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Tuesday Nov 18, 2008
Time and Setting
This scenario reminds me of both the tenth grade writing test, and the writing portion of the SAT. They put you in a room with 30 plus other people, give you a strange topic, and tell you that you have an hour to write a paper about it. I don’t think that the setting has very much to do with my writing, because I will zone out into the writing and not pay the setting any attention anyway. The time restrictions are a larger factor. The writer feels rushed to do every step of their process, and usually doesn’t have time for very much revision. Put in the factor of writing about something that you aren’t familiar with, and you have the ingredients for a horrible paper. Posted at 09:18AM Nov 18, 2008 by Glenn in General | Comments[1] |
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I completely agree. I remember the 10th grade writing test being HORRIBLE! They give you a topic with a word or two in there that will confuse a little bit then write your start and end time in a big red marker on a board in the front of the room and tell you to go. They put you in a stressful situation in which it is almost impossible to write. You’re writing in an unfamiliar place, with random people, about a random topic. They teach you all your life the writing process but don’t give you enough time to actually use it.
Posted by sjholzer on November 18, 2008 at 09:57 AM EST #