1. Fulkerson
discussed the social nature of the writing process on page 419. He states that,
“if writing is by nature socially mediated (through shared cultural
assumptions, the use of cultural allusions, intertextual citations, concern for
audience understanding and acceptance, etc.), then whether taught by
collaborative pedagogy or not, it remains social” (Fulkerson, 419). At what
point, if any, in the writing process is there a move away from the social
mediation of writing? If the entire process is based in social interaction does
the collaborative stages of revision and occasionally brainstorming lose value?
2. Tobin on
pages 6 and 7 engages with the idea that students have the ability and an urge
to engage with writing, and that the perspective and choices of the instructor
can limit or further the development of student voice and their writing
abilities. Is it possible that the institutionalized conception of writing and
form is more so to blame for the conflict in instructor teaching styles (in
regards to writing) than the lack or presence of the alluded “existing
conditions” that Elbow states will allow individual’s to “speak and engage
with clarity and power”? (Tobin, 7)
Sidney-
ReplyDeleteI think you ask an interesting question about the social aspects of writing. I can't really offer much in the way of brilliant thought on the matter, but I will say that all forms of creating are essentially socially driven, or at least it can be argued they are. Brainstorming and revision are not excluded from this at all, and often end up having more impact on the work because of the social interactions of peers working to prefect the product. Additionally, I think there can't really be a move away from the "social" in writing. If we accept that writers need readers, then we understand we are in essence slaves to that social interaction that must take place between a writer and the audience.
Sidney, you pose an interesting question. I think all writing in essence is social, and by that the ideas a writer puts forth must come from somewhere. They are influenced by social actions all the time. I don't think it lessens the value of the work. I believe brainstorming adds more value to someone's work, it can spark even more creative ideas.
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