ELLE of an Opportunity: Student Writers, Civic Audience, and Auction Genre

Canadian Journal for Studies in Discourse and Writing/Rédactologie ◽

10.31468/cjsdwr.579 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 42-57

Author(s):

Robin Sutherland ◽

William Chalmers ◽

Mark Currie

Keyword(s):

Student Writers ◽

Student Writer ◽

Sales Pitch ◽

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Every February, the Charlottetown chapter of the Canadian Heart & Stroke (H&S) Foundation hosts the “Razzle Dazzle Red” gala, a fundraising event that includes a sit-down dinner and silent and live auctions. “ELLE of an Opportunity” is the name of the very first live auction item, a coordinated jewelry set, listed in the gala program for 2014. Text developed for the jewelry enticed bidders to go big and to go fashionably home: student writer Dani MacDonald invited auction attendees to “hop right onto the trend of big, bold jewelry with this triad from ELLE Canada! The oversized ruby ring adds a note of edginess without compromising sophistication. Pair the ring with matching ELLE ruby earrings and necklace to complete your brave and bold new look!” Who could resist such a high-powered sales pitch?

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Working With a Student Model in a Creative Non-Fiction Workshop: Charging Joint Creativity

LEARNing Landscapes ◽

10.36510/learnland.v6i1.586 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 261-272

Author(s):

Carol Lipszyc

Keyword(s):

Creative Writing ◽

Writing Workshop ◽

Strategic Knowledge ◽

Student Model ◽

Student Writers ◽

Non Fiction ◽

Online Classrooms ◽

Creative Non Fiction ◽

Critical Feedback ◽

Student Writer

In this arts-based inquiry, I examine how a student model creative non-fiction essay develops students in a third-year creative writing workshop as critical readers, editors, and writers. Over the course of two semesters, student writers reciprocally acquire strategic knowledge and enhance their creativity. Plural voices emerge in the dialogue between the model student/writer, her peers, and my curriculum as evidenced in the narrative excerpts composed and revised by the student; in her peers’ critical feedback; and in students’ reflections. Exploring this collaboration, I envision affording more opportunity for student model writers to share their evolving knowledge in both traditional and online classrooms.

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