BLOG 5 BAZERMAN

The article that I picked for this blog is Lester Faigley's article that we read a week or two ago.In just the first page the article uses examples that I believe are not those of Faigley's to show examples of writing non-academically. He later on exams that these examples are writing processes that are usually not done in the classroom. I feel that this article is extremely important for those who are interested in becoming writers because once you get out of the academic field, much of the writing that you will be apart of is out of classroom

Faigley goes on to comment that if somebody were to research and examine the examples that he used earlier, they would "Collect and Analysis the texts the writers produce." He then goes on to say that researchers would then look at the writing and decide what choices were made in composing the piece. He also pulls many different pieces from his colleges in the same field and uses actual examples of non academic writing to show exactly how the professionals do it in other non writing fields. He uses a passage from an actual anthropologist on page 56 to help him explain his position.

Through using articles to show examples of non academic writing and how it is done, Faigley's article can be helpful to readers who are confused about non-academic writing. Faigley builds on different articles by explaining them and what processes could be used in writing those articles. I feel that this is an instructional how too essay so I don't feel that he adds anything to prior publications, but uses the articles as examples and teaching tools for his readers.