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Inner Speech – How to Trust Your Writerly Voice

Joe Moxley — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:30:11 +0000

What is Inner Speech? Inner speech refers to the silent, mental dialogue that writers experience during the writing process. Writers actively listen to their inner speech while composing. During drafting writers are constantly asking themselves questions. They are in dialog with themselves throughout the process. Writers ask themselves questions as they engage in rhetorical analysis ... Read more

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The 7 Habits of Mind & The Writing Process

Joe Moxley — Thu, 11 May 2023 18:20:58 +0000

In the “Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing,” the Council of Writing Program Administrators, the National Council of Teachers of English, and the National Writing Project (2011) report on seven habits of mind that are “essential for success in college writing.”: Curiosity Curiosity is the driving force that compels individuals to explore and learn about the world around them. ... Read more

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The Embodied Writing Process – How to Tap Your Creative Potential

Joe Moxley — Wed, 10 May 2023 13:33:46 +0000

What is the Embodied Writing Process? Researchers in writing studies have engaged in observations of writers at work. They’ve asked writers to vocalize what they are thinking while they are writing, a process known as a writing protocol. Writers report of listening to or following an embodied feeling about what it is they’re trying to ... Read more

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Problem-Solving Strategies for Writers: a Review of Research

Joe Moxley — Wed, 10 May 2023 11:52:25 +0000

What are Problem Solving Strategies for Writers? As an alternative to imagining the writing process to be a series of steps or stages that writers work through in linear manner or as a largely mysterious, creative processes informed by embodied knowledge, felt sense, and inner speech, Linda Flower and John Hayes suggested in 1977 that ... Read more

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The Ultimate Blueprint: A Research-Driven Deep Dive into The 13 Steps of the Writing Process

Joe Moxley — Wed, 10 May 2023 11:36:15 +0000

Like water cascading to the sea, flow feels inevitable, natural, purposeful. Yet achieving flow is a state of mind that can be difficult to achieve. It requires full commitment to the believing game (as opposed to the doubting game). What are the Steps of the Writing Process? Since the 1960s, it has been popular to ... Read more

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Rereading

Joe Moxley — Mon, 01 May 2023 15:12:53 +0000

Related Concepts: Critical Literacy; The CRAAP Test What is Rereading? Rereading refers to the process of carefully reviewing a written text. When writers reread texts, they look in between each word, phrase, sentence, paragraph. They look for gaps in content, reasoning, organization, design, diction, style–and more. When engaged in the physical act of writing — ... Read more

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Drafting, Composing, Writing – The Foundations of Thought & Communication

Joe Moxley — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 13:35:18 +0000

Are the Terms Drafting, Composing, Writing Synonymous? Yes, the terms drafting, composing, and writing are often used interchangeably to refer to the process of putting ideas into words. However, in writing studies, as outlined below, each term holds distinct meanings. Related Concepts What is Drafting? In writing studies, the term drafting is typically used to ... Read more

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Finding the Bunny: How to Make a Personal Connection to Your Writing

Joe Moxley — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 21:26:15 +0000

How many times have you had to slog through the process of writing a paper? An assignment is due next week, or tomorrow, but you struggle to put words on the page. Maybe when you have the freedom to choose your topic, you connect, but when a topic is assigned to you, you’re at a ... Read more

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Career Planning

Joe Moxley — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 18:14:53 +0000

Why is Career Planning Important? For American college graduates, work is a huge component of life. Besides providing sustenance, it may also give definition or meaning to one’s life. We also spend a lot of time at it. Hopefully, a college graduate will pursue a “career” requiring knowledge, skill, training and critical thinking, rather than ... Read more

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Structured Revision – How to Revise Your Work

Joe Moxley — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 07:45:46 +0000

Related Concepts: What is Academic Dishonesty?; Academic Writing – How to Write for the Academic Community; Editing; Plagiarism; Proofreading; Revision; Rhetorical Analysis; Rhetorical Reasoning; Rhetorical Stance; Standard Written English; Style Structured Revision – How to Revise Some situations require substantive revision whereas others require moderate or light revision. For instance, Because every situation is difficult, ... Read more

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