So I can tell that this essay is going to shape my thinking for the upcoming years, especially as we go into the process of reviewing our writing curriculum.
While reviewing previous writers' distinction between "essayistic literacy" and "network literacy," writer Douglas Hesse argues that we need to retain the traditional essay in our writing curriculum. In the course of his plea, he discusses the reasoning for developing instances of network literacy, suggesting that network literacy is inevitable, even necessary.
It's time to realize that the forms of writing and thinking that we need to offer our students needs to extend beyond the college essay.
I'd like to see students writing more exploratory essays; essays that present multiple ideas and perspectives; essays that present alternating or diverse ideas; blogs; handwritten journals; email letters/memos; researched essay; annotated bibliographies; reports & analyses; websites; use a website as a portfolio; hybrid essays; theses. But we need to get students embracing the forms of writing that appear in digital media.
Sure, encourage the essay, but why should we privilege ONLY the analytical essay in an education?
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