Category Archives: Voice

Yancey

Posted on October 25, 2005 by Michael

Yancey, Kathleen Blake. “Introduction: Definition, Intersection, and Difference – Mapping the Landscape of Voice.” Voices on Voice: Perspectives, Definitions, Inquiry. Ed. Kathleen Blake Yancey. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 1994. Page vii: confusion over voice “arose because of the lack of a … Continue reading →

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Weathers: teachers should write as well

Posted on October 23, 2005 by Michael

Weathers, Winston. “Teaching Style: A Possible Anatomy.” Eds. Edward P.J. Corbett, Nancy Myers, and Gary Tate. The Writing Teacher’s Sourcebook, 4th ed. New York: Oxford UP, 2000. 368-373. 372-373: teachers should model writing in front of the class, perhaps five-ten … Continue reading →

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Matalene

Posted on October 23, 2005 by Michael

Matalene, Carolyn. “Experience as Evidence: Teaching Students to Write Honestly and Knowledgeably about Public Issues.” Eds. Edward P.J. Corbett, Nancy Myers, and Gary Tate. The Writing Teacher’s Sourcebook, 4th ed. New York: Oxford UP, 2000. 180-190. Precis: Carolyn Matalene, in … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 23, 2005 by Michael

so, I’m beginning to formulate where I want to go. How do we get college freshmen, in freshman composition courses, to write from themselves, to write with a “real” voice instead of a faux-academic, disembodied voice? This calls into question, … Continue reading →

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additions to bibliography

Posted on October 23, 2005 by Michael

Corbett, Edward P. J. “Teaching Style.” Ed. James C. McDonald. The Allyn and Bacon Sourcebook for College Writing Teachers. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2000. 295-305. Martinez, Sam Burke. “Problematizing Style: How Style is Represented in College Compositions Textbooks (Writing Instruction, … Continue reading →

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