not Natural

In “Writing is Not Natural”, Dylan B. Dryer talks about the timeline of humanity, written language has only existed for roughly 5000 years. Today, language is apart of every day life, and is very much over looked as a great … Continue reading

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Writing Is Not Natural

The essay titled “Writing Is Not Natural” shows that writing is not an innate ability but a skill that requires practice and effort. The author argues that this perspective challenges the notion that some people are “born writers.” Writing is … Continue reading

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Blog Post #5

In “Habituated Practice Can Lead to Entrenchment,” Chris M. Anson talks about how when a writer’s context is limited, it can cause them to repeat the same practices. A lot of writers, even skilled ones, can get stuck because they’re … Continue reading

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Integrating the Social and Rhetorical Aspects of Writing in a Professional Setting

by Chuck Parker In “Writing is a Social and Rhetorical Activity,” from Naming What We Know (2015), Kevin Roozen claims that writers often fail to recognize the complex combination of social and rhetorical aspects that impact the effectiveness of their … Continue reading

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Ways Social and Rhetorical Activity Can Be Used

By Jack Jacobs In the reading, “Writing is a Social and Rhetorical Activity” by Kevin Roozen, talks about how important the social and rhetorical aspects of writing are. He explains that their are many different ways that we write in … Continue reading

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Speech and Writing Are Different In Many Ways

In the article, “Writing Is Not Natural” by Dylan B. Dryer, Dryer explains things that come natural for many people such as speech, then states reasons on how writing is not natural for people. Dryer starts the article by explaining … Continue reading

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How to Make Your Point as a Writer: Rhetorical Moves and Socialization

When reading Kevin Roozen’s “Writing Is a Social and Rhetorical Activity” from the text Naming What We Know, Roozen’s audience can expect to learn why writing in any form can be intended for a specific audience. From a social standpoint, … Continue reading

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The Importance of Keeping the Audience in Mind While Writing

As a student in high school, writing was just a task I had to do to get a good grade. When writing my essays for school I wrote in a careless manner, meaning I wrote essays in the same structure: … Continue reading

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Practice, Time, and Effort Help Writers Learn More

By: Jessica Norris While reading Shirley Rose’s article, “All Writers Have More To Learn”, I was able to learn that writers do not develop good writing skills just by learning how to write one time. Writers have to develop strategies … Continue reading

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Writing Development Requires Failure- Logan Lockwood

This passage by Collin Brooke and Allison Carr talks called “Failure Can Be an Important Part of Writing” talks about development from failure in writing. Specifically, in the early stages of a paper. Throughout this essay, they constantly are saying … Continue reading

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