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J.Randolph Radney

Why Writer's Block is Your Secret Weapon | Copyblogger - 0 views

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shared by J.Randolph Radney on 30 Oct 09 - Cached
  • When you work it right, writer’s block is your secret weapon to becoming a better and more resilient writer. And when your ability to write is what pays the bills, that’s gold.
  • face the fear that any act of writing brings.
  • use writer’s block as a signal to stop and reflect on what you fear and why, because if you don’t acknowledge the fear, you’ll never be able to face it. All it takes to move through fear is facing it, feeling it. Saying to yourself, “Okay, this is scary. But it still needs to be done.”
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  • Take a blank sheet of paper and write down a one-line summary of what you think you’re supposed to be writing.
  • Write down all the ideas and opinions about that topic
  • put that page aside because that’s not the one that’s going to turn your block into a weapon. (In fact, it’s the one that will keep you stuck.)
  • Get another blank sheet of paper. Again, write down what you think you should be writing in the center of the page.
  • Dig deep into what you have to say, what you think, and what your opinion is, stripped away from all of those from the first sheet. Put it all out on the page, and take more pages if you need to. Remember, there is no one to judge you and your task is to write without any reference to the ideas or opinions from that first sheet, but write only from within you.
  • Each time you unblock yourself by writing despite your fears, it builds confidence. You realize, “Hey, I’ve got a lot to say! And I’ve got a unique position!”
  • You teach yourself that even though your job requires you to write to and for other people, you’re really doing it for yourself
  • To be a resilient and fierce writer, you need to write despite your fears. And you need signals, such as writer’s block, to help uncover your fears so you can face them.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 30 Oct 09
     
    For those of you who find the writing for this class too much to handle: Read this; read it several times; try to follow it's advice.
J.Randolph Radney

Strategies for Writers: "Just Do It." - 2 views

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shared by J.Randolph Radney on 09 Feb 10 - Cached
  • J.Randolph Radney on 09 Feb 10
     
    This is the "Nike" strategy for writing success.
J.Randolph Radney

Singular 'They': a Footnote - Lingua Franca - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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shared by J.Randolph Radney on 14 May 13 - No Cached
  • As English teachers, one of our responsibilities is to ensure that students master the conventions of standard edited English, so that they will not be judged in negative ways based on their formal writing. Whether it is fair or not, others (including other teachers and future employers) may judge a construction like singular they as “wrong”—as evidence that a writer is not well trained and “does not know better.”
  • I tell students that they are welcome to use singular they  in writing for my class, but they should footnote it the first time they use it and in the footnote explain their rationale for using singular they.
  • A fundamental goal of writing instruction, including instruction in grammar and style, is to encourage students to be highly aware of the decisions they are making as writers, from the level of the word, phrase, and sentence to the terrain of the paragraph and essay as a whole.
J.Randolph Radney

Tips for Writers - 0 views

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shared by J.Randolph Radney on 16 Oct 09 - Cached
  • J.Randolph Radney on 16 Oct 09
     
    The National Council of Teachers of English (in the US) has prepared several pages of information for people who want to write well. Check out the links that are on this page.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 16 Oct 09
     
    The National Council of Teachers of English (in the US) has prepared several pages of information for people who want to write well. Check out the links that are on this page.
J.Randolph Radney

The Walrus » Joseph Boyden » Driving Lessons » Field Notes - 2 views

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shared by J.Randolph Radney on 07 Jan 10 - Cached
  • J.Randolph Radney on 07 Jan 10
     
    This story comes recommended by author, Thomas King (_Medicine River_, _One Good Story, That One_)
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  • J.Randolph Radney on 14 Jan 10
     
    Although the clarity of description of the two scenes is unsettling in the extreme, the author, Boyden, has something he wants to say: What do you think it is?
  • Diana Boffa on 20 Jan 10
     
    I am not too sure what the author wants to say but i think it might be something about one person coming into the world and the way another leaves the world. --i would really like to know you thoughts radney.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 20 Jan 10
     
    My thoughts as I read the story involved shock at the violence and stark reality of unwilling death and also shock at the details of the beginning of life (read: more information than I wanted). I felt uncomfortable (though not in the same way for the two parts of the story), and I became somewhat curious as to how a storyteller could influence my feelings so much.
J.Randolph Radney

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 07 Jan 10
     
    This is page one of the essay.
J.Randolph Radney

Reviews - 2 views

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  • No matter how much money and sense of security we have banked, I think inside each of us there is, at some time, a barefoot and hungry vagabond, seeking shelter from the cold; someone who feels misplaced, worn to the bone, despondent. I have had many dreams about being homeless myself, forced to share a bed or sleep in a room with strangers. In one dream, I found shelter at a friend’s house. I was sitting on the couch until I realized it was her husband’s favored spot for watching T.V. and moved away. Her husband looked me in the eye and said, “It could happen to anyone.”
  • J.Randolph Radney on 07 Jan 10
     
    This is a wonderful 2-page essay with a haunting conclusion that I have highlighted. Please read the essay and comment on the social topic the essay discusses. (You can comment on this link directly in Diigo.)
  • Diana Boffa on 13 Jan 10
     
    This essay is about the poverty in society, and the way people deal with it. I feel knowing how you can personally deal with this issue will help society.
Emmy-Lou Sill

THE BORGIAS - Crime Library on truTV.com - 0 views

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modern history shaped our world borgia medisi european italian spanish spaniards ancient bank

shared by Emmy-Lou Sill on 18 Jan 10 - Cached
  • THE BORGIAS
  • The years of the greatest influence of the Borgias (1435 - 1520) correspond to one of the most important periods in European history. It is the age of the Renaissance, the beginning of the Age of Exploration, and the age of some of the great rulers, artists, and writers who have influenced our Modern Age.
  • The Borgia Era begins about the time of Joan of Arc (1430)
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  • It is the era of the great Medici family of Florence,
  • Emmy-Lou Sill on 18 Jan 10
     
    Borgia and Medisi Families that helped shape this modern world as it is today!
  • Emmy-Lou Sill on 18 Jan 10
     
    Here is more infomation on Borgia and Medisi Family, yet I have not found a BLOG on either Borgia and Medisi. shame, oh i may just create my own BLOG! what do you guys think? :)
Emmy-Lou Sill

Davos - World Economic Forum News - The New York Times - 0 views

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news world new york times.

shared by Emmy-Lou Sill on 14 Jan 10 - Cached
  • The World Economic Forum has for decades served as a Alpine playground where politicians, chief executives, academics, writers and celebrities socialize and exchange ideas. Established in 1971 as the European Management Forum, it has become better known simply as Davos, for the Swiss skiing resort where it is held each January.
  • Emmy-Lou Sill on 14 Jan 10
     
    here is new york tiimes, i enjoy reading it. lots of infomation
J.Randolph Radney

National Day on Writing | BCTELA - 0 views

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  • J.Randolph Radney on 16 Oct 09
     
    This site is the British Columbia Teachers of English Language Arts homepage.
J.Randolph Radney

BBC - Today - The death of language? - 2 views

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languages First Nations

shared by J.Randolph Radney on 19 Oct 09 - Cached
  • J.Randolph Radney on 19 Oct 09
     
    How do you feel about the likelihood that many minority languages are expected not to be spoken by 2100?
  • J.Randolph Radney on 19 Oct 09
     
    Actually, Tara, I think it would help to have more writers and producers of web content in minority languages online. What is important seems to be reinforcing the community ties of language use, giving people things to read, watch, and listen to in their heart language.
J.Randolph Radney

Using Wordle in the classroom (1 of 2) - ProfHacker.com - 0 views

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wordle classroom technology

shared by J.Randolph Radney on 14 Nov 09 - Cached
  • it’s now standard practice, for example, to require students in a first-year-composition class to know how to use a word processor and to learn how to make good use of a database: those are not considered “computing skills” anymore. They’re just skills.
  • we’ve long assumed that students become better writers by reading a great deal; and we assume that experience at writing makes them better readers. For many generations, these 2 sides of the textual coin have been taught hand-in-hand: we don’t teach students to be consumers of words and then maybe later teach them (or teach only some of them, depending on their major or their future career) how to create words. Instead, they learn those skills simultaneously.
  • J.Randolph Radney on 14 Nov 09
     
    The site as a whole is devoted to discussing Wordle (the program that produced the word-posters displayed on the MOODLE course websites for both 050 and 060), but notice what is quoted about computer skills (the first quote) and the connection between reading ability and writing ability (the second).
J.Randolph Radney

Teaching the College Essay | Edutopia - 0 views

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shared by J.Randolph Radney on 26 Oct 17 - No Cached
  • 1. Just start:
  • 2. Good essays are often about the simplest things:
  • 3. It’s all about them... and they’re unique:
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  • Stephen King believes that the scariest moment for a writer is just before they start.
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