Humanities MLA

Bad Ideas About Writing

Read Parrott’s “SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST BORN GOOD WRITERS”,  McCulloh’s podcast (https://www.npr.org/2019/07/31/747020219/our-language-is-evolving-because-internet), and Ball&Loewe’s book “Bad Ideas about writing”
– Please see the attached rubric and readings. The podcast is the link above.

Answer the following 2 questions:
1) Why do Parrott and McCulloh want to challenge commonly held ideas about writing? What do you think of their ideas?
2) Read any other essay of your choice from the book “Bad Ideas About Writing”. Summarize why this is bad idea, and the effects of this bad idea, to the rest of us. Does it relate to Parrot and McCulloh’s ideas?

Tip: Make specific references to the texts under discussion in your answer. Deep engagement with the ideas in the text, accurate and compelling summary, application of these ideas to real life situations