The author makes sure to point out easy step by step instructions and tips for those who don’t quite know how to properly write. The author not only wants these beginner writers/speakers to learn how to properly construct a piece of literature but also to know how to keep their audience enlightened and engaged. The author’s audience is clearly beginner writers/speakers because they also provide the templates for struggling in this area of constructing a piece of work. The author clearly uses the rhetorical strategy of logos by using different sources and examples. Also he uses logos by personally analyzing each example and telling the reader how the person in the example could have improved their work.
Whenever I write an email or class paper, I find myself naturally trying to apply at least one of these principles. I am learning to focus on whom my intended audience is and write to the needs of my audience. This course is very helpful, especially for us as students; we can take the writing skills we have learned with us to the workplace. I learned to be more direct and to the point in my writing. I also understand the differences between writing and academic writing.
Mental aspects play a large part in our will or desire to conform. Most people naturally seek acceptance from a group or a majority, so they often compromise their own beliefs and ideas to assimilate. These people especially seek acceptance from the people whose opinions and ideas they value the most, such as friends, parents, or family. Other times, uncertainty, fear, lack of self-esteem or confidence in oneself, may lead to conformity. Someone may be willing to conform if the consequences of nonconformity are too great to bare or not worth the struggle of rebellion.
William is a great help to Jamal in overcoming the obstacles at Mailor, namely professor Crawford. Crawford is intimidated by Jamal and his knowledge of literature. William also helps Jamal develop a writing style, and a writing process Throughout the movie William gives Jamal, many small pieces of advice that I feel were good advice. He tells Jamal that the original draft of all papers should be written with the heart and that all of the revisions thereafter should be written with the head. I feel this was good advice because if you write your original draft from the heart you are being more passionate about
“The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts” Taneishia Shaw Strayer University Donald Murray’s view on revision in “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Transcripts,” shows support for writers detaching themselves from their pages, the components writers examine in a writer’s work, and the function of the Makers Eye. Murray’s observation is accurate as it applies to me in many ways. Roald Dahl says, “You have to learn to read critically but constructively because good writing is essentially rewriting” (as cited in Murray, 1973, p. 9). No one said it better than Donald Murray, “Writers must learn to be their worst enemy. They must accept the criticism of others and be suspicious of it; they must accept the praise of others and be more suspicious of it.” (Murray, 1973, p. 4)Most writers are overly critical about their own writing, so it is difficult for a writer to critique his/her own work.
Communication is Key Paulo Freire’s wrote about how both students and teachers need to communicate more in order to improve the quality of learning environment. This excerpt also seems to be directed towards all teachers. “Education is suffering from narration sickness.” (Para 1) Freire gets straight to the point with that sentence as his thesis statement. He explains how teachers are “motionless” and that they need to spice up their teaching style. Good communication is the way to resolve issues with the way students are being taught.
People, especially our age, want more than anything to fit in. When you don’t look at yourself in a positive way, it can be very challenging. In the Scarlet Letter however, Rev. Dimmesdale is viewed as a trusting, high figure in society. These views of himself the townspeople have is incredibly hard for Dimmesdale to bear.
After I read this essay, I though that teacher’s roles are very important to students. In Baker’s case , Mr. Fleagle influenced him enormously because Mr. Fleagle [decided] his student’s writing was impressive, and he wanted Baker to know that he [was] a good writer.
Journal 1 My goals for this course are for me to learn how to be a better writer. I also want to learn how to understand the fundamentals of writing. As a student I must learn how to generate ideas and figure out ways to begin my writing. By reading those two books that I have been assigned to I can learn a lot of new ways to write in the course. Technical writing, business communication, sales and promotions all of these things are integrated into almost any industry.
He was fond of giving me topics to write about and then edit them. I remember him giving me a topic on the benefits and dangers of globalization. He knew I won’t know the meaning of the word globalization. I remember breaking the word into syllables so I could pronounce it – glo-ba-li-za-tion. I went to him and told him I did not know what this was, he encouraged me to find out for myself, stressing that it was the only way to develop a good vocabulary and mastery of the English language.