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1 Felt Sense in the Writing Center
I Demand Euphoria! When Good Isn’t Good Enough: Felt Sense in the Writing Center Jessie Miller and Lindsay Stoyka Grand Valley State University

2 Purpose and Takeaway Purpose Takeaway:
Present guidelines for consultants to help students use felt sense in their own writing based on primary and secondary research Takeaway: Discover a new way to discuss writing Equip consultants with strategies for working with students’ writing using felt sense

3 Overview Background Our Primary Research Methods Results
Takeaway and Guidelines Conclusion

4 Definition “A kind of bodily awareness that…can be used as a tool…[and] encompasses everything you feel and know about a given subject at a given time…. It is felt in the body, yet it has meanings. It is body and mind before they are split apart.” -Eugene Gendlin

5 Background Information
Can point us “to what is going on within us or to what lies beneath the words or to what lies at the edge of our thoughts” (Perl) Interpretation: The inner voice/feelings that guide a piece Can be positive or negative Examples: Picking a topic Speaking vs. writing

6 Our Primary Research Observed GVSU writing center consultations
Show how consultants currently use felt sense Interviewed three GVSU writing professors See how professionals have developed and use felt sense successfully in their writing Conducted case studies with 5 Consultants Determine how instruction on felt sense can improve writing dialogue in a consultation

7 Methods: Observation and Interview Data
Eight 30 min. consultations in the Writing Center Identified instances when students or consultants referenced feelings Interviewed 3 GVSU writing professors Asked two types of questions: Own writing process Responding to students

8 Methods: Case Study Determine whether instruction on felt sense would improve its use in consultations Conducted case study on 6 consultants: Asked about previous knowledge on felt sense Educated them on how to use felt sense in consultations Conducted a follow-up with post-study survey

9 Results: Observations and Interviews
Asking about feelings Using feelings to guide consultation Asking guiding and directive questions Transcribing Instilling trust between student and felt sense Interviews Positive and negative felt sense Can’t force students to use felt sense Must eventually experience breakthrough to become a writer

10 Results: Case Studies Most consultants have a “general” understanding of felt sense With instruction and practice, consultants’ understanding and use of felt sense improves A consultant’s felt sense can play a role in a consultation Felt sense can be applicable at any stage of writing

11 Takeaway and Guidelines
When to use felt sense Guidelines for Consultations: Brainstorming Expanding Revising

12 When to Use Felt Sense With students who have a background knowledge of composition In creative writing With global issues When students self-identify feelings

13 When Felt Sense May Not Be a Reliable Tool
With defeated students When editing In academic writing With international students When consultants rely too heavily on their own felt sense

14 Guidelines: Brainstorming
Determine an obsession Find the interest and excitement in the obsession Discuss thoughts about interest Ask: Why does this matter?

15 Guidelines: Expanding
Practice Freewrite Rhetorical Strategies: Topic vs Purpose Audience and Context Metacognitive Stage: What have you learned? What new information have you found? What piece of this is most interesting to you?

16 Guidelines: Revising Feeling-based questions Guiding Questions
How do you feel about this paper? Guiding Questions Why do you feel that? What can we do with that? Directive Feedback Where is your thesis statement?

17 Conclusion Felt sense is the physical and emotional reactions experienced while writing Gives voice to what you already know When to Use It Types of students Types of writing Guidelines for consultations With practice and instruction, consultants can better apply it

18 Thank you! Any questions?


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