Rhetoric Review Mar 2010

Style and the Pedagogy of Response

Star Medzerian University of Arizona

Abstract

This essay expands style pedagogy to include teachers' comments on student writing. To do so, it analyzes three major studies on response and the conceptions of style they both reflect and perpetuate. Ultimately, this essay argues that to teach style effectively though written commentary, we must use language that moves beyond impression and considers the rhetoricality of students' stylistic choices.

Journal
Rhetoric Review
Published
2010-03-18
DOI
10.1080/07350191003613468
Open Access
Closed
Topics
voice and style

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (1)

  1. Dietz (2014)
    What We Value but Cannot Name
    Pedagogy

Cites in this index (8)

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    College Composition and Communication
  2. MacDonald (2007)
    The Erasure of Language
    College Composition and Communication
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    Style in the Diaspora of Composition Studies
    Rhetoric Review
  4. Williams (2005)
    Bakhtin on Teaching Style
    Written Communication
  5. Connors et al. (1993)
    Teachers' Rhetorical Comments on Student Papers
    College Composition and Communication
Show all 8 →
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    Error and Change in College Student Writing
    Written Communication
  2. Stewart (1985)
    Some history lessons for composition teachers
    Rhetoric Review
  3. Brannon et al. (1982)
    On Students' Rights to Their Own Texts: A Model of Teacher Response
    College Composition and Communication
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