To begin, Graham Wallas’ process of answering seems to relate extremely well to a person trying to come up with a thesis for an essay. Another point the reading touched upon was that people seem to be happy, as we have discussed in class if they are invested personally in their work. Next, the ideas of role models and influence of others seems to be visited in James Britton’s point. The fire story reminds me of how one can make a connotation different by choosing different words. The reading seems to argue one writes better when they are interested in the topic at hand. Also, the discussion of assimilation and accommodation reminds me of learning math where one builds on prior knowledge. It is attention grabbing to incorporate other disciplines to be able to teach writing. I think that is extremely unique. Another part of the reading that was interesting is how progression happens with age. Also, the reading showed the driving questions behind basic forms of writing. In the part about absolute writing it sounds like the plain writing we discussed last class. Lastly, the reading made a point hat one must be challenged to grow.

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Cecelia E. Ivey