tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34738215592148793.post7051317348396855438..comments2012-07-02T15:45:54.172-07:00Comments on EMWP SI 2012 - Vernacular Eloquence: Found SentencesEMWPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03918691619405247408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34738215592148793.post-1395833615803536312012-06-17T15:02:13.251-07:002012-06-17T15:02:13.251-07:00I realized after I posted the prompt about sharing...I realized after I posted the prompt about sharing a quotation that both Amy and Pam had done just that before I injected it. <br />Amy's quote about the permanence of speech reminded me of linguistic prejudices that spring up in me when speakers are vague, using language like "thing, stuff, whatever" because they are trying to capture too much in a short time. Speech should probably be also viewed as a rough draft, unless it is planned and formal.<br />And Pam's comments about freewriting remind me that transparency is a cardinal virtue of writing. Elegance sometimes confounds whatever you're trying to say.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789560342628347108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34738215592148793.post-10795895644252681622012-06-17T11:29:38.622-07:002012-06-17T11:29:38.622-07:00I've been reading along everyday and have foun...I've been reading along everyday and have found I really look forward to Elbow's little Literacy Stories at the end of each chapter. I've always been fascinated with history, so getting bits of history about writing has been an extra bonus.<br />In Amy's "I found a sentence to share" vein. Here is mine: ". . .I can virtually always understand their [students] freewriting, however messy and jumpy it might seem, whereas I often can't understand their carefully revised text" (Elbow 97). I wrote a large "Yes" in the margin next to this sentence. I always read student's freewrites right after class because they are fresh, clear, and entertaining, and also gives me a glimpse of their voice.P. McCombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593445008515243952noreply@blogger.com