Bad ideas about writing

by Ball, Cheryl E. Loewe, Drew M.

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Title Statements

Full title :Bad ideas about writing / edited by Cheryl E. Ball & Drew M. Loewe.

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."--Introduction

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2017.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Digital Publishing Institute, West Virginia University Libraries
Place of Publication:Morgantown, WV
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (1 online resource (370 pages))

Edition Identifiers

oclc:on1349369487
LC Classification:PE1408

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