Author: switekj
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Why You Need a Portfolio
Cover letters and portfolios are important, but students often struggle to understand them, so it is important to learn what they are.
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What is Rhetoric Really?
Rhetoric is a very complex subject and can be very tricky to understand, writers and readers use it but what does it really mean?
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Why Can we Not Write in Our Own Language?
Writing is often very personal but that raises some questions, why can we not write how we talk? And why is it wrong to write differently?
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Understanding Genre and Lexis
To most, the word “genre” means a specific classification, when discussing discourse communities however, it means something else entirely.
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Understanding Discourse Communities
Finding a discourse community can be very difficult. To help others, Dan Melzer shared his own story of finding a community that helped him.
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How to See Revision in a Better Light
Revision and failure often come with very negative connotations, however, I believe they should be looked at as helpful for tools for writers.
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How Feedback can help (and Unintentionally Hurt) Writing
Feedback can be extremely helpful when writing, unfortunately feedback can also occasionally discourage writers, so how can you do it right?
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How bad First Drafts Improve Future Drafts
Anne Lamott believes first drafts should be bad, and any good writer will write them. George Dila disagrees, are either of them correct?
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How to Write With Discourse and What it Means to put Yourself in Your Writing
Understanding the different forms of discourses, mushfaking, and the many ways in which you can find your own style when you write
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How Talented Writers Use Rhetoric and how Talented Readers Recognize it
How John Steinbeck, and other talented writers use rhetoric in their writing, and how to see and understand it as a reader.