Category Archives: Writing
Structure and Principle
Today I found out about a new “structure” for teaching writing, called the Jane Schaffer method. You can find an outline of what this looks like online. I’m struck by the regimentation of this method, not only suggesting how to … Continue reading
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Ars Technica reports that another study has been published examining Wikipedia’s accuracy, or more precisely, the perception of its accuracy by experts. Interestingly enough, it finds that people rate the accuracy of Wikipedia higher in areas of their own expertise … Continue reading
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Spoken Word
I seem to have gotten hit with this particular virulent bug that is going around Portland right now. As a result, I spent yesterday on the couch reading about Raelians or watching movies that have come in from the library. … Continue reading
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Blogging around the classroom
One of my students, Thalia, posts a particularly moving story about her personal experience with a man whose family was killed by a suicide bomber while on vacation. My students this semester are silently producing a nice body of work … Continue reading
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Voice
What is voice? Asking this comes both out of my own dissertation writing and teaching writing to my students. Voice is curious; it is almost impossible to talk about in any concrete way. By some strange combination of word choice, … Continue reading
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Done and Done and Done
I have to say, some of my student’s writing puts mine to shame. It’s a bit embarrassing–but it really demonstrates how much drafting and redrafting with a really creates strong writing; however, looking over all their portfolios, if there is … Continue reading
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Narnia
I am not a big fan of the Chronicles of Narnia. Of course, I will eventually go see the movie–but I’ll probably wait until I get home to Portland for winter break. I’m in no rush. I’m really there for … Continue reading
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