Flynn

Before You Read:

2.) I do believe that men and women write differently. When a person writes, he/she writes based on their own thoughts and experiences. I believe that men and women think differently on many aspects of their lives, therefore, they write differently.

Summary:

In this essay Flynn shows us that men and women are very different in the way that they write. By analyzing the language, you are able to pick out the slight differences in the ways that they write. Flynn gives the reader examples of her own student's writings. The papers show the differences between the genders, but the differences are very slight.

Synthesis:

The first author that I immediately thought of when reading this was Gee because both articles talk about the discourse and linguistics that are used in writing. Another similar author was Wardle. Wardle and Flynn both discuss how important identity is when writing. The final author that was similar was Berger because both authors discuss how men and women are depicted differently.

Response	Quotation
I found this to be sort of controversial from my standpoint. I grew up with mostly my mother and I tend to relate to this quote, rather than Flynn’s other quote about how men relate to their father more. I guess it depends on how the individual grows up, and who raised him/her.	“Girls’ identification processes, then, are more continuously embedded in and mediated be their ongoing relationship with their mother” (Flynn 158).
I liked this quote, because the classroom often times acts as a space where students can discuss this concept. I feel that our class can closely relate to this. Just thought it was the kind of quote that really could apply to our class.	“The classroom provides an opportunity for exploring questions about gender differences in language use” (Flynn 162).
This was a really interesting quote. When reading, I guess I always assume that an male author wrote the piece, unless I already know the authors name. However, I thought women would probably read as women, not men.	“Culler is certainly correct that women often read as men and that they have to be encouraged to defend against this form of alienation” (Flynn 163).
I thought that this was a quote that could be applied to a lot of circumstances in life. Whenever you challenge someone’s idea, I feel that you should have some sort of information to back it up, or experience.	“Ideas that challenge received wisdom often need to be expressed with a minimum of qualification in order to overcome the considerable resistance that might accompany their introduction” (Flynn 167).

Questions for Discussion:

3.) I do believe that the voices  of women have been suppressed over the years, especially in writing. Whenever they write using authority in their voice, they are often times suppressed. This is still prevalent today, but not as much as it used to be.

Thoughts:

I thought this was a very interesting article. I really liked how Flynn gave examples of her student's papers. I also thought it was interesting of how Flynn showed data and mentioned the differences in the way men and women write. This was a very good and easy read.