Composition studies

Composition and Rhetoric (a.k.a. Writing Studies): A Flexible Field In his essay, "Teach Writing as a Process not a Product," Donald Murray outlines the major difference between the traditional pedagogy that directed the teaching of writing in the past and his newly hailed model. Traditionally, Murray explains, English teachers were taught to teach and evaluate students' writing as if it was a finished product of literature when, as he has discovered, students learn better if they're taught that

illustrate to our professors what we have learned, we can think critically and apply it. The writing submitted to professors gives them an impression of the way our practical mind works when confronted with a significant topic in a distinct field of study. Instructors want to see us learn to think like someone trained within this field. Academic writing make extensive use of specialized vocabulary and is often difficult to read if the reader is unfamiliar. The audience for this type of reading is a

Although a criminal justice major, the different topics within the study of English has always peaked my interests. I enjoy exploring the cultural variety in literature, enhancing vocabulary or simply fixing grammar mistakes. Being in my first semester at FGCU I was unsure what to expect in my classes, I was surprised by the number of take-always I gained from my enrolled courses. More directly, by taking Composition, I was able to pinpoint my strengths and weaknesses, while also learning new writing

Coming into the 3D program, I was none too excited about taking any general studies classes, including freshman composition. English class has always been the one class I have always had a disdain for. In high school, English was all about reading literature and being told to write several pages on a topic seemingly unrelated without any direction to guide us. Upon coming to Freshman Composition, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the class was nothing like those classes. I feel as if I have

consider necessary for teaching is available through ETAP." So I had thought and so I wrote in my application for admission to the doctoral program. At the same time, realizing that I still would need a solid grounding in my subject area to teach composition and rhetoric, my goal for pursing a Ph.D., I co-matriculated the next semester into the English Department's M.A. program on the writing sequence. Returning to school from a corporate background meant that, while I had trained individuals and small

As a student in High School, my writing composition was not very well developed. Although, I got help from my teachers, in addition to that, on my free time I went to the library to make extra corrections that were needed. My dad also helped me all throughout high school by reading over my essays and making comments on what I need to improve on, but even then I believe that my writing could have improved. I have tried to find strategic ways to improve my writing and I believe that I may slowly be

Reflections on Writing Composition 1 Kimalon Golston Professor J. Novak CM107-21: College Composition 1 June 18, 2014 1. Did you meet your goals? As I look back on how I first started in my writing class I thought okay, what and how do I get started on writing in a journal and what do I put into words about what I need to write about. It was a struggle for me and I thought to myself you have to put a plan in action to meet the goal I had set for myself. 2. Did you

perspective on what a writing course should encompass. Fish begins the article by pointing out the problem with english composition classes today. On the first page he mentions how one day ,while grading papers, he noticed that his graduate students did not write clean proper sentences. Fish took it upon himself to find out why students lack simple writing skills and how english composition professors can fix it? After finding the answers to his questions Fish came to the conclusion that the only way to

REASON FOR REFERRAL: Jane was evaluated as part of an ED530, Assessment of Reading & LD assignment. She was selected due to her parents’ interest in knowing Jane’s writing skill level and looking at this assignment to figure out if she can pursue school psychology as a career in the future. TESTING CONDITIONS: Jane was tested in the examiner’s home. The table used for the assessment was cleared of all items except for testing materials. Jane had a glass of orange juice during the test, and

wilder parts of the world and study what I find there. A biology degree should get me a good way there. Unfortunately, I have a number of bad habits which I have accumulated over my public school career which could, and in all likelihood will, stand between me and my goals. I have terrible study habits. I can sit and stare at notes for about two minutes before I totally lose my concentration and give up. I, sadly, do not know how to fix this. I, to date, only rarely study for a test and never for