Re: The Personal

[tjohnso8@wvu.edu]

And we do tell students to "write what you know."  Perhaps the shock here is
what the students _do_ know.  

At 12:03 PM 3/21/97 -0600, you wrote:
>I hate to see a polarity established between personal and non-personal
>writing.  And I don't think saying "never" or "don't" about writing
>assignments that elicit shocking or difficult personal revelations is the
>way to go either.  As with any writing, what we are really after is to
>help writers make informed, considered choices.  And pointing out the
>perceptions of others, the risks involved, and various rhetorical options
>is part of the job of leading writers to understand that they have choices
>and how to make them.
>
>Jeanne Simpson
>csjhs@eiu.edu
>
Tracey J. Johnson
tjohnso8@wvu.edu