Comp Notes

This episode discusses proofreading, the stage of writing process where we check for small errors and grammar mistakes. Episode transcript here . Additional Materials:  Purdue OWL's " Finding Common Errors ."  I refer to this page in the episode. Purdue OWL's " Beginning Proofreading " University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center's " Proofreadi...

This episode focuses on editing, the aspect of writing process in which we refine our sentences for style and clarity. Transcript available here . Additional Materials:   Purdue OWL's " Concision " Purdue OWL's " Avoid Common Pitfalls ."  This page covers many elements that can make sentences harder to read, issues you'll want to focus on while editing. Universit...

This episode will discuss strategies for revision, the aspect of writing process that focuses on making major changes to a draft. Episode transcript Note:  While editing this episode, I realized that I misspoke a researcher's name.  I said Alex Horning when I meant Alice Horning.  I apologize for the error. Additional Materials:   Handouts on the revision activities discussed in the episode:...

This episode looks at the drafting part of writing process. Transcript available here . Additional Resources: A collection of drafting strategies I've shared with students An example of semidrafting Purdue OWL's " Symptoms and Cures for Writer's Block " and " Other Strategies for Getting Over Writer's Block " University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writi...

In this episode, we'll talk about prewriting, focusing on three strategies: freewriting, heuristics, and clustering. Transcript available through this link . Additional Resources: MIT's " The Writing Process:  Freewriting " Mere Rhetoric's  " Stasis Theory " (New and Improved) MIT's " The Writing Process:  Idea Map/Web " (Note: This is an example o...

This episode provides an overview of the concept of writing as a process.  Future episodes will unpack the different stages of that process. Transcript available through this link . Additional Resources:   Purdue OWL's " The Writing Process " Sarah M. Lacy and Melanie Gagich's " The Writing Process " (Note: This is a chapter from an online textbook). Wilmer Writing Ce...

This episode focuses on context, the element of rhetorical situation that includes the factors going on in the world that can impact our text.  In particular, we'll focus on time, place, community, and culture. Transcript available through this link . Additional Resources: Purdue OWL's " Setting ."  " Discourse Community " from College Composition and Communication  (...

This episode focuses on the audience component of rhetorical situation. Transcript available through this link . Additional Resources: " Audience " on Silva Rhetoricae E. Shelley Reid's " Ten Ways to Think about Writing: Metaphoric Musing for College Students " in Writing Spaces, Volume 2 .  (Pay particular attention to section 4) Mere Rhetoric's  " Audience Invo...

This episode focuses on purpose, the element of rhetorical situation that defines our goals. Transcript available through this link . Additional Resources: Purdue OWL " Purposes " University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center's " Understanding the Assignment ."  I refer to this page in the episode, and I assign it to my students as an introduction to how to in...

This episode provides an overview of the concept rhetorical situation.  We'll cover the individual elements of the situation in future episodes. Transcript available through this link . Additional Resources: Note: Some of these resources may use different terms than I used in the episode. Purdue OWL's " Elements of Rhetorical Situations " Illinois Writers Workshop " Unders...

This episode describes the purpose and goals of this podcast, along with my plans for how the episodes will generally run. Transcript available through this link . Additional Resources Purdue OWL :  This is one of the best known and respected online resources for learning about writing and research. Writing Spaces : Writing Spaces is a series of online textbooks containing essays on different aspe...