Theory of Writing

Theory of Writing

-What writing have you done to shape how your writing has changed over the past few months

-This shouldn’t just be “what I’ve written over the last three months”

-It should be: How have you written over the past three months

Ex: My writing has been very detailed. In my research paper, I included statistics such as: “_________” (Research Essay Title).

Rhetorical aspects are helpful!

Ex: Over the course of the semester, I’ve decided that my audience are my peers, and not academics. The voice in my research paper was boring and stuffy. For example, I wrote __________. In the composition in two genres, I was comfortable targeting my audience and being satirical to meet the needs of teenagers. I wrote: ___________.