She believes that singularity is a must in a well written essay and without the individual’s voice; every essay would be like the one before it. Orlean describes in her writing that an essay should be “built” from the ground up not forced. I believe that Orlean does a great job using imagery; comparing the Skilcraft visible cow with an ideal structure of an essay to carry out what she so strongly suggests in her essay itself. The capability to write a concrete essay, smoothing out the edges with imagery, to ease the subject so the reader can grasp the content more simply. Also I believe her aspect on singularity and how an essay should lean more towards a conversation is brilliant.
Ingalls and Marius stress the elements of drafting – disciplining the hand in sketching a figure or a written text, disciplining the mind to simplify unique characteristics of the subject and elaborate it into wonderful structures useful to humans and a writing text a reader can engage with. Ms. Gussow’s pea pod lesson teaches the student to observe the obvious details of the subject its unique characteristics. Students focus on the simplest idea then elaborate it into an ingenious product. Ignoring important aspects of the subject ends up with an incomplete or inaccurate result. As Ms. Gussow explains, “In order to get the gross idea of a form down, you have to generalize.
For example, when the narrator speaks of the contrasting views of the parents she says, “[Her] mother, however, believed in them—their possibilities” (Morrison 366). The use of this transition provides the reader with a clear understanding of the different views held by the parents. Additionally, the effective use of transitions allows the reader to clearly see when subjects are being contrasted, and lends to the cohesiveness of the essay. In the end, the structural strength of “A Slow Walk of Trees” lies in its sensible and meaningful comparison-contrast relationships, systematic organization, and clear transitions. Together, these structural elements weave together a coherent, easy-to-read essay that provides the reader with the points needed to effectively convey Morrison’s message, without him or her getting lost in the
By doing this, she makes the book read like a narrative, providing the text with intimacy. This also reminds the reader that she actually did everything she talks about in her book, establishing her credibility. Another thing she does is write in third person, which gives the text a whole new feel. It makes the story less informal and more objective. Additionally, it helps give an unbiased telling of some of the historical aspects in the story while still allowing for personal commentary.
In the essay my true love is reading the author explains her love for reading and the benefits of it in one’s life. She feels that “apart from studies, reading has laid a path for her self improvement and also helped her in stress relieving”. The author says that “Never underestimate the usefulness of reading. Even when I read to pass time, it is never time waste”(R. Afriye, 2008, p.54). By this she wants to say that reading is the thing we do as a hobby for passing our time, but unknowingly it is very useful and gives us so much knowledge about anything in very less time.
What is good writing? A good piece of writing isn’t hard to tell if it is good or bad but it becomes challenging if you have to explain why it is good. Teaching students how to produce an effective piece of writing is the most challenging, therefore having simple phrases to describe the good things writers do makes learning these things simpler. Writing traits is a framework in which good writing is based upon. According to Spandel (2009) it is a vision, a way students and teachers can think and talk about writing.
When she speaks about Marianne, she says, "She was generous, amiable, interesting: she was everything but prudent." Austen weights the first half with pleasing commentary and gently undercuts it in the second. Compare this with her biting description of Mrs. Ferrars: "She was not a woman of many words; for, unlike people in general, she proportioned them to the number of her ideas." Austen begins innocently enough, but the conclusion of that sentence bitterly reveals to us the impression she wishes us to have. Reflection is necessary, for we must see the sentence as a whole.
She quickly tries to establish her pathos: “Even now it is an impossible idea, that we are all connected, all of us”. By using the phrase “all of us” she makes the reader feel more comfortable and involved, which in turn makes the reader more interested in the text. The structure of the text is coherent, and the theme is presented early on (that the world was not waiting for the telephone). The sentences are a mix of long and short ones, and complex, paratactic and hypotactic sentences are mixed all together. The language is mostly colloquial, with some adjectives and adverbs.
The Importance of Critically Thinking Freely The process of writing is different for everyone. Some people use outlines to clearly organize their thoughts and others just start writing and go wherever that takes them. Peter Elbow teaches how to relate these two writing styles by using first-order thinking and second-order thinking. For a piece to be interesting and well thought out, I believe that both styles should be incorporated. First-order thinking is creative and free.
Another characteristic of her work that is important is the manipulation of time, that is talking about something that is not in its chronological sequence. Thus, the purpose is analyzing the story, observing these elements and discussing the main parts. The first sentence of the story - "And after all the weather was ideal"1 - is an example of manipulation of time used by Mansfield. "And after all" usually is used to conclude a proposition, not to start a story. Free indirect speech - the character's voice appearing in the narrator's voice - is another element that was used by her and makes the text easy and pleasant to read.