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English 833: Theories of Composition Chapter 10 — Post-Process Theory

Chapter 10 Required Materials and Tasks

Chapter 10 Required Readings: Post-Process Theory

Chapter 10 Class Activities

Are We in a Process or Post-Process Era?

The Principles of Process Theory

  • Donald Murray (1972) outlined the following implications which emerge from Process Theory:
    • The text of the course is the student’s own writing.
    • The student finds his [or her] own subject.
    • The student uses [her or] his own language.
    • The student may write as many drafts as necessary.
    • The student may write in any form.
    • Mechanics come last.
    • The writer needs both unpressured time and a deadline.
    • A grade finishes a paper the way publication does.
    • Each student write must explore the writing process individually.
    • “There are no rules…All writing is experimental” (p. 5).

The Principles of Post-Process Theory

  • Thomas Kent (1999) explains that there are three primary assumptions about the act of writing agreed upon by Post-Process Theorists:
    1. Writing is public
    2. Writing is interpretive
    3. Writing is situated
  • Discussion Questions: On Post-Process

A Post-Process Pedagogy

Chapter 10 Optional Materials