writers mind (WA01300)

Select 2 blog posts from Genre-Colored Glasses. The blog is linked here: Amy Devitt's Genre-Colored Glasses. Open the homepage to her blog and scroll a bit. On the right you will find the Archives and also a list by topic. After browsing, choose two posts about a genre. You want to make sure you choose one of Devitt's posts which discusses a genre. For example, the Good and Bad Apologies. This DQ requires your ability to identify what a genre is. For each posting: Summarize the blog p...

At the end of “on Writing’s Magical Powers,” the authors assert that writing is capable of changing you and your relationship to the world. That sounds good, but is it true? Have you ever had an experience of this kind with writing? If you have had such an experience, write an account of it. Be specific as possible about how the writing - the process, the product, or both - changed you and your relationship to the world. If not, write about a reading that had a positive impact for you. ...

After reading “Planning,” explain how Miller and Jurecic challenged your thinking about outlines and index cards prior to starting a rough draft? Select two quotes from the reading to support your response.