Bad Ideas About Writing

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ball, Cheryl E, author.

Loewe, Drew M, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Textbooks.

Education.

Education, Higher--Textbooks.

Education, Higher.

Rhetoric--Textbooks.

Rhetoric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] West Virginia University [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

We intend this work to be less a bestiary of bad ideas about writing than an effort to name bad ideas and suggest better ones. Some of those bad ideas are quite old, such as the archetype of the inspired genius author, the five-paragraph essay, or the abuse of adjunct writing teachers. Others are much newer, such as computerized essay scoring or gamification. Some ideas, such as the supposed demise of literacy brought on by texting, are newer bad ideas but are really instances of older bad ideas about literacy always being in a cycle of decline. Yet the same core questions such as what is good writing, what makes a good writer, how should writing be assessed, and the like persist across contexts, technologies, and eras. The project has its genesis in frustration, but what emerges is hope: hope for leaving aside bad ideas and thinking about writing in more productive, inclusive, and useful ways.

Contents:

Bad Ideas About What Good Writing Is

Bad Ideas About Who Good Writers Are

Bad Ideas About Style, Usage, and Grammar

Bad Ideas About Writing Techniques

Bad Ideas About Genres

Bad Ideas About Assessing Writing

Bad Ideas About Writing and Digital Technology

Bad Ideas About Writing Teachers

Notes:

Description based on online resource