Thought Papers: Cultivating Voice, Community, and Risk-Taking Through Low-Stakes Writing
In the assignment described in this essay, students write a two-page paper, on anything they’re thinking about, with the express purpose of reading it aloud to their classmates. As a low-stakes assignment (graded complete/incomplete), thought papers create a space for students to experiment and take...
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| description | In the assignment described in this essay, students write a two-page paper, on anything they’re thinking about, with the express purpose of reading it aloud to their classmates. As a low-stakes assignment (graded complete/incomplete), thought papers create a space for students to experiment and take risks with voice and subject matter. Valuing the grain of a human voice over the high-gloss finish of AI-generated text, the assignment presents opportunities to think further about the role of voice in one’s own writing, as well as the work of listening and attending to others' voices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1c8679547f2f408c8386b0c0df26cf262025-08-20T03:03:37ZengThe Prompt JournalPrompt2476-09432025-08-019210.31719/pjaw.v9i2.242257Thought Papers: Cultivating Voice, Community, and Risk-Taking Through Low-Stakes WritingCourtney Chatellier0New York UniversityIn the assignment described in this essay, students write a two-page paper, on anything they’re thinking about, with the express purpose of reading it aloud to their classmates. As a low-stakes assignment (graded complete/incomplete), thought papers create a space for students to experiment and take risks with voice and subject matter. Valuing the grain of a human voice over the high-gloss finish of AI-generated text, the assignment presents opportunities to think further about the role of voice in one’s own writing, as well as the work of listening and attending to others' voices.https://thepromptjournal.com/index.php/prompt/article/view/242low-stakes assignmentsthought papervoice |
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