When and Where found: I found this word while reading the writing-to-learn article by Knipper and Duggan (2006). The sentence I found it in was: “Sometimes, though, the prospect of grading an avalanche of papers prevents teachers from encouraging extensive student writing (p. 463).
What it means: Avalanche in the sense it was used means an overwhelming amount in regards to student papers. Clearly, the sentence from the article is referring to teachers’ misconceptions of what writing-to-learn actually entails. As we have discussed in class, writing-to-learn can be done daily with relatively short writing activities, not necessarily extensive papers.
Level of Familiarity: I am familiar with this word. Although my first thought when I read it was in the context of skiing instead of figuratively.
To know well or not: Yes, this word is worth knowing well because it again refers to a level of description, which better describes than simply stating there was a lot of something.
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