Extra Credit Optional Writing Topic Summary

The topic I’ll be writing about is “Drafting Your Essay”

When drafting your essay you need to annotated the work, developed a thesis, and identified your evidence.  This topic will help you with some effective techniques.  For instance.

Quoting:

It states involving taking a word, phrase, or passage when starting your quote.   This will help you be more effective in your writing your essay. 

How should I quote?

Well a quote should have a passage or expression that is woven into the text.  What I didn’t know is that quotes should not be end to end, I found that very interesting when you’re quoting something. 

I plan to use this information in drafting my essay.   There are several steps to have an effective essay.  Quite surprise of all of the steps to have a masterpiece completed.  These tools I will definitely use in developing my essay.

Rules for Writers chapter 47

"In your introduction establish credibility and state your position", (pg361).

I thought it was interesting when constructing an argument that you need to make sure your introduction contains a thesis sentence that states your position on the issue you have chosen  to debate on (pg 361).  Always need to state your credibility to your readers show them that you have some knowledge in what your trying to say in your thesis.


I plan to use this information in my thesis.  How to be constructive in your argument and be fair-minded to others.  What I thought was interesting in drafting your thesis always remember to image a counter argument to your thesis.

Topic Summary for Writing About Literature

When writing your thesis you need to be augmentative, and persuasive to begin a debatable thesis or claim.  Make sure that their are reasonably and differing opinions to support it.


Always make sure when writing your thesis it needs to have narrow meaning the thesis will more effective to your  argument.     When writing your thesis always have evidence to support it.


I have always been intimidated to the word "thesis".  By reading the overview of an argument in writing my thesis will help me understand and stay focus on my topic.  I will definitely use these tools in my thesis. 

"The Insufficiency of Honesty"

What is Carter's definition of integrity?

     Carter refers to it like the weather everybody talks about it but nobody knows what to do about it.  He has many definitions to Intergrity.  They come in three steps.

            1.  The first criterio captures the idea that integrity requires a degree of moral reflectiveness.
            2.  The second brings in the ideal of a person of integrity as steadfast, a quality that includes keeping  one's commitments.
            3.  The third remind us that a person of integrity can be trusted.

What does it mean?
    Integrity means a steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.  A also think keeping your integrity would be keeping your good name or maintaing your character. 

   I do believe what Carter says about intergrity.  Its all up to the individual if he/she has intergrity or can be honest to oneself.  I think it's all how you were raise with morals. 
   

"Shooting Dad"

What accounts for the narrator's struggles with her dad?

The narrator's struggle with her dad was that he loved guns and she did not.  He's a member of the National Rifle Association which is a pretty radical group.  All he cared about was his guns.  She and her father had differences in political views.  She always thought her dad favored her twin sister, amy shared her father's enthusiasm for firearms and the quick-draw cowboy mythology surrounding them.   As I said Gun's are not for me. 

As I realized my dad and I are the same person.  We are both smart-alecky loners with goofy projects and weird equipment. And since this whole target practice oting was my idea.   I still feel the same way about guns, I will not be behind the cannon because it represents ceremonial object.  I also realize that my dad and  have a passion for different projects.  As time passes by we are becoming closer. 

Rules For Writers Chapter "4"

I really enjoy reading chapter 4, I think it will help me in a lot ways to build effective pargraphs.  My essay's as you see need a lot of help of formatting it correctly.  For instance this chapter showed me just how much goes into a essays.   It is really hard to stick to the main point.  The topic on focus on a main point (pg 40) clearly says this supports the essay's main point.  Another helpful topic I thought helps me to undertand why it is so important to stick with the topic (pg 40-42).  When I gather my information to write the essay I'm always starting with too many ideas in the paragraph.  On (pg 42) it explains a lot how to "not" too be too skimpy when you're trying too be convincing. 

About chapter 4 regarding the topic "Choose a suitable patter of organization" (pg44)  This was very helpful to me as well.  When you the use a paragraph of description it states that you have sketch of the person, place, or thing by using concrete and specific ideas.

I plan to use these topics in writing my essays and organizing my ideas in the correct manner.  I have a hard to time expressing my ideals and sticking to one.  So, I find these topics will be valuable tool to me for my next essay.

"Coming Home Again"

Why does his mother regret allowing him to attend boarding school?

The mother regrets her son going to boarding because of their relationship was being torn away from each other.  He was her favorite child, and wanted the best education for him as she had the opportunity to get the best for herself.  

He recalls one day when he was washing the rice in the kitchen she had mentioned to him that she made a comment in regards to him attending boarding school.  With regret she said I made a mistake in sending you to boarding school..  He had asked her why did you send me to "Exeter?"  Her answer was "Because I didn't know I was going to die."  Then she said to him you know what it was better for you son.  If you stayed home, you would not like me so much now.

This was a truly love story between mother and son. You want the best for you child and she thought she was doing the right thing for her son.