Category Archives: Voice

Albertini, Meath-Lang, and Harris, in Yancey

p. 176: When asked deaf students to journal about voice, saw the following themes: muse: the internal voice is a guide message: “voice was either feelings or knowledge which they wanted to communicate to others” medium: “written voices bore the … Continue reading

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should students write to different audiences?

So, I’m wondering about audience (which voice is highly dependent upon). Should we teachers have students write for various audiences? Elbow suggests writing for different teachers and friends, and Woodworth suggests writing for grandparents, friends, coworkers, etc. I just wonder … Continue reading

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Woodworth “Teaching Voice” in Yancey

p. 146 defines voice: “a composite of all the rhetorical and stylistic techniques a writer chooses, consciously or unconsciously, to use to present his or her self to an audience. Related but not identical terms might include “persona,” “ethos,” “tone,” … Continue reading

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Cummins “Coming to Voice”

Gail Summerskill Cummins, “Coming to Voice,” in Yancey p. 48: Gibson defines voice in writing: “author’s created persona, his mask or voice” mask metaphor works because in classical Greece “the mask both identified a character and helped project that character’s … Continue reading

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Reaction to Sommers

Sommers, Nancy. “Between the Drafts.” Eds. Corbett, Myers, and Tate. 279-285. The journal I wrote for 511: As I read this article, I began to think back on the conversations I’ve had with peers when I’ve asked, “Oh, have you … Continue reading

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