I’m not usually someone who makes Disney references, but when I was coming up with this blog post, I couldn’t help but give in to nostalgia. Reflection—thinking about ourselves and our actions—is an important tool in our personal, professional, and …
The topic of discourse communities brings students to the Writing Center every semester. Many have trouble identifying them. And if they can identify them, they have trouble writing about them. The reason, I believe, is not that discourse communities are …
Thesis statements are given a lot of attention in academic writing. We’re often told by our professors that they should be “strong” and “clear.” We need to “argue” for and “support” our thesis statements. They get all the spotlight in …
I’m tired of hearing of people wholesale condemn technology for ruining people’s minds. Maybe you’ve heard such a sentiment from a parent. Maybe it’s coming from a friend who has decided not to use Facebook (and is perhaps a little …
You’re Always on Your Phone: Information Literacy and Electronic Genres Read more »
We’ve all been here. We’re assigned a paper. We generally understand what we’re supposed to write about. But how do we write about it? What importance or substance can we add to the conversation? Why are we doing this in …
Making Your Way: Tips for Starting a Writing Project Read more »
I am writing a blog post. I am writing a blog post about rhetorical analysis. I am writing a blog post about rhetorical analysis for WRIT 101 students. I am writing a blog post about rhetorical analysis for WRIT 101 …
“I Am Writing a Blog Post:” A Rhetorical Analysis Demonstration Read more »