One strategy I learned for developing my writing is sharing your thoughts with peers before writing it to get a sense for how it will sound and should be written. I also never thought about how where a person grew up would reflect on their writing so much. Another case I hadn't considered was the different tone a piece of writing takes on depending on the circumstance such as when your boss tells you to write something. I found it interesting that as a teacher its better to build upon an individuals traditional way of speaking and writing instead of trying to modify it. I also thought it was interesting that incorporating other modalities was still considered a part of writing. One question I have is whether some subsets of society are actually at an advantage in terms of their writing skill even though they don't have the "standard english" way of speaking.
Reference: (n.d.). National Council of Teachers of English Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing Retrieved from https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kBob4rwoBfMr5KibZLGhE7RopH9ZVrXij2XWhbNzeVK/edit?h1=en_US&pli=1
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(n.d.). Core Beliefs about Writing and Teaching Writing Retrieved from http://true-ink.com/writingmatters.aspx
That's an interesting questions...I think so in terms of storytelling and using metaphors. I think there is some research that cultures with an oral tradition are well suited to songwriting and writing poetry.
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