Connetions between a kitchen table and a university

When it comes to writing our first paper for English 201, I felt confident that I would be able to make a strong argument when it came to connecting two essays. Out of the three readings we have read so far I felt the strongest connection with "Kitchen Tables and Rented Rooms: The Extra curriculum of Composition", by Anne Gere and "The Inventing University", By David Bartholomae. I felt that not only could I relate to these essays but that they were also very strongly linked. Throughout most of my schooling I have fallen short when it came to reaching teachers standards of writing because I myself am not a very good writer. I felt that both in Bartholomae and Gere essay that there was something that stood out that i could relate too. I have decided to write my paper on how students enhance their writings to please their professors. This is part of my rough draft on my Gere and Bartholomae paper;


When it comes to academic writing everyone struggles to find the correct way to phrase a sentence or where they can insert jargon to intensify their paper. There are two essays that walk hand in hand to discuss the struggles that students and other writers face and how they are able to use simple writing techniques and rules to over come their battles with academic writing. In "Kitchen Tables and Rented Rooms: The Extra curriculum of Composition" by Anne Ruggle Gere and "Inventing The University", By David Bartholomae. They involve opinions from a wide range of people whether it be professors or students and also share stories of individuals real life experiences.

When reading Gere and Bartholomae the connection was very strong, Gere works off of what Bartholomae is saying. Batholomae discusses the struggles that students face when it comes to writing in the university. Students do not express themselves in the way they would if doing extracurricular composition. Instead students write to please their professors using jargon and many times bullshit to impress someone other than themselves. While Gere discusses the many people who have failed to pass their composition classes throughout school and how they find the inspiration to write in a way that they are able to express themselves.