By: Kris Giere

Kris Giere — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 20:28:51 +0000

This is a fun conversation
This is a fun conversation (aka argument) starter. Most of the quibbling I encounter is in the ego-wrapped minutae of what determines “correct” practice, not whether or not there is a correct practice. Even those who say there is no correct practice – when pushed – will often concede that within the confines of specific contexts there is more and less correct choices of practice (which basically means they believe in subjective correct practice rather than universal correct practices with occasional exceptions). The worst part of this quibbling in my opinion is the impact that it has on the student writer. Anytime that an instructional practice silences the student’s authenticity (either by “You’re doing it wrong” or by “Why do you insist on using structural crutches?”), we have gone astray. Teaching is about growth, not correction. We succeed by nurturing our students, not through controlling their actions and by proxy their persons. As someone who has specialized in writing instruction, I have seen, heard, and held many different perspectives on the subject (not all, for I am not omniscient mind you) watched as most of them are centered on the authority of the instructor and the guarding of the discipline more than the growth of the student.

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The thesis statement tells
The thesis statement tells the reader what the essay will be about, and what point you, the author, will be making.

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