Writing Instructor Ralph Fletcher

I appreciate the author’s attempt to fully submerse herself back into an adolescent mindset in order to understand the complex issues of masculinity, sexuality and gender

Children often think they have to be what people think of them as, not what they want to be. “I Was A Skinny Tomboy Kid” shares their ideas of being different in an abstract way. Because of this, we must infer the meaning of the text, as it is not as direct. In contrast, Bad Boy directly states the ideas, meanings, and feelings of Walter D. Myer. I don’t have to infer the text and his feelings are crystal clear.

The article “The Writing Revolution” by Peg Tyre is a piece which aims to address the problems in school systems often associated with the way in which writing is taught to students. Tyre’s article conveys the different arguments presented in the course of teaching writing to students, which have been shown to be on opposite sides of the creative and analytical spectrum. These different perspectives of how to build the foundation of writing for the children of America as well as other countries are backed similarly on both sides, though the debate still continues. “The Writing Revolution” instead of focusing on all aspects of writing, highlights the effectiveness of analytical fundamentals over that of creative writing in helping to

The writer sits, their fingers lay gently across the lettering of a keyboard. Images and words swirl through their mind, formulating the perfect literary storm. Yet their hands refuse to type. Even with the perfect story in mind, the writer must first choose the most effective mode of discourse to properly communicate their desired message. Every piece of literature, whether it be a poem or a novel, contains either one or various types of this communication. Rachel Lloyd, the author of Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not for Sale, uses a total of four modes of this dissertation. These include description, narration, exposition and argument, and each contributes to the message of Lloyd’s memoir, some more effectively than

Arguably, there are situations where the tone in the text betrays the author’s insistent perspective concerning writing. For instance, the author argues that a student can pass through the writing process successfully if the teacher chooses to shut up and allow the student to write. In reviewing this particular text, one may argue about the choice of words, however, the tonne also elucidates the author’s viewpoint on the involvement of teachers in the writing process. One of the questions the author has prompted but not answered is how the education system as a whole can be transformed to embrace the concept of writing being a process rather than a product. While the idea is sensible and well thought, its applicability in the education system is a challenge, which the author has not highlighted despite writing being under the umbrella of

The authors collected their data through using different researches by authors but also by conducting their own interviews with 42 middle school students. They conducted their interview by asking these middle schoolers questions about their thoughts about their experiences, by telling them stories and taking their responses, and allowing them to draw out their thoughts about gender. The main source of the authors’ information was the students themselves. By interviewing these children, Risman and Seale were able to understand first-hand how

In “Two Boys Kissing, ” David Levithan shares the stories of seven teenagers who are all gay, and the experiences they have while coming to terms with it. Even though three of the main characters have different stories and are at different stages their everyday experiences are influenced by gender as a process, the social construction of gender, and oppression. These three concepts shape and influence the stories shared in this book, but the main theme stands true and that is to be proud of who you are as a person and an individual no matter who that may be.

After reading the stories: “Boys” by Rick Moody, “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid, and “Lust” by Susan Minot, I definitely became more open-minded. I began to analyze each story individually and noticed that they are all told from different points of view, but in each story a female was the narrator. “Lust”, “Boy”, and “Girl”, while all three stories are told by a female narrator; each narrator’s voice concerns different stages of life.

The article The Writing Revolution by Peg Tyre is a piece which aims to address the problems in school systems often associated with the way in which writing is taught to students. Tyre’s article conveys the different arguments presented in the course of teaching writing to students, which have shown to be on opposite sides of the creative and analytical spectrum. These different perspectives of how to build the foundation of writing for the children of America as well as other countries are backed similarly by many sides, though the debate still continues. The Writing Revolution instead of focusing on all aspects of writing, highlights the effectiveness of analytical fundamentals over that of creative writing in helping to revolutionize schools and school systems.

Every individual struggle with self-acceptance at some point in their life, furthermore, every individual chooses to exemplify their struggle to accept themselves in different methods. In the short story “Boys and Girls” Alice Munro focuses on the narration of a girl, in which girls are underappreciated in the society. The protagonist in the story cannot accept who she is, and it makes it harder for her as other individuals do not accept who she wishes to be. The author demonstrates this through the character’s external motivations. As the story is written in third person limited readers understand the girl’s personal thoughts and how she is internally conflicted about who she is. She feels underappreciated for the work that she provides which influences her to be disobedient to others around her. Alice Munroe’s short story “Boys and Girls” demonstrates to readers that individuals struggle for self-acceptance through the expression of their external and internal motivations. Because of their motivations, individuals feel rebellious against their self-conscience.

The central idea of the essay "Have Today's Schools Failed Male Students". Is that boys don't get the same focus as girls at school or even outside in our Society. Tell them not to show their emotions, they have to be the strong ones, and the MAN OF THE HOUSE! there are many things such as this that I agree are wrong and

Richard Rodriquez’s “Scholarship Boy” chronicles the narrative of Richard himself, as well as internal and external stimuli that inevitably shape him into the man he is today. Richard’s personal life can be depicted as one where he has surpassed the intellect of his parents to an extent where he can no longer admire them. Richard feels a sense of isolation due to his parent’s inability to understand his classwork at an early age. He turns to education as an attempt to escape the isolation, where he finds solace in books. Tensions arise when Richard realizes that the way his parents talk in the confines of their own home is discouraged in the classroom. This contrast creates a rift in Richard’s family life. A rift which intensifies as he continues

On 03/29/2016 at approximately 3:00pm, I met with Billy Henderson for the purposes of completing necessary financial paper work.

Charlie is a 15 year old boy who is on the verge of beginning his freshman year in high school. He lives with both his parents and his sister in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One look at Charlie may render him a normal, introverted, and shy boy, but his mind is dancing with intelligence beyond his years and overflowing with creativity in the form of his own unique writing. Contrastingly, mental illness does not discriminate. Although a normal boy on the

There is no doubt that certain books children read are made especially for boys or for girls. Like any developmental form of entertainment, from toys to movies, children's books are often littered with hints that dictate whether they were originally meant for male or female enjoyment. Sometimes these hints can be as simple as the specific gender of the main characters, for example Carolyn Keene's Nancy Drew series calls for a female audience while the extremely similar yet sexually opposite Hardy Boys mysteries fall into the hands of boys, yet other times more important factors decide who the book will best be suited for. Gary Paulsen's Hatchet and Katherine Patersons's The Great Gilly Hopkins are books for a boy and a