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Zuidema, Leah A. – English Journal, 2011
The idea of joining a conversation through reading and writing is not new; in his 1941 book "The Philosophy of Literary Form: Studies in Symbolic Action," Kenneth Burke suggests that the acts of reading and writing are like entering a parlor where others are already conversing. The author explores the place of professional debate within NCTE and…
Descriptors: English, Discourse Communities, Persuasive Discourse, Debate