Lessons 3 Actions and Lesson 4 Characters
The book Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace 11th edition, written by authors Joseph M. Williams and Joseph Bizup, we are to summarize lessons 3 & 4. In summarizing lesson 3 “Actions” and lesson 4 “Characters”, the writer wants us to understand that “Actions” and “Characters” plays a big part in writing a paper. In lesson 3, the writer gives us “two main points to look at: first, when writing let the subject reflect the character of the verbs and second, let the action define the verbs (page 44)”. In other words, make sure your writing reflects clarity. No matter how long or how short the story, you want the reader to understand your thoughts. In lesson 4 “Characters”, the author expresses the importance
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The author says “whether we like or dislike someone’s writing that we have enough words to express our feelings (page 28).” In lesson 3, the author covers about ten things that we should take into consideration when writing our paper. For instances, the author talks about “Telling stories about Characters and their Actions, which tells us about the characters reflecting the subjects of verbs and the verb expressing some type of action (page 29).”
In this lesson we should understand that every word we write should reflect what the character action exhibits no matter the environment, the education level, or the workplace. The author also explains how to revise a story by using the three-step process, “diagnose, analyze, and rewrite (page 35)”. The author encourages us the importance of writing clearly for our readers.
Now lesson 4 covers “characters”, another important fact that writers need to include in their writing. The author makes an excellent point when he says, “that readers want actions in verbs and that they want the character just as well (page 47).” The author also says that when “diagnosis and revising there are a few things that we should look at: first, the subject do not reflect the character; second, where do you look for the characters, and third, what to do when you find them or don't find them (page 47-48)”. Throughout the lessons the author exposes the flaws of writing a good