Getting Uncomfortable

Web Writing

“…Another pair of students who were ineligible to serve as election judges spent Election Day out in the cold volunteering for local candidates and greeting voters on their way into polling locations. 28 Our Election Day efforts were recognized locally. Three of the students who served as Election Judges were interviewed by the local newspaper, and the Chief Election Judge at our local precinct emailed the day after Election Day, noting a marked increase in voter turnout for her precinct and attributed that to our efforts.…”

“…Perhaps the most vexing "notability" debate came over the article on Trace DeMeyer, an award-winning journalist from The Pequot Times and Indian Country Today who has published a memoir, an anthology about Indian out-adoptees, and a book of poetry, among other works. 28 But here's the rub: her books are mainly self-published, and she has received little coverage by sources not already affiliated with her. At the end of the semester, and well after the student writer had graduated, this article-as well researched as any of those our class produced-had still been declined.…”

“…Make it funny, make it trenchant, make it pithy and relevant and smart, and the followers will come." 28 As long as social media continues to permeate society, we, as teachers of writing, will need to continue to find interesting ways to make the writing process relevant and useful to digital natives. By using these tools, we can embrace the twist of technology while giving students the tools to develop their voice, tone, and unique writing style.…”