Classic Models In the Writing Center By Jamie Nadel
Feb 16, 2016
Classic Models In the Writing Center
By Jamie Nadel
While still a young man, John Courtney Boot had, as his publisher proclaimed, ‘achieved an ensured and enviable position in contemporary letters.’ –Scoop by Evelyn Waugh, p.1
While essentially unintimidating, the British aristocrats had, as their contemporaries noted, forged a meaningful and memorable victory in the document of the Magna Carta.
Imitation Cognition and Writing“Learning by Watching”
• Mirror Neurons allow us to replicate the actions of others
• Professors use templates to teach style in writing classes– They Say, I Say by Gerald
Graff and Cathy Birkenstein
The Reason and The Focus
• Non-directive + Directive • Theses and Topic Sentences – Declarative and Organizing
What do you mean? Model Topic Sentence
The Method
• STEP 1: Identify the Problem
• STEP 2: Choose a Model*
• STEP 3: Imitation Attempts
• STEP 4: Discussion
The Discussion
• Understanding the tricks
• Comparison
• Ask Questions
The Nuance
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