This is a post on the history and efficacy of the writing process as taught in the Humanities makerspace. We always start with Neil Postman in Amusing Ourselves to Death:
Writing makes it possible and convenient to subject thought to a continuous and concentrated scrutiny. Writing freezes speech and in so doing gives birth to the grammarian, the logician, the rhetorician, the historian, the scientist — all those who must hold language before them so that they can see what it means, where it errs, and where it is leading.
All instructional posts, printable handouts, worksheets, etc., are kept here: http://sisypheanhigh.com/malachite/?page_id=4661.
For easy reference, this is the most recent version of the writing guide that is explored and explained below: https://tinyurl.com/sisyphus-writes.
Read on for the exploration and explanation of writing in a makerspace.
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