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Karen Mack

Apr 14, 20193 min read

What is good research writing?

Reading 1: “Research Starts with Answers” by Alison C. Witte Reading 2: “Research Starts with a Thesis Statement” by Emily A. Wierszewski...

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Karen Mack

Apr 5, 20193 min read

How is technology changing writing?

Reading 1: “Pop Culture is Killing Writing” by Bronwyn T. Williams Reading 2: “Texting Ruins Literacy Skills” by Christopher Justice...

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Karen Mack

Mar 26, 20193 min read

What is rhetoric?

Reading 1: “Rhetoric: Making Sense of Human Interaction and Meaning-Making” by Doug Downs Reading 2: “Argument as Emergence, Rhetoric as...

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Karen Mack

Feb 27, 20193 min read

What is Academic Writing? What is Creative Writing?

Reading 1: “All Writing is Autobiography” by Donald M. Murray Reading 2: “Excellent Academic Writing Must Be Serious” by Michael Theune...

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Karen Mack

Feb 24, 20194 min read

How are reading and writing connected?

Reading 1: “Reading and Writing are Not Connected” by Ellen C. Carillo Reading 2: “Learning to Read” by Malcolm X Choice: I decided that...

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Karen Mack

Feb 10, 20193 min read

Who counts as a writer?

Reading 1: “Only Geniuses Can Be Writers” by Dustin Edwards and Enrique Paz Reading 2: “Some People are Just Born Good Writers” by Jill...

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Karen Mack

Feb 6, 20193 min read

What do good writers do?

Reading 1: “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott Reading 2: “Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers” by...

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