Deseree
Rivera
Professor
Gallaghar
ENG
220
October
2, 2013
Response
to “Understanding Composing” by Sondra Perl
The
most important aspect in Sondra Perl’s writing occurred when I was reading the
recursive stage process model. It is define to be a process for when a writer
is writing fluently but is reviewing the writing backwards. In some way, it is
difficult to explain because there isn’t enough research involved to the
particular model. Sondra Perl helps the reader to understand the true concept
when composing a piece of writing.
In Sondra Perl’s essay, she writes “In recent
years, many researchers including myself have questioned the traditional notion
that writing is a linear process with a strict plan-write-revise sequence.” I
can agree to this particular quote because all beginner writers including
myself don’t quite understand the process of writing. When we first begin to
write, we our handed outlines in elementary school to make writing more
sufficient. Writers don’t think about the process because we are taught to
write to standards and not to our own. If I was to understand the writing
process from when I was young, I would have had better score on all my essays.
As
an English major in college, I feel that I lack curtain qualities in junior
high through high school that I should have been explained to me further. I was
misinformed and lacked the true concepts of writing. When I was reading the
Sondra Perl’s essay and I strongly believe that she explains the writing
concept in true depth. I feel that all writers must understand the concept for
when composing a piece of writing. One must understand themselves before they
could understand others so that they can apply it to their own work.
This is a very well-written piece! And I love that you connect Perl to the recursive stage process model we read about in our other book Tutoring Writing. I like that you are interested in the whole PROCESS--that Perl helps us see writing AS a process! That is SO IMPORTANT! Good work. I'm sorry you haven't come across ideas like this before. You are not alone, sadly. Most high school (and even most college) approaches to writing teach "standards" without any address to PROCESS! That's sad for all of us. But just think how lucky you are to have come across this NOW! Most of your peers are still in the dark!
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