GRR: I get help for my writing from teachers, peers, parents, librarians, and books. A lot of papers that I have to write are research based so I feel a lot of my ideas come from reading. I know that if I need help with grammatical errors or needing someone to revise my paper I always ask an English teacher first.
QD: 2. I do not believe that intertext makes writers less important. I believe this because even though they are using 'traces' from other writers they still are using some of their thoughts to form one piece and make it a final project.
3. He calls an autonomous writer "romantic" because the writer has a 'free, uninhibited spirit, as independent, creative genius.'
4. Before reading Porter's criterion for writings "acceptability" I just assumed when my papers were written that they were graded upon grammar, punctuation, etc. I never thought about it being within a 'community.' My writing has always been evaluated by a teacher, adult, or peer.
5. His work is incorporating what he says is intertextuality and includes examples of past writings. It does reflect his principles because he is explaining his idea behind the meaning of intertexuality. In order for him to do that he has to use other pieces to give evidence of what he is trying to get across.
6. The harm is that intertextuality supports is already institutionalized so when we are being told we are writing as just an individual, we are being told a false statement.
MM: Porter's study has changed the way I imagine writers and writing because now I see it as a junction of other people's work combined into one. It would change the way I write because I feel I would be adding a lot more to my writing from others.
My thoughts: I really liked this past reading from Porter a lot because it gave me an insight that I never had thought or new about before. This writing intrigued me and kept me wanting to read more about 'intertextuality.'
I really agree with your answer to question number 3
ReplyDeleteMadison,
ReplyDeleteI really like your answer to #6:
"The harm is that intertextuality supports is already institutionalized so when we are being told we are writing as just an individual, we are being told a false statement."
It is really harmful if students think that they are free to express themselves when they are really being evaluated by discourse community criteria (often unstated and unexplained).