Spriting

Shankar, T.R. Speaking on the Record: A theory of composition.
---. "Two Talkuments: Examples from 'Speaking on the Record'"
Shipka, J. Sound Engineering: Toward a theory of multimodal soundness.


Favorite quote:
"voices are constructions of self and meaning" Tara R. Shankar (381).

Coming from a background with more than a trace of primary orality, I find Shankar's theories appealing. As someone who deeply appreciates the writing process, though I find this problematic. I talk about ideas to think, just as I write about ideas to think. I suggest, in fact, that verbal students talk through ideas and even record those ideas (on a recorder) so they can develop an essay from that.

The children who were "spriting" in "Two Talkuments" appear to be cute and verbal. And they like to talk. But I am not sure how valuable that is? Or maybe this is really just renaming Ong's secondary orality?

Shipka's piece focuses on the value of fun and play in an assignment. This is a technique often used in K-12 education. William Glasser has written a great deal about meeting students' needs for social interaction and for fun. She has great projects, though, that her students have produced. For me, though, it belongs more in a communications class than in an English class...