from "Writing and Multiple Intelligences," A Working Paper

by Gerald Grow, Ph.D.

School of Journalism, Media & Graphic Arts

Florida A&M University, Tallahassee FL 32307 USA

Available at: http://www.longleaf.net/ggrow

How the Seven Intelligences
Might Appear in a Writer

Linguistic -- keen sensitivity to language; poetic; the interacting overtones of words; sounds of words; strong narrative sense

Logical - Mathematical -- logical organization and development; precision of thought; clear transitions; well-focused; excellent exposition; tells how big, how much, and how many; problem-solving approach

Interpersonal -- human interest; sensitivity to audience; characterization; human meaning, responses, and relationships; quotes, anecdote, and dialogue

Intrapersonal -- author's voice, role, and presence; sense of purpose; values; feelings; personal story; finds symbols for inner experience; directed from one self to another

Spatial -- keen observation; good description; spatial development in narrative and description; metaphor; sense of wholeness from overall gestalt

Musical -- rhythm; harmony of parts; resolution of disparate elements; distinct music of style

Kinesthetic -- physicality, sensitivity to movement, body language; grounded; gut feelings; sexuality; humor; down to earth; close to nature; deep interrelatedness; natural pace and movement; vitality; organic, aerobic prose (it breathes).

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