Challenge is a part of life regardless of one’s station. The way in which these difficulties are overcome builds the foundation of one’s character, the inner self. Using these barriers as opportunities to learn helps one be prepared for whatever fortune may place in the oncoming path.
English 2010 has been a set of writing opportunities beyond the book based research papers given during high school English classes. The challenges that this class did provide have helped to broaden the manner in which one may address a written topic—diversifying the very way that one thinks about an issue. This creates a way to ‘Adapt Strategies of Argumentation for a given writing situation’; the assorted types of papers have laid framework for multiple argumentative methods to be practiced. Writing a report, the piece required the gathering of many sources to make up the paper’s argument. This entailed suppressing one’s tendency to voice opinion, instead letting the information gathered during research to carry the point across with the ethos of reliable sources—making for an argument that is difficult to dispute. Position proposal writing took a more personal tack: sources were used to give credibility, while the majority of the argument’s weight was made by skillful use of language to either make logical reasoning or to play upon the emotion of the reader—these two parts setting the stage for the delivery of the proposal.
These methods of writing, as well as that of the review take their forms from the variety of needs that they arise from. Diverse use of writing is why learning to ‘Adapt Style and Design for a given writing situation’ is a critical skill. Should a group of people have a need of education on a topic, a variety of information ought to be presented so that an educated perspective may be established. This is where the writing of a report proves of great worth—a presentation of information in a mostly unbiased way allows the audience to quickly ascertain a more credible opinion on the topic than the thoughts of a single source alone. Now suppose that the audience is not united by a common goal, that several factions each have a desired course of action. Few styles would be better suited for this circumstance than that of a position proposal. Often, disagreements arise from a side not comprehending the other side’s standpoint, possibly not being aware of the view entirely. A good position paper helps to alleviate this misunderstanding, respecting the outlook of the opposition, while making clear the perspective of the side itself. With this knowledge established, the opposition is in the optimal state of mind to hear to the proposal—even if they do not agree, at least they will understand.
Does not any well made work require critical thought to guide the shaping of the task, as well as attention to the possibility of deficiency during development? When this principle is applied to writing, this entails a great deal of mentally rearranging phrases, reading paragraphs aloud, and strategic use of the backspace key. Striking up a strong train of thought, words may be coming to mind so rapidly that clarity is left far behind. Drafting and Revising allows these mistakes to be addressed before another person sees the paper—preventing the reviewer from being caught up within awkward language so that they may better focus on how the writing conveys a message, enabling them to provide the writer with more helpful feedback.
Observing how others utilize styles of argument and methods of conveying ideas allows one to think of ways to apply some of these methods to one’s own writing. Simply keeping the ideas of Ethos, Pathos and Logos in mind while reading another’s work lets one go beyond the topic of the reading and give attention to the way that it is conveyed. In research, the same method may be used, but in this case, the topic has greater need of consideration. By noticing the way that the author conveys their message, these words applied to one’s own work will have more relevance and afford stronger credence of usage. Logically, paying more attention to what a person writes will lead to increased awareness of what they are saying. This outside resource being used, it would be ungrateful, as well as illegal, not to give the writer credit. For these reasons, proper citation information is always gather and applied with the usage of another’s work.
Collection information to enhance knowledge on a topic was a chief goal within this class’s primary assignment of The Community Writing Project. By investigating many sources, a better understanding of contemporary voices was gained regarding my group’s topic of technology. Combining this understanding with personal logic, educated responses to the topic were able to be developed. The dynamic of a group introduces the thoughts and desires of other individuals into the common direction of the whole. Thus, approaches that might not have been taken when working individually were maneuvered into by the wills of the members in combination. Should a certain direction of discussion be desired, the aspiration must be articulated in a way that the entire group would readily agree to the proposition—for even if discontent is not voiced, any reluctance felt by a member will cause the strength of their writing to weaken, hurting the group as a whole.
After joining the group devoted to technology, I chose humanity’s reliance on technology for a topic. This issue has several sides of argument around it, inherently providing a structure of contrast to base my writing upon. This topic was discussed in my report, as well as my position proposal; addressing the various dangers of putting all eggs in to one technological basket. To conclude the pieces of a positive note, I decided to do my review upon student laptop use—the dangers of technology having been noted, a positive view of the future helps one best utilize the resources at one’s disposal.
After expressing the contents of my mind in concern of these topics—in their respective papers, the sessions of peer review helped me to make sure that the thoughts discussed were coherent to the readers. Critiques on my clarity were most prominently noted; my writing either assumed too much, or my logic taking confusing repetitive loops. Noting of these concerns, upon further editing, I would think of several ways to state a phrase, choosing the simplest manner that demonstrated the point in entirety. Keeping this in mind, I now attempt to shape my writing in a more concise manner—rather than filling a sentence with flowery words to make it sound pretty, I try to use the most direct way to illustrate a point. Noticing the benefit of simplicity within my own writing, I would give the same consideration to my group me members: a statement might have contained a very powerful thought, yet the phrasing in which it was made may encumber the notion with the unnecessary. In these situations, I would offer an alternate phrasing for them to consider, explain the reasoning so that they could rephrase the thought themselves. Disconnected logic was another aspect that I suggested upon; knowing that sometimes and idea may make sense in one’s head, yet lose something in translation to paper. As a peer reviewer, trying to see the paper as the writer sees it allows comments to be made that may be more eagerly listened to and utilized. With all this in mind, I now pay more attention to how my writing will be read—the most profound idea will do little good if no one can understand it.
The majority of changes made for my final portfolio involved further addition and integration of resources. My ideas had been running wild into the realm of speculation; further research helped provide credibility, as well as helping the ideas to develop even further. Clarity of language was another changed element, giving further reflection to the way that my ideas were stated.
The choice of pieces in my final portfolio was rather pre-decided—the report, position proposal and review were the pieces that I had written myself, our group’s letter to an organization having been written by Tom. The voice that I put into my writing is its strength, as I do my utmost to maintain consistent tempo and emotion within the structure itself to engage the reader. This being the case, the position proposal is the forte of my portfolio, using personal voice in an effort to persuade the readers. Upon having a second take at this project, I would put more effort into the research aspect; as it would not only give more strength to a piece such as the report, but it would allow my ideas to develop with greater diversity—not only strengthening my work as a whole, but opening mental perception further to the surroundings.
Thank you Professor; for reading this and all of my other work, for the advice that you give, and for pushing me to strengthen the cohesiveness of my writing.
May Health and Fortune be with you,
Jeff Thomas
English 2010 has been a set of writing opportunities beyond the book based research papers given during high school English classes. The challenges that this class did provide have helped to broaden the manner in which one may address a written topic—diversifying the very way that one thinks about an issue. This creates a way to ‘Adapt Strategies of Argumentation for a given writing situation’; the assorted types of papers have laid framework for multiple argumentative methods to be practiced. Writing a report, the piece required the gathering of many sources to make up the paper’s argument. This entailed suppressing one’s tendency to voice opinion, instead letting the information gathered during research to carry the point across with the ethos of reliable sources—making for an argument that is difficult to dispute. Position proposal writing took a more personal tack: sources were used to give credibility, while the majority of the argument’s weight was made by skillful use of language to either make logical reasoning or to play upon the emotion of the reader—these two parts setting the stage for the delivery of the proposal.
These methods of writing, as well as that of the review take their forms from the variety of needs that they arise from. Diverse use of writing is why learning to ‘Adapt Style and Design for a given writing situation’ is a critical skill. Should a group of people have a need of education on a topic, a variety of information ought to be presented so that an educated perspective may be established. This is where the writing of a report proves of great worth—a presentation of information in a mostly unbiased way allows the audience to quickly ascertain a more credible opinion on the topic than the thoughts of a single source alone. Now suppose that the audience is not united by a common goal, that several factions each have a desired course of action. Few styles would be better suited for this circumstance than that of a position proposal. Often, disagreements arise from a side not comprehending the other side’s standpoint, possibly not being aware of the view entirely. A good position paper helps to alleviate this misunderstanding, respecting the outlook of the opposition, while making clear the perspective of the side itself. With this knowledge established, the opposition is in the optimal state of mind to hear to the proposal—even if they do not agree, at least they will understand.
Does not any well made work require critical thought to guide the shaping of the task, as well as attention to the possibility of deficiency during development? When this principle is applied to writing, this entails a great deal of mentally rearranging phrases, reading paragraphs aloud, and strategic use of the backspace key. Striking up a strong train of thought, words may be coming to mind so rapidly that clarity is left far behind. Drafting and Revising allows these mistakes to be addressed before another person sees the paper—preventing the reviewer from being caught up within awkward language so that they may better focus on how the writing conveys a message, enabling them to provide the writer with more helpful feedback.
Observing how others utilize styles of argument and methods of conveying ideas allows one to think of ways to apply some of these methods to one’s own writing. Simply keeping the ideas of Ethos, Pathos and Logos in mind while reading another’s work lets one go beyond the topic of the reading and give attention to the way that it is conveyed. In research, the same method may be used, but in this case, the topic has greater need of consideration. By noticing the way that the author conveys their message, these words applied to one’s own work will have more relevance and afford stronger credence of usage. Logically, paying more attention to what a person writes will lead to increased awareness of what they are saying. This outside resource being used, it would be ungrateful, as well as illegal, not to give the writer credit. For these reasons, proper citation information is always gather and applied with the usage of another’s work.
Collection information to enhance knowledge on a topic was a chief goal within this class’s primary assignment of The Community Writing Project. By investigating many sources, a better understanding of contemporary voices was gained regarding my group’s topic of technology. Combining this understanding with personal logic, educated responses to the topic were able to be developed. The dynamic of a group introduces the thoughts and desires of other individuals into the common direction of the whole. Thus, approaches that might not have been taken when working individually were maneuvered into by the wills of the members in combination. Should a certain direction of discussion be desired, the aspiration must be articulated in a way that the entire group would readily agree to the proposition—for even if discontent is not voiced, any reluctance felt by a member will cause the strength of their writing to weaken, hurting the group as a whole.
After joining the group devoted to technology, I chose humanity’s reliance on technology for a topic. This issue has several sides of argument around it, inherently providing a structure of contrast to base my writing upon. This topic was discussed in my report, as well as my position proposal; addressing the various dangers of putting all eggs in to one technological basket. To conclude the pieces of a positive note, I decided to do my review upon student laptop use—the dangers of technology having been noted, a positive view of the future helps one best utilize the resources at one’s disposal.
After expressing the contents of my mind in concern of these topics—in their respective papers, the sessions of peer review helped me to make sure that the thoughts discussed were coherent to the readers. Critiques on my clarity were most prominently noted; my writing either assumed too much, or my logic taking confusing repetitive loops. Noting of these concerns, upon further editing, I would think of several ways to state a phrase, choosing the simplest manner that demonstrated the point in entirety. Keeping this in mind, I now attempt to shape my writing in a more concise manner—rather than filling a sentence with flowery words to make it sound pretty, I try to use the most direct way to illustrate a point. Noticing the benefit of simplicity within my own writing, I would give the same consideration to my group me members: a statement might have contained a very powerful thought, yet the phrasing in which it was made may encumber the notion with the unnecessary. In these situations, I would offer an alternate phrasing for them to consider, explain the reasoning so that they could rephrase the thought themselves. Disconnected logic was another aspect that I suggested upon; knowing that sometimes and idea may make sense in one’s head, yet lose something in translation to paper. As a peer reviewer, trying to see the paper as the writer sees it allows comments to be made that may be more eagerly listened to and utilized. With all this in mind, I now pay more attention to how my writing will be read—the most profound idea will do little good if no one can understand it.
The majority of changes made for my final portfolio involved further addition and integration of resources. My ideas had been running wild into the realm of speculation; further research helped provide credibility, as well as helping the ideas to develop even further. Clarity of language was another changed element, giving further reflection to the way that my ideas were stated.
The choice of pieces in my final portfolio was rather pre-decided—the report, position proposal and review were the pieces that I had written myself, our group’s letter to an organization having been written by Tom. The voice that I put into my writing is its strength, as I do my utmost to maintain consistent tempo and emotion within the structure itself to engage the reader. This being the case, the position proposal is the forte of my portfolio, using personal voice in an effort to persuade the readers. Upon having a second take at this project, I would put more effort into the research aspect; as it would not only give more strength to a piece such as the report, but it would allow my ideas to develop with greater diversity—not only strengthening my work as a whole, but opening mental perception further to the surroundings.
Thank you Professor; for reading this and all of my other work, for the advice that you give, and for pushing me to strengthen the cohesiveness of my writing.
May Health and Fortune be with you,
Jeff Thomas
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