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Hailie Webster

Writing Theory

An articulate writer uses rhetorical knowledge to make their writing have more

complexity and depth. Rhetorical knowledge is practiced by writing for a specific audience or by

working to achieve a specific goal in the writing. Rhetorical knowledge is knowing the situation

and then writing accordingly. This also includes having knowledge of what rhetoric is, and

knowing the different styles they can use in their writing to get different responses from their

audience.

This is a paragraph from one of my papers in an LBST class I am in. There is use of rhetorical

knowledge here because I had to know who the audience is and then write accordingly to be as
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effective as possible. I also had to use APA and citations within the work, showing my rhetorical

knowledge of the subject manner and the professionalism of it.

An articulate writer uses critical reading to help decipher what should and should not be

included in their writing. Critical reading enhances the information that the writer is able to

include in their work. Being able to read critically helps a writer to be a better peer reviewer and

helps to make them more able to pick out information that is important and impactful for the

work that they are doing. Critical reading is the writer’s ability to analyze and interpret what they

are reading, and then to translate it into their own writing.

This is an example from my research summaries. For these summaries, I had to critically read the

articles that I selected and then choose what information within them was important enough to

include in my research. I had to pick out only the information that pertained to me and what my

thesis was.

An articulate writer uses knowledge of conventions to make their work fluid and correct.

This includes grammar and format of the piece. This is an important skill since without having
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work that flows and makes sense, it is hard to effectively use any of the other SLOs. This calls

for awareness of who your audience is, and then writing in a way to let it make sense to them.

This example from my UWRT homework shows me using knowledge of conventions through

commas and other forms to clearly articulate what I want to say. I clearly explain what the

rhetorical situation was and then how it relates.

An articulate writer uses composing processes to create the writing itself. Composing

processes describes planning, writing, and revising your work. This is necessary since this is how

you develop and then complete your work. This can be summarized by a sequence of writing;

understand, draft, and revise. Along the way you can gather new ideas, proofread, and get

feedback from your peers. This process can go in any order and take as long as it needs until the

writing feels complete and whole.

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This is an example from my inquiry proposal. In this, I plan out and make bullet points of what I

want to include in my actual thesis. I used this to organize my writing so that when it came time

to write my thesis paper, I had everything figured out and would just need to expand on all of my

bullets.

An articulate writer uses critical reflection to understand all of their work and pull it

together to make it just right. Reflection gives the writer a chance to talk about why they chose to

use a certain language or tone, and why they chose to write about what they did. Critical

reflection is the ability to do this and the ability to be conscious and understanding of what they

are writing about and why.

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This is an example from a paper that I wrote for my LBST health and quality of life class. This is

part of my conclusion where I reflect on what parts of the movie relates to our class and what we

were learning about at the time. I understand why I did this assignment and why I wrote the way

I did.