About Michael J. Faris
Assistant Professor of English with research areas in digital literacy, privacy and social media, and queering rhetorics.
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Category Archives: Voice
project proposal that i’ll turn into vtb
I have chosen to research and discuss the use of voice in college freshmen composition. I plan to write for teachers of freshmen composition. As Kathleen Yancey points out, writers and teachers are often confused by the concept of voice … Continue reading
bibliography that i’ll turn into vtb – drafting it
“6+1 Trait (r) Writing Scoring Continuum.” 6+1 Trait Writing. Jan. 11, 2005. Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. 23 Oct. 2005 . Bakhtin, Mikhail. “Discoure and the Novel.” The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays. Ed. Michael Holquist. Trans. Caryl Emerson and Michael Holquist. … Continue reading
Elbow, Landmark Essays on Voice and Writing
Elbow, Peter. “Introduction.” Landmark Essays on Voice and Writing Ed. Peter Elbow. Davis, CA: Hermagoras, 1994. xi-xlvii. Page xx: “five meanings of voice as applied to writing: (1) audible voice or intonation (the sounds in a text); (2) dramatic voice … Continue reading
ideas…
So, after reading Elbow’s essay, this is where I’m at. Freshmen in college often have the problem of not using their real, authentic voice because they are attempting to use a stilted, academic voice that isn’t natural. The question for … Continue reading
Eblow, “Reflections on Academic Discourse”
Elbow, Peter. “Reflections on Academic Discourse: How It Relates to Freshmen and Colleagues.” College English 53 (1991), 2. 135-155. Precis: Peter Elbow, in his essay “Reflections on Academic Discourse: How it Relates to Freshmen and Colleagues” (1991), posits that in … Continue reading