REFLECTION QUESTION RESPONSE
When students complete writing assignments, they do not normally consider themselves the "author" of a work. What makes the publication of your work via a website change or maintain that perception?
Writing is a skill which should be worthy of being credited with authorship regardless of the medium it’s displayed with. I’m truly convinced that every writer’s choice of wording and synthesis of information is unique. The principle of this idea can be seen by noting how no two independently written papers on the same topic have been verbatim. Even though using websites for school assignments is a typically new idea, the accessibility now featured on web page creation sites simply allows readers a different visual experience. This alternative to regular class essays and worksheets does not, however, suggest that the person who made it is nothing less than an author. Its definition clearly suits the task at hand, which requires forming strings of words from nothing in an attempt to share information such as the basics of a story, analysis of specific passages, and plenty more. As Stephen King once said, “When you write a book, you spend day after day scanning and identifying the trees. When you’re done, you have to step back and look at the forest.” I happen to be very proud of transforming an nonexistent URL into, what I believe to be, a neatly organized and visually appealing informational site on The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.
The work I have published, and the work of my peers, does change the notion that students do not “author” their writing assignments. That sort of statement takes away value from the hours of effort invested by each student into making sure accurate knowledge is combined with the perfect banner, font, and placement on the page. In the words of John Green, the author of the The Fault in Our Stars, “In the end, what makes a book valuable is not the paper it’s printed on, but the thousands of hours of work by dozens of people who are dedicated to creating the best possible reading experience for you.” As an individual, to be considered an author for the work done on the websites is a must have in my opinion.
Writing is a skill which should be worthy of being credited with authorship regardless of the medium it’s displayed with. I’m truly convinced that every writer’s choice of wording and synthesis of information is unique. The principle of this idea can be seen by noting how no two independently written papers on the same topic have been verbatim. Even though using websites for school assignments is a typically new idea, the accessibility now featured on web page creation sites simply allows readers a different visual experience. This alternative to regular class essays and worksheets does not, however, suggest that the person who made it is nothing less than an author. Its definition clearly suits the task at hand, which requires forming strings of words from nothing in an attempt to share information such as the basics of a story, analysis of specific passages, and plenty more. As Stephen King once said, “When you write a book, you spend day after day scanning and identifying the trees. When you’re done, you have to step back and look at the forest.” I happen to be very proud of transforming an nonexistent URL into, what I believe to be, a neatly organized and visually appealing informational site on The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.
The work I have published, and the work of my peers, does change the notion that students do not “author” their writing assignments. That sort of statement takes away value from the hours of effort invested by each student into making sure accurate knowledge is combined with the perfect banner, font, and placement on the page. In the words of John Green, the author of the The Fault in Our Stars, “In the end, what makes a book valuable is not the paper it’s printed on, but the thousands of hours of work by dozens of people who are dedicated to creating the best possible reading experience for you.” As an individual, to be considered an author for the work done on the websites is a must have in my opinion.