Discussion:
Scholarly Voice and Writing
To prepare for this Discussion, consider the following:
Questions:
1. What is an effective scholarly voice?
2. What is scholarly writing, what are its characteristics, and why does it matter?
3. How does the intended audience affect the tone and substance in a piece of writing?
4. What do you need to do to develop your scholarly voice and hone your scholarly writing skills?
5. Do an assessment of your current strengths and weaknesses regarding your ability to locate and use a scholarly voice and succeed in scholarly writing. Explain which aspects of each you would like to more fully develop or refine and how you will go about doing that.