· Other observations:
o (63) The students’ speech about their writing can reveal a lot about their process, and can be metacognitively revalotory in a way. “Statements revealing one’s attitudes toward his own skills and abilities while composing, as during other activities, can be arranged along a continuum from self-congratulation to self-denegration…”
o (50) She quotes the linguist, Leon A. Jakobvits in describing the majority of writing in the schools (5 paragraph essay form) as “stale art” because it is so “algorithmic.”
o (79) Literature provides:
§ A style to imitate
§ A jumping off point for new discoveries and ideas
o (63) The students’ speech about their writing can reveal a lot about their process, and can be metacognitively revalotory in a way. “Statements revealing one’s attitudes toward his own skills and abilities while composing, as during other activities, can be arranged along a continuum from self-congratulation to self-denegration…”
o (50) She quotes the linguist, Leon A. Jakobvits in describing the majority of writing in the schools (5 paragraph essay form) as “stale art” because it is so “algorithmic.”
o (79) Literature provides:
§ A style to imitate
§ A jumping off point for new discoveries and ideas