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writing.bytes.: Why Is Everything An Argument With You?
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Monday, September 28, 2009. Why Is Everything An Argument With You? When most students hear the word “argument,” they think of angry people yelling at one another. When you tell them that academic writing is about making an argument, they picture those uncomfortable moments with family and friends where they fought with one another. No wonder students have so little enthusiasm for “making an argument” in their classes. What’s the point? 8221; It’s a good question. It isn’t really an arguable statem...
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writing.bytes.: May 2008
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Inexperienced writer’s definition:. 8220;Reviewing means just using better words and eliminating words that are not needed. I go over and change words around.”. Experienced writer’s definition:. 8220;It is a matter of looking at the kernel of what I have written, the content, and then thinking about it, responding to it, making decisions, and actually restructuring it.”. To a helpful document about revision (from the UNC writing center's webpage. Tuesday, May 20, 2008. With strict ...
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writing.bytes.: "My Word!": Intro and Chapter 1
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010. Intro and Chapter 1. So I've made my way through the Introduction and the first chapter of Susan Blum's. Plagiarism and College Culture. It's difficult to organize my response to what I have read so far. That's a good start, I suppose. After all, I'm only 28 pages into a book that tackles a very difficult issue. I am moved to comment about two specific bits here in the early going - one each about cheating and poor citation. Her story also points out the futility of trying to ...
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writing.bytes.: March 2009
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Monday, March 2, 2009. Evaluate Your Sources with CRAAP! We're cheerful and helpful and we love questions! Another big part of what we do is help teach students to evaluate all the information that they find. 8220;Well,” you might think, “I already know how to do that.” I'm sure that you do, to some degree, but just think of the vast amount of information out there. For example, when you do a Google search, how do you know which sites will have reliable information? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Wright Sta...
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The Neglected "R": The Need for a Writing Revolution - National Writing Project
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Log in to NWP i. Find an NWP Site. The Neglected "R": The Need for a Writing Revolution. In this groundbreaking report, the National Commission on Writing for America's Families, Schools, and Colleges argues that writing has been shortchanged in the school reform movement of the past twenty years and must now receive the attention it deserves. Download full report (PDF). Writing, always time-consuming for student and teacher, is today hard-pressed in the American classroom. PDF) The National Commission o...
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writing.bytes.: September 2009
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Monday, September 28, 2009. Why Is Everything An Argument With You? When most students hear the word “argument,” they think of angry people yelling at one another. When you tell them that academic writing is about making an argument, they picture those uncomfortable moments with family and friends where they fought with one another. No wonder students have so little enthusiasm for “making an argument” in their classes. What’s the point? 8221; It’s a good question. It isn’t really an arguable statem...
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writing.bytes.: October 2009
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009. So, how do we tell the difference between an opinion that is overly influenced by bias and one that is not? The real answer to this question is that we can’t always tell; however, we can take steps to help us find out. Research is a key tool in helping to determine a person’s bias. 0 comments (Click here to post a comment). Wednesday, October 7, 2009. Last week we talked about how argumentation is at the core of academic writing. I was going to attempt to spell out how to m...
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writing.bytes.: March 2008
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008. Flow When You Show. 8220;Bob was a builder. He was about 3’6” tall and weighed 68.37 pounds. He had brown hair but he always wore a yellow construction helmet. He had beady black eyes and a thin smile. He always wore a tool belt and blue overalls. He also always wore a plaid shirt.”. How’s that for a description? It has some pretty good details, right? They usually overuse pronouns. They break up action in a paper. They sound like they are meeting a requirement. Another thing th...
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writing.bytes.: January 2010
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Thursday, January 28, 2010. Chapter 3, "Observing the Performance Self". The authentic self as she describes it is such a romantic ideal of a type that it would be almost impossible to find a representative example. (Moreover, it sounds like they are so committed to their own ideas, it seems unlikely they would even agree to do research.) Her descriptions of this type seem to derive from the romantic vision of Thoreau or sixties-style communal living. And therein is a flaw. I have my doubts, but let's pr...