logging in or signing up Writing Myths and Rituals swood13 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 421 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: April 14, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers : Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers Chapter One -- Myths and Rituals Steve Wood -- TCCC The Mythology of Writing : The Mythology of Writing There are a number of myths about writing and writing courses. Elvis Mythology : Unlike the persistent myths of sightings of a living, slim, happy Elvis, these writing myths can be harmful. Elvis Mythology Writing Myths : Writing Myths Good writers are born, not made. Writing courses are just about grammar. Writing courses are just creative writing, like poems and short stories. Writing courses are of no value in the workplace. Answers to Common Writing Myths : Answers to Common Writing Myths Good writers are made, not born. Writing courses are about rhetoric, the art of getting your point across. All writing is creative. Communication skills are crucial in the workplace. The Skill of Writing : The Skill of Writing Writing is a skill like any other. It can be learned, practiced, and improved. As Gore Vidal and others have pointed out, a writer is someone who writes, nothing more complicated than that. You are already a writer. Most of what passes for talent in writing is experience and perception. From Stephen King … : From Stephen King … Grammar vs. Rhetoric : In medieval times, the foundation of an education was based upon the trivium, three of the seven liberal arts that were considered primary. These three were logic, rhetoric, and grammar. Grammar vs. Rhetoric The Trivium : While being related, the three parts of the trivium dealt with separate subjects. Logic was the study of reasoning. Rhetoric was the art of making persuasive arguments. Grammar was the study of the rules for using language. The Trivium Rhetoric : Both logic and grammar were ultimately to be used in service to rhetoric. That is still the case today. Rhetoric Rhetoric : The study of writing is, in reality, the study of rhetoric, the art of making points effectively. Rhetoric Grammar : Grammar is important because it represents a shared communicative tradition that allows us to get our point across. Grammar is an art that works in the service of rhetoric. Grammar From Stephen King … : From Stephen King … Communication in the Workplace : How important are communication skills, including writing, in the workplace? According to a major report prepared by the US Dept. of Labor in 1992, there are five essential areas of competence necessary for success in the workplace. Communication in the Workplace Going 5/5 : All five areas involve communication. Going 5/5 SCANS Report : SCANS Report Writing Rituals : Writing Rituals Rituals are repeated patterns of behavior (habits) that help us accomplish certain tasks (including writing). Rituals help us feel comfortable in writing and also help us write effectively. Every writer’s set of rituals are different. Writing Rituals : Writing rituals include the tools we prefer to use, the formats in which we prefer to work, the locations where we do our best work, and the strategies we use when writing. Writing Rituals Useful Rituals for ENG 111 Writers : Useful Rituals for ENG 111 Writers Keeping a journal Freewriting Peer editing Keeping a Journal : Keeping a Journal Keeping a journal can make you a better writer in a number of ways. Keeping a Journal : Keeping a Journal A journal is a place to practice, safelyaway from a teacher’s red pen. A journal is a place to collect ideas. A journal is also a place to record theevents of your life. Freewriting : Freewriting Freewriting (also known as sprint writing) is a form of brainstorming in which you just choose a topic and write down everything that occurs to you. Freewriting differs from brainstorming in that you write out your ideas in sentence form, thus creating a sort of stream-of-consciousness text. Peer Editing : Peer Editing Peer editing is when you allow a peer to look over your writing to provide feedback. The value of peer editing is to have a fresh set of eyes examining your writing for clarity and organization as well as helping you find errors. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Writing Myths and Rituals swood13 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 421 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: April 14, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers : Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers Chapter One -- Myths and Rituals Steve Wood -- TCCC The Mythology of Writing : The Mythology of Writing There are a number of myths about writing and writing courses. Elvis Mythology : Unlike the persistent myths of sightings of a living, slim, happy Elvis, these writing myths can be harmful. Elvis Mythology Writing Myths : Writing Myths Good writers are born, not made. Writing courses are just about grammar. Writing courses are just creative writing, like poems and short stories. Writing courses are of no value in the workplace. Answers to Common Writing Myths : Answers to Common Writing Myths Good writers are made, not born. Writing courses are about rhetoric, the art of getting your point across. All writing is creative. Communication skills are crucial in the workplace. The Skill of Writing : The Skill of Writing Writing is a skill like any other. It can be learned, practiced, and improved. As Gore Vidal and others have pointed out, a writer is someone who writes, nothing more complicated than that. You are already a writer. Most of what passes for talent in writing is experience and perception. From Stephen King … : From Stephen King … Grammar vs. Rhetoric : In medieval times, the foundation of an education was based upon the trivium, three of the seven liberal arts that were considered primary. These three were logic, rhetoric, and grammar. Grammar vs. Rhetoric The Trivium : While being related, the three parts of the trivium dealt with separate subjects. Logic was the study of reasoning. Rhetoric was the art of making persuasive arguments. Grammar was the study of the rules for using language. The Trivium Rhetoric : Both logic and grammar were ultimately to be used in service to rhetoric. That is still the case today. Rhetoric Rhetoric : The study of writing is, in reality, the study of rhetoric, the art of making points effectively. Rhetoric Grammar : Grammar is important because it represents a shared communicative tradition that allows us to get our point across. Grammar is an art that works in the service of rhetoric. Grammar From Stephen King … : From Stephen King … Communication in the Workplace : How important are communication skills, including writing, in the workplace? According to a major report prepared by the US Dept. of Labor in 1992, there are five essential areas of competence necessary for success in the workplace. Communication in the Workplace Going 5/5 : All five areas involve communication. Going 5/5 SCANS Report : SCANS Report Writing Rituals : Writing Rituals Rituals are repeated patterns of behavior (habits) that help us accomplish certain tasks (including writing). Rituals help us feel comfortable in writing and also help us write effectively. Every writer’s set of rituals are different. Writing Rituals : Writing rituals include the tools we prefer to use, the formats in which we prefer to work, the locations where we do our best work, and the strategies we use when writing. Writing Rituals Useful Rituals for ENG 111 Writers : Useful Rituals for ENG 111 Writers Keeping a journal Freewriting Peer editing Keeping a Journal : Keeping a Journal Keeping a journal can make you a better writer in a number of ways. Keeping a Journal : Keeping a Journal A journal is a place to practice, safelyaway from a teacher’s red pen. A journal is a place to collect ideas. A journal is also a place to record theevents of your life. Freewriting : Freewriting Freewriting (also known as sprint writing) is a form of brainstorming in which you just choose a topic and write down everything that occurs to you. Freewriting differs from brainstorming in that you write out your ideas in sentence form, thus creating a sort of stream-of-consciousness text. Peer Editing : Peer Editing Peer editing is when you allow a peer to look over your writing to provide feedback. The value of peer editing is to have a fresh set of eyes examining your writing for clarity and organization as well as helping you find errors.