Spring 2023 WP4: THE ROLE OF WRITING

Professor Daniel Dissinger
Writing 150
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1 min readDec 30, 2022

Well, you’ve come to the end of the semester and there’s just one last thing to do: WP4.

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Well, you’ve come to the end of the semester and there’s just one last thing to do: WP4.

This semester, we’ve explored the ROLE of writing in the learning process, how writing is connected to identity, and how writing can be a tool for teaching. We’ve discussed LANGUAGING and IDENTITY and all the nuance that comes with CREATING, KNOWLEDGE SEEKING, and SELF-REFLECTING on your INTELLECTUAL IDENTITY.

We’ve written. We’ve discussed. We’ve created.

Most importantly, YOU have cultivated a specific writing VOICE, one that is YOU, one that is confident, one that is FEARLESS.

WP4 is going to be straightforward, so don’t worry:

For WP4, I want you to REFLECT on your writing journey this semester and discuss what you’ve DISCOVERED, specifically, the ROLE WRITING has played in teaching you _________________________ about YOU. HOW? WHY?

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And that’s it.

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Professor Daniel Dissinger
Writing 150

Assistant Professor at USC Writing Program | Podcaster | Jack Kerouac & Beat Studies Scholar | Writing, Rhetoric, & Teaching Pedagogy | Poet