1. Who are you as a
writer? Who do you
hope to become?

2. “In writing, meaning cannot be discovered
the way we discover an object on an
archeological dig. In writing, meaning is
constructed. It involves using a process of
coming-into-being” (212).
For Tuesday, Read Perl’s “The Composing Processes of Unskilled
College Writers” (WAW 191-215). Be prepared for a quiz in
class.

3. 1) Your past relationship with writing
2) Your current relationship with writing
3) The potential future of your relationship
with writing

4. 20 year-old ex-Marine born and raised in the
Bronx, New York.
College freshman who considers himself an
“unskilled” writer
Participated in Perl’s study using a “talk-
aloud” protocol

5.  How do you think your writing process
relates to Tony’s?
 What does Perl mean when she says that
Tony’s writing process is “recursive?” Is your
process recursive?
 How did Tony experience “rule confusion?”
 What steps of Tony’s writing process did you
find most interesting?

6. The first step in learning where
you will go is learning where
you come from