from topic to presentaon . wring centers . invenon as inquiry based learning . patchwring . storytelling . voice . Wikipedia research . ethnography . navigang genres . rst person . collaborave wring . rhetorical analysis . academic wring . revision . ethical invenon . philosophies of error . invenon and investment . rhetorical occasion and vocabulary . rst-year wring . logic in argumentave wring . myth of the inspired writer . inner and outer realies during invenon . reecve wring . citaon as rhetorical pracce . building an argument writing Volumes in Wring Spaces: Readings on Wring oer mulple perspecves on a wide-range of topics about wring, much like the model made famous by Wendy Bishop’s “The Subject Is . . .” series. In each chapter, authors present their unique views, insights, and strategies for wring by addressing the undergraduate reader directly. Drawing on their own experiences, these teachers-as-writers invite students to join in the larger conversaon about developing nearly every aspect of cra of wring. Consequently, each essay funcons as a standalone text that can easily complement other selected readings in wring or wring-intensive courses across the disciplines at any level. Topics in Volume 1 of the series include academic wring, how to interpret wring assignments, moves for wring, rhetorical analysis, revision, invenon, wring centers, argumentaon, narrave, reecve wring, Wikipedia, patchwring, collaboraon, and genres. All volumes in the series are published under a Creave Commons license and available for download at the Wring Spaces website (hp://www.wringspaces. org), Parlor Press (hp://www.parlorpress.com), and the WAC Clearinghouse (hp://wac.colostate.edu/). Charles Lowe is Assistant Professor of Wring at Grand Valley State University where he teachers composion, professional wring, and Web design. Pavel Zemliansky is Associate Professor in the School of Wring, Rhetoric, and Technical Communicaon at James Madison University. writing spaces readings on writing writing spaces volume 1 edited by charles lowe and pavel zemliansky writing spaces series editors, Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky www.writingspaces.org 816 Robinson Street West Lafayette, IN 47906 www.parlorpress.com S A N: 2 5 4 - 8 8 7 9 ISBN 978-1-60235-185-1 parlor press w s s W S: R  W Series Editors, Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky W S: R  W Series Editors, Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky Volumes in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing offer multiple perspec- tives on a wide-range of topics about writing, much like the model made famous by Wendy Bishop’s “The Subject Is . . .” series. In each chapter, authors present their unique views, insights, and strategies for writing by addressing the undergraduate reader directly. Drawing on their own experiences, these teachers-as-writers invite students to join in the larger conversation about developing nearly every aspect of the craft of writing. Consequently, each essay functions as a standalone text that can easily complement other selected readings in writing or writing-intensive courses across the disciplines at any level. Writing Spaces Readings on Writing Volume 1 Edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky Parlor Press West Lafayette, Indiana www.parlorpress.com Parlor Press LLC, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906 © 2010 by Parlor Press. Individual essays © 2010 by the respective au- thors. Unless otherwise stated, these works are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License and are subject to the Writing Spaces Terms of Use. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc- nd/3.0/us/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. To view the Writing Spaces Terms of Use, visit http://writingspaces.org/terms-of-use. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America S A N: 2 5 4 - 8 8 7 9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Writing spaces : readings on writing. Volume 1 / edited by Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-60235-184-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-60235-185-1 (adobe ebook) 1. College readers. 2. English language Rhetoric. I. Lowe, Charles, 1965- II. Zemliansky, Pavel. PE1417.W735 2010 808’.0427 dc22 2010019487 Cover design by Colin Charlton. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Parlor Press, LLC is an independent publisher of scholarly and trade titles in print and multimedia formats. This book is available in paperback, cloth, and Adobe eBook formats from Parlor Press on the World Wide Web at http://www.parlorpress.com. For submission information or to find out about Parlor Press publications, write to Parlor Press, 816 Robinson St., West Lafayette, Indiana, 47906, or e-mail editor@parlorpress.com. v For Wendy Bishop vii Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Open Source Composition Texts Arrive for College Writers xi Robert E. Cummings What Is “Academic” Writing? 3 L. Lennie Irvin So You’ve Got a Writing Assignment. Now What? 18 Corrine E. Hinton The Inspired Writer vs. the Real Writer 34 Sarah Allen Backpacks vs. Briefcases: Steps toward Rhetorical Analysis 45 Laura Bolin Carroll From Topic to Presentation: Making Choices to Develop Your Writing 59 Beth L. Hewett Taking Flight: Connecting Inner and Outer Realities during Invention 82 Susan E. Antlitz Reinventing Invention: Discovery and Investment in Writing 107 Michelle D. Trim and Megan Lynn Isaac “Finding Your Way In”: Invention as Inquiry Based Learning in First Year Writing 126 Steven Lessner and Collin Craig Contentsviii Why Visit Your Campus Writing Center? 146 Ben Rafoth Finding the Good Argument OR Why Bother With Logic? 156 Rebecca Jones “I need you to say ‘I’”: Why First Person Is Important in College Writing 180 Kate McKinney Maddalena Reflective Writing and the Revision Process: What Were You Thinking? 191 Sandra L. Giles Wikipedia Is Good for You!? 205 James P. Purdy Composing the Anthology: An Exercise in Patchwriting 225 Christopher Leary Collaborating Online: Digital Strategies for Group Work 235 Anthony T. Atkins Navigating Genres 249 Kerry Dirk Contributors 263 Index 267 ix Acknowledgments When we began discussing the possibility of a project like Writing Spaces, almost two years ago, we immediately thought that we’d like it to resemble Wendy Bishop’s unique series “The Subject Is . . .” in approach, style, and tone. As we publish the first volume of Writing Spaces, we pay tribute to Wendy’s work and to the influence she has had on us. We were privileged to participate in “The Subject Is . . .” series, one as a co-editor, the other—as a contributor. We remember being intrigued by the possibility of essays, which spoke to students and teachers alike, illuminating complex topics in an accessible man- ner. We also remember reading “The Subject Is . . .” books, assigning them to our first-year writers, and hearing a somewhat-surprised “this is pretty good for a textbook” reaction from them. Like Wendy’s series, Writing Spaces could not exist without the col- laborative efforts of so many in our field, all teachers of writing who were, at one time, writing students as well. We appreciate the hard work and patience of our editorial board members in reviewing the chapters of this collection, and they deserve an extra special thanks from us for the helpful revision strategies and encouragement they pro- vided the authors of this volume: Linda Adler-Kassner, Chris Anson, Stephen Bernhardt, Glenn Blalock, Bradley Bleck, Robert Cummings, Peter Dorman, Douglas Eyman, Alexis Hart, Jim Kalmbach, Judith Kirkpatrick, Carrie Lamanna, Carrie Leverenz, Christina McDonald, Joan Mullin, Dan Melzer, Nancy Myers, Mike Palmquist, James Por- ter, Clancy Ratliff, Keith Rhodes, Kirk St. Amant, and Christopher Thaiss. To our Assistant Editors, Craig Hulst and Terra Williams, and our Graphics Editor, Colin Charlton: this collection is indebted to you for the ideas that you contributed in its genesis and production, and the many hours you spent working to prepare the manuscripts. Thanks to Richard Haswell for the help he gave in reading all of the drafts and tagging them with the keyword system implemented on CompPile. And finally to David Blakesley, thanks for your support in publishing the print edition through Parlor Press, and the many great ideas and feedback that you always contribute to a project. [...]... argument in the classroom, and constructively addressing fatigue with argumentation Why you should use “I” in your writing Metacognition and the necessary role of reflection in a robust revision process Strategies for recognizing the natural role of procrastination, and how to defeat it Realistic conceptions of online writing environments such as Wikipedia, and information on how to use such sites to further... electronic volume evokes the “free as in speech” concept as well This text is written largely by teachers of writing and donated free of charge to Writing Spaces But because ours is a peer-reviewed publication, contributors can earn credit within the traditional tenure and promotion system As students, you are ensured a quality of content which ranks as high as any in our field, and authors’ content... goals of composition Creative strategies for generating writing ideas, including journaling, conversation (face-to-face and electronic), role play, drumming, movement, and handwriting If you are struggling with a writing project, we think you will also appreciate the organization of Writing Spaces Through the use of the keyword index on the website, you can quickly scan the table of contents to find... Creative Commons AttributionNoncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License and is subject to the Writing Spaces Terms of Use To view a copy of this license, visit http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA To view the Writing Spaces Terms of Use, visit http://writingspaces org/terms-of-use... poor sense of the writing situation in general To 6 L Lennie Irvin illustrate this problem, let’s look at the difference between speaking and writing When we speak, we inhabit the communication situation bodily in three dimensions, but in writing we are confined within the twodimensional setting of the flat page (though writing for the web—or multimodal writing is changing all that) Writing resembles... of Writing. ” Writing@ CSU 2010 Web 10 March 2010 Used by permission from Mike Palmquist What Is “Academic” Writing? 7 Looking More Closely at the “Academic Writing Situation Writing in college is a fairly specialized writing situation, and it has developed its own codes and conventions that you need to have a keen awareness of if you are going to write successfully in college Let’s break down the writing. .. reason over emotions or sensual perception (5) 3 An imagined reader who is coolly rational, reading for information, and intending to formulate a reasoned response (7) Your professor wants to see these three things in your writing when they give you a writing assignment They want to see in your writing the results of your efforts at the various literacy tasks we have been discussing: critical reading, ... of the academic writing situation and nature of the writing task Myths about Writing Though I don’t imagine an episode of MythBusters will be based on the misconceptions about writing we are about to look at, you’d still be surprised at some of the things people will believe about writing You may find lurking within you viral elements of these myths—all of these lead to problems in writing Myth #1:... the Writing Spaces Terms of Use, visit http://writingspaces org/terms-of-use 18 So You’ve Got a Writing Assignment 19 So you’ve got a writing assignment Now what? First, don’t panic Writing assignments make many of us nervous, but this anxiety is especially prevalent in first year students When that first writing assignment comes along, fear, anxiety, avoidance, and even anger are typical responses... with your specific problems Once a Introduction xiii writer clicks on a particular keyword, only the articles which address that specific problem appear; we will also have an expanded index in the print edition This “just in time delivery” method for the help writers need not only provides clear help in the moment of composing confusion, but also places the concept in the context of several approaches . at James Madison University. writing spaces readings on writing writing spaces volume 1 edited by charles lowe and pavel zemliansky writing spaces series. other selected readings in writing or writing- intensive courses across the disciplines at any level. Writing Spaces Readings on Writing Volume 1 Edited