In the first draft the author jumps right to the thesis statement and the publisher’s purpose. He does not have a clear introduction because it was missing an attention getter. The author started talking what the essay was going to be about, and for me it was just like the author didn’t want to spend more time working on the introduction. The author had some problems with sentence structure, moreover, I think that the author wanted to be more specific about what he/ she was talking about that sometimes he/she confused himself.
Page 80 of MAUS by Art Spiegelman uses various artistic devices such as framing, visual symbolism, and shading to show the hopelessness of Jews during the Holocaust. They were victims of fate, trapped with no control over their lives or the wonton horror inflicted by the Holocaust. Page 80 is comprised of five contained panels, and one unbound panel that bleeds over into another. Several of these panels are larger than average, most notably that of the top and bottom, allowing Art to show more detail and emphasize the importance of those specific panels. Page 80 shows Vladek’s near abduction by the Nazis in 1941.
These two pieces have the same idea but use different methods to end with the same result. This is because the audiences of the two essays are
Another reason that essay was changed is so that the reader can truly connect with the story. More readers tend to connect with literature that provokes deep emotions and the revised piece certainly does that by providing more details and altering the actions of Staples. Therefore, second literary piece affects the reader more. A final reason for changing the essay is to add more detail ensuring the reader will comprehend the intended
Some informal styles of writings that I have also written this semester are comments on Writer’s Workshop rough drafts, free writes, and worksheet that you give us during class. The informal styles of writing are more independent; I was allowed to write freely without worrying about having to revise or edit it after. Writer’s Workshops allow me to give
Despite there being a distinct theme in all three of the articles, each one provides a similar message. I think the purpose of each article was to help the audience improve their reading and writing skills by a great deal. In the article “How to Read Like a Writer,” by Mike Bunn, the author focuses on helping the reader sharpen their reading skills and gives insight on what he thinks a good reader is like. He explains to his audience that readers need to focus more on what type of material they are reading in order to understand the work. Bunn is correct in making this point, and I feel as though I read material thoroughly in order to have a sense of comprehension or what the author is talking about.
After reading the first chapter, writing with Style, from “Thinking Well”, by John R. Trimble, he made it seem as if he was writing about my writing when he explained a novice writer. Trimble explains how a novice writer would write by giving examples of how their style of writing looks like. For example, Trimble explains how new writers unconsciously write and how they are not aware of their egocentrism. He states what a novice would have to achieve objectivity, empathy, courtesy and social sensitivity in order for him to have a readable style. Trimble then discusses what makes a veteran writer and how their thinking process reflects their writing situation.
Anne Lamott 's essay, “Shitty First Drafts” explains to its readers that all writers, even the best, can have “shitty first drafts.” The essay presents the proper writing process from the first draft to the final piece of work. Her essay is intended to encourage writers who are in need of direction when it comes to writing and to teach inexperienced writers ways to become more successful in writing. Anne Lamott uses her personal experiences to build credibility, figurative language to engage the reader and provides the reader with logical steps for the writing process. To build credibility on her processes success, Lamott uses her own personal experiences.
Throughout my education, writing strategies persisted to be a challenge for me. I dreaded writing because I could never find ways to transition my thoughts from my mind to the paper. Ironically, a class that petrified me due to the amount of required writing ended up helping me in numerous ways. English 1301 and my professor prepared me for college and real life by giving me a foundation of effective learning strategies.
The first reason on why I chose this essay is because it changes the point of view multiple times throughout the paper. For example, in paragraph 4 and 5 the author explains that at night in the narrow streets of Soho in New York City woman get scared and fear the worst from the author, who is black. From there, the author explains what he thinks and the woman is thinking during the same situation. It draws attention for the reader and keeps the reader’s eyes glued on the paper when reading this. The second reason why I chose this essay is because it is very personal.
As I was reading Melissa Duffy’s “Inspiration, and Craig Vetter’s “Bonehead Writing,” I found myself connecting with Vetter’s paper more than Duffy’s. I found that the presentation in “Bonehead Writing” to capture my attention, and that Vetter’s feelings about writing was similar to my opinion on writing. Through his wording and humor, I think Craig Vetter wrote the best essay. I find that the wording and presentation of an article or essay influences my opinion of the writer, and it affects how I receive the idea they are trying to present to me. Craig Vetter uses a blunt approach to convey his idea that writing is nearly impossible to teach, and describes writing as “A blood sport, a walk in the garden of agony every time out.”
The name of my Greek god is a monster and her name is Medusa. It ment 1 of 3 snaky-haired Gorgons. Medusa was mortal. Stheno and? Euryale were immortal.
Over the course of the semester, my main goal was to become a more precise writer and develop my identity as a writer. According too, the Portfolio Letter assignment sheet, becoming a better writer consists of precise planning, draft and revising. It also includes understanding a variety of academic genres by examining the basic characteristics that defines each type. In order too efficiently meet my goal of becoming a better writer, it was very important to have my work evaluated by others and myself as well. The use of rhetorical knowledge, critical thinking, reading and writing all are the important aspects in this course.
Every student has their own writing process. Writing process ways is the student's way to have the best writing assignments and make who ever read it understand their main idea. In this essay I am going to explain my own writing process for various type. In chapter 4 by Keith Hjortshoj “How Good Writing Gets Written” which talks about how should develops their writing skills and gives them some tips that they should use in their writing process.
Reflective Portfolio Letter Dear, Members of the First Year Writing Assessment Committee, In my past years of writing I have seen myself develop into a well disciplined and patient writer. However, I have seen myself significantly improve and mature as a writer over the past few months more than I have in the past four years. I view writing as an open doorway full of ideas, feelings, and thoughts weaved together simply for creating a masterpiece. Before entering college English 1010, high school students are conditioned to write required papers and assignments without having the ability to “put you’re your own opinions and feelings in a paper.”
