REVISING THE POLITICAL IN BASIC WRITING SCHOLARSHIP

<p>This paper traces our scholarly constructions of Basic Writers' identities. Arguing that we have relied too much on the question, "Who is the Basic Writer, "the author instead asks, "What are those students who are labeled 'Basic Writers' accomplishing in their speech and writing in our classes?" Her text offers a speculative model for analyzing Basic Writing student discourse, uses that model to examine the language used in an actual Basic Writing classroom, and briefly reviews the implications of such work for reforming contemporary Basic Writing scholarship.</p>