Discourses in Writing
Discourses in Writing 2
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Writing is focused on sound-symbol relationships, learning to write involves learning those relationships, and teaching is explicit. 

What is skills discourse?

100

Writing complete sentences & using punctuation are examples of...

What is skill-based writing

200

Writing is the product of the writer's creativity, learning to write occurs by writing about topics of interest, and implicit teaching is the focus of instruction.

What is creative discourse?

200

Writing is a set of text types shaped by the social context; learning to write involves learning the characteristics of those text types through explicit teaching. 

What is genre discourse?

300

Writing is about the composing processes in the writer's mind, and learning to write involves mental and practical processes with some explicit teaching. 

What is process discourse?

300

Writing is essential when using a critical literacy approach that goes beyond the social practices to focus on consequences for identity. 

What is sociopolitical discourse?

400

Writing is purpose-driven in a social context and learning to write involves real-life contexts and purposes for writing. 

What are social practices discourse?

400

Poetry is a form of ... 

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