Is the writer influenced by the writing implement she uses? Yes, she instead of writing a normal paragraph she made a sort of checklist for two different lists. I think the fact that she was using a crayon really made this seem like an informal writing(which it was) so she felt more free to use this alternative mode of writing.
Is the writer more expressive or less expressive as a result of the physical constraints of the crayoned page? The writer becomes more exspressive through the crayon by writing in multiple colors and changing the format of how she wrote. The writer was constrained by the fact that the crayon had her write large which made less space for information to be written.
Is the writing any good? The writing is ok, it seems limited. All it does is list the positive aspects of being flexible in voice and in all things. It did not engage deeply in the subject but it did cover the basics very well.
" It did not engage deeply in the subject but it did cover the basics very well."
ReplyDelete^ This is something I noticed in the crayon piece that I read, as well. Do you think that crayon made the writer feel as if they didn't have to put as much effort into their writing than they would have if they wrote in pen? Or, perhaps, it was difficult for the writer to collect their thoughts when confronted with a tool not usually used for intellectual writing?
I agree with you and Toni. The physical constraints of a crayon can affect writing. Do you think using a list was an appropriate reaction to dealing with the constraints of a crayon? It is difficult to write with a crayon opposed to typing or using a pen, so, personally, I think that using a checklist is justifiable in this case.
ReplyDeleteFor my crayon sample I too was constrained when writing with a crayon, as was the sample I read. I was not much more expressive, simple had to write larger due to the crayon. I only used one color, didn't want to take the time to switch it up. I basically wrote what I would with a pen, but with a blue crayon.
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