Revisualizing Composition

            The authors of this article are Jeff Grabill, William Hart-Davidson, Stacey Pigg, Michael McLeod, Paul Curran, Jessie Moore, Paula Rosinski, Tim Peeples, Suzanne Rumsey, Martine Courant Rife, Robyn Tasaka, Dundee Lackey, and Beth Brunk-Chavez. That is a pretty big group of authors for just one artlice.

            The beginning states that our writing processes and the technologies of today have had some pretty big changes over the years. I could not agree more with what they say. People and their writing styles change over time and so does the technology. We have computers, smart phones, auto correct, and spell check. Lots of people still use pen and paper or pencil and paper to write what they want but eventually they will have to transfer what they have written to a computer to either print what they have written or turn it in online, unless they are just writing for fun.

            Some of the findings that this study is interested in are the writing practices and values. Some examples are SMS texts, like short messages and e-mails. Texting and academic writing, which is writing that is assigned in school, are the most frequently valued genres. The writing that is done most often is associated with our cell phones, Facebook, and emails. Students mostly write alone, and writing alone is more preferred rather than writing collaboratively.

            While it is proven that texting, emails, and cellphones are ranked number one in the most frequent writing practices of college students, many people argue that these types of writing do not count as actual writing. People believe that things like texting, sending emails, and making posts on Facebook are not considered actual writing. I think that things like texting and emails can actually be considered writing because what else could they be? I mean, just because it is social does not mean that it is not writing. It is very beneficial to be social and write frequently. Texting is very beneficial in some ways and most people do not realize it.

            Besides social writing like texting, emails, and social sites, over half of the frequently written genres are related to school. Many people write for fun but also, many people do not like to write for fun. It is about half.