W. 11 Reading Response
Here comes the chance to redeem myself…
Yancey’s article talks about how outdated the writing definition is, and the discrepancy between what is taught in the classroom vs what students actually use writing for/in. Seems like the institutional setting has failed to keep up with the fast-moving pace of genre creation and technologies.
My favorite part about this article was the emphasis they placed on how most writing is done outside of the scholar setting. Outside of situations where someone “forces” you to write. Words come easier when you have the freedom to choose when, how, and why.
My second favorite part was learning how the 19th century public readings are still a thing nowadays. Personally, I enjoy greatly going to slam poetry events. Or poem readings in general. Now all I’m going to able to think about during an event is a 19th century reunion. In general, realizing that most of the writing skills I’ve acquired, I’ve done so extracurricular makes me feel at ease. I do not have to be a great scholar writer in order to be a great writer.
(This gif is from one of my favorite performances. Check it out here x)
Marketing is as fast-paced as writing. I believe it’s because both are greatly influenced by the genre creation and usage in social media. So, knowing that the rhetoric strategies I’ve learned so far, are going to be useful as long as I adapt them to my choice of genre. When she described her presentation at Chair’s Address, I can totally imagine a dramatic presentation like that for a product launch.
(Product LAUNCH anyone? no?)
Now I understand better that writing is something we do, naturally, without being prompted in our everyday life and for our own enjoyment. And that type of writing is just as valid as scholar writing.
I would still like to know if the trend to believe that English, and higher education, is good for the individual not for the country will continue, or if we might see a change when we realize that classroom knowledge is only a part of our education, and that it benefits the country as a whole.
