Post here if you've chosen good writers as the construct most relevant to your research question, but please read "Thursday's (7/28/11) Work" post first if you haven't already. If you've chosen a different construct. you don't need to respond to this one.
I want you to be as detailed as possible in your responses to these questions, so please don't think about answering this post in list or Q&A form. Try to compose paragraphs that get at all of the questions, but in a coherent, well thought through way.
--What is your idea of a "good writer"?
--Where have your ideas about what it means to be a "good writer" come from?
--How have the readings we've done so far influenced your ideas about what "good writers" do?
--What misconceptions do you think people have about "good writers"?
--How might we go about changing those misconceptions?
Remember to read everyone's comments and make at least 1 additional reply (though what I really hope to see is a conversation develop and your collective ideas advance about the issue).
A good writer is someone who can express his or her thoughts onto a piece of paper in a well thought out and coherent way. I have always thought that a good writer not only comes naturally, but can also be taught. Educators play a huge role in our student’s lives, that’s why I feel that their love of writing can affect how their students write. Some articles that I have read by professors from a variety of universities and other columnists have really influence my ideas about what a “good writer” is. One example is from Donald M. Murray in his article “All Writing is Autobiography”. His argument is that all writing that is created is autobiographical in the sense that all writing contains hints of personal information from their “creators” (Murray 56). I feel that a good writer should always make their writing personal because it can always allow the writer to become more interested in their work. By becoming more interested, he or she can allow their thoughts to flow more freely making a more coherent conception. I feel this all comes back to the teacher because we are taught to become autobiographical with our writing or we are taught to stay away from “I”. When a teacher really has a love for writing, they allow their student explore the different ways to write without the students losing themselves. A common misconception is that all good writing is just big words jumbled up into one large paragraph and that everyone should just understand. Good writing is expressive, even in the most boring of topics. It should be captivating, and lure you in to make you experience what the writer intended you to experience. To change these misconceptions, educators need to allow our students to become more open in their writing.
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