25: Never Use "I," by Kimberly N. Parker

Kyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Never Use 'I'" by Kimberly N. Parker (@drkimpossible). It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Don't miss the joke: the author of the chapter is disagreeing with the bad idea stated in the chapter's title.

Keywords: emerging writers, first-person point of view, writing assumptions, writing instruction, writing voice

Kimberly N. Parker teaches high school and college preparatory courses in the Cambridge Public Schools (Massachusetts). Her research interests include English language arts with culturally responsive pedagogy and the teaching and study of African American literature. She is an adjunct instructor at Tufts University and president of the New England Association of Teachers of English. Catch her virtually @drkimpossible. (2017 bio)

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