Invenio

I have been thinking a lot about invention since I am revising a syllabus to work in a more open way.  I have always tried to use societal and cultural things in class to spark invention through writing, but is that enough?  I personally feel that I have a place and was accepted in our program because I may see things differently or in a different light.  I have never been a traditional student who excelled in my studies (I made straight A's but never really tried).  I think this may make me a better teacher because I can better relate the struggles I went through.  In the same light, I can see how i am not striving to push for invention, as much as I am striving to create a voice. I think that invention can be created through the creation of voice, but I don't really emphasize it directly.  I think that even if Winsor's article was not the best I can see the usefulness of the invention process.

On another note, I have been working on a introduction to literature/fiction syllabus that I think I though would be easier to create in the beginning.  I have been trying to cram some of my own interests into the syllabus as an effort to create a bridge to the student in finding lit in graphic novels.  I wonder if I'm placating to my own sensibilities by doing this or expanding what literature can be?  It's something I have been struggling to figure out...