That is the challenging question.
Students ask parents, relatives, faculty and college teachers that question.
The results?
Quote: “Students
generally thought good writing was simply writing that had no grammatical
errors. Many students added they felt they were not good writers because of the
feedback on errors they had been given by their teachers over the years. Even
though the interview activity led Reesha, a junior to exclaim, ‘Good writing is
as controversial as the topic of boys!’ It also raised a number of great
questions…. Why are ideas about good writing so different? Why do teachers
assign types of writing they don’t like? How do you know when to write about
for whom?” p. 58.
Comment: This question reminds me of another. I once
asked a colleague why he did not teach writing. He said, “My students can’t
even writ a good sentence.” What is a good sentence? RayS.
Title: “They Can Get
There from Here: Teaching for Transfer Through a ‘Writing about Writing’
Course.” J Wells. English Journal (November
2011), 57-68.
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