by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango, Professional Writer, and Professor; photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash…
Dear Class,
Please evaluate the first sentence from this recent academic-journal article, “Progressive Mastery Through Deliberate Practice: A Promising Approach For Improving Writing”:
“There is virtual agreement across all sectors (policy-makers, researchers, educators, parents, employers) that there is a crisis in literacy internationally, not only in reading – which has been the focus of policy and research in recent decades – but also – a more recent focus of attention – in writing.”
How many writing problems can you identify here? Do you believe literacy has any chance for survival? Please support your answers.
Sincerely,
Your Prof
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