tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364292270806515455.post4048017653985372197..comments2023-06-02T04:14:30.974-06:00Comments on Amy's basic writing blog: Are We Encouraging "Poetic Writing"?Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01083810327473667268noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364292270806515455.post-89817624756241468682007-04-09T13:39:00.000-06:002007-04-09T13:39:00.000-06:00I think that creative writing (even in the form of...I think that creative writing (even in the form of memoir) is essential, in a small form, to the entire learning curriculum. I guess it doesn't matter which classes the assignments are from. Although you're correct, they will probably come from a creative writing course.Reader1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00999404358272338777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364292270806515455.post-38537157305869355612007-04-06T12:44:00.000-06:002007-04-06T12:44:00.000-06:00While this might cause some confusion regarding ex...While this might cause some confusion regarding expectations--that's a big part of learning to write. So in a way, by providing them assignments with very different purposes, audiences, and/or expectations you are preparing them for real-life academic writing experiences where one professor might assign--oh, I don't know--a blog writing assignment and then a book review. They need to understandt that what is acceptable in one context is not necessarily going to fly in another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8364292270806515455.post-59007988704605117042007-04-05T13:18:00.000-06:002007-04-05T13:18:00.000-06:00You bring up an interesting point. Now I have new ...You bring up an interesting point. Now I have new questions to mull over!bluegypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13727321401552419436noreply@blogger.com