Category: Threshold Concepts
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I’m Sorry, Daniella and Lady Gaga: I was NOT Born This Way
No, I wasn’t born an ‘expert writer.’ No one is. Writing isn’t innate — it’s earned. Here’s how I worked for it (and still am!), and how you can, too.
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Escaping the Genrequo
Escaping the Genrequo can challenge and break free from rigid genre norms by adapting, blending, and reusing forms to fit newer contexts and audiences.
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It’s All Connected
Everything we read (or even watch and listen to) connects to another piece. In this blog, I cover my opinion on genre in conjunction to writing.
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Your Mind as a Garden
Through reading from a variety of gardens, you can diversify the content of your soil and grow increasingly beautiful and more interesting crops.
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Complexities of Genre
Is genre a complex discourse? Or are we just trying to perplex ourselves? Amy J. Devitt discusses genre’s origins, beginning with Aristotle.
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Language, Ethics, and Expertise
In this piece I cover ethics in writing, language and the different meanings it has in different contexts and the application of knowledge.
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Round 2: Threshold Concepts
Want to learn about more threshold concepts within writing students? Look no further! This week we deepen our understanding even more!
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Understanding Genre and Text
Grasping the knowledge of the content in these readings can be challenging. My plan is to put these claims into simpler terms.
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Writing is a Muscle the Size of Your Heart
Extreme intentionality and a dedicated relationship to writing are required in order to accomplish producing meaning through writing.