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.
 

Rules for Writers Chapter 3

In this chapter we discuss the proper organization of essays.  Sometimes a thesis will bring everything together before you even finish it.  Remember to always keep in mind that often you might not know what you want to say until you have written your draft.   When constructing a thesis sentence, you should always ask yourself whether you can successfully develop it with the sources available to you and for the purpose you've identified. You want to try making sure stay on topic.  When you read over your questions try to think of yourself as the audience and what you would want to know from its good points.

Global revision think big I thought it was a great topic to read.  This topic would be very helpful to anyone who is drafting their essay.  You can always make a checklist for yourself for global revision.  You need to make sure that you know who your audience is.  Begin with a topic sentence that links to the thesis and lays out the content of the paragraph.  This is where you get highly specific, supporting every statement that you make.  And no detail should assume that your reader is familiar with the content of the story.

I plan to use this checklit when I'm developing my essays or thesis.  I will use this in my writings, and to be sure to read everything careful, and slowing.  I will use a technique by reading out loud to see if it makes sense.  I will be sure to revise my draft in an orderly way, making sure the audience understand my draft, and know their perspective.

Writing Topic: Rules for Writers Chapter 2

I felt in this chapter, a rough draft develops support for your thesis, so it's important to have at least a tentative thesis before you start writing your essay. As you are writing ideas will flow better in your head if you have these resources.    The first draft of your essay is meant to be messy and disorganized.  The introduction always mention the main point, the body develops its.   Draft the body of your essay by writing a paragraph about each supporting point you listed in the panning stage.  If you do not have a plan do some brainstorming.

By drafting the body means supporting your essay or thesis, so it's important to have at least a tentative thesis before you start writing.  The last part of your essay or the thesis is to make the conclusion memorable, you might include a detail, an example, or an image from the introduction to bring your audience a full circle.

The rough draft of my essay

This is a picture of my sisters and me.  This will probably be the last gathering of us for a long time.  It was taken back in 2001 at my wedding shower.  Since then couple of us don’t talk to each other at all.  It’s unfortunate that we are not together again as sibling of four.  This picture brings a lot of happy memories to me, I see that we were happy and enjoying each other company as well with friends.   By looking at this picture there was a lot of sisterly love between us during this gathering. My sister's were in my wedding so that was nice to see us together and sharing the memories of my wedding with them. We all were getting along great.  We talked about our familes how the kids are growing up so fast, and wishing mom and dad were here to see them become adults. 

I would think any outsider that saw this picture would think that we are very happy family.  But deep inside their were some friction between us.  Like I said we were civil to one another to make my day a happy wedding shower event.  

There is an age difference between us, my older sister is 62, and after her I have sister that is 58 and then my twin sister and I we are 55 years young,  felt sorry for my father having four girls in a three bedroom and one bathroom but we seem to manage.   I’m very close to my older sister Juliette, the one that is giving me a kiss on my cheek.  Our kids are about the same age so we had a lot in common.  My brother-in-law always told me I was his favorite sister-in-law.  They live down in Southern California and its been 5 years since I seen them.  Hope to see them soon. 

During family gatherings I was the one to bring the family together.  We had so much fun together during the holidays, picnics, and just having fun with each other.  We had a family night out meaning my sisters and their husband and kids to have pizza at our favorite place.  This pizza place we started taking our kids too was when they were babies.  So, this was a meeting place of fun and laughs and memories.

Since then it's been very difficult not having the sisters' back together.  We don't even get together for any family function's except for my twin and I we live together.  My older sister calls me on the holidays and we catch up on things about our kids.  We are hoping one day that we can get together and be a wholesome family once again.  I pray everynight that one day it will happen but their would be a lot of compremising between us.   I do believe my mother and father would not approve of wants going on between us sisters. 



"THE WAYS WE LIE"

I do agree with Ericsson's definition of this lie?  "DELUSION"  I have personally experience this type of lie in my adult age.  My experience with this type of lie comes from my twin sister.  She a alcoholic and a addict.  She no longers use's drugs but seems to still drink.    Like it says alcoholics who believe that the problemsin their lives are legitmate reasons for drinking rather than the results of the drinking offer the classic example of deluded thinking.

I have been through a lot of "Delusion Lies" through out my life time taking care of her.  I have come to terms in believing her sometimes, because alcoholics if you tell them they are wrong especailly when they have been drinking they will argue with you until their blue in the face and will not let the subject go! 

So, yes I have come to the conclusion in my heart she is lying and let it go out of one ear to the other.  It's pretty  sad they become so immune to their lying that is until they except they are alcoholics and get the help they need.

Chapter 1 Summary

The main ideas I like about chapter 1.  What I really liked is how you can narrow your subject to a topic.  First you have to subdivide your subject to ask questions by reading or talking to anyone.   For instance if your writing about a certain story you would have to some research on your topic.  You might chose to write about something that you have experience with, base it on reading that you've done, by observation, or by interviewing people.  Interviews and questionnaires can supply you with detailed and interesting information in narrowing your topic. 

Once you have those questions answered there are a few different ways that you can start brainstorming ideas in a group, debating a point with friends.  Their is a lot to do to make your topic easy by annotating texts and taking notes, Listing, Clustering and freewriting. 

I plan to use this information on what I learned in this chapter when I write. I really like the tips given for planning what to write.  I plan to brainstorm more efficently when I want to write, creating lists, and free writing are the most helpful things listed in this week’s chapter. Even though those are the strategies that I prefer I also want to try using the cluster diagram.

"The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me"

How is education save's ones life? Education is an essential component of life. It is a self-enlightening process that brings about an awareness of the world around us. It develops our perspective of gaining knowledge, which opens up limitless opportunities improving the acdemic aspects of life. While some say that education merely points out the process of gaining information about the world we live in, some say that the procurement of knowledge is mainly caused by having the right education. So why is education so important? The answer is simply because it covers valuable life lessons and more.  Alexie thought education was very important to every child that he could reach out too.   Alexie was able to educate himself and not letting the stereotype keep him from reaching his full potential he was about to become a writer and teacher and better his life. He was able to get away from unemployment that was common in his community and everywhere else.

How was Alexie able to save one's life of the students he works with?  Alexie knew he had to help the poor Indian children learn to read.  He saw that there was a lot of resources like the internet, newspapers, comic books and novels.  All of those things require the skill of reading.

Education was a big part of Alexie life.  He saw that this was to important to everyone that he came across especially his students.  Alexie is trying to give this to children to help them grow as people and to survive in the world. He wants to give them the joy of reading and writing and give them a chance to do something more with their life then they would be doing without education, so in a sense this is how and why he is trying to save them.

"English 100; College Reading and Writing"

What is a freewrite?  To me it is a simple process that is the basis for other discovery techniques.   Here are some guidelines:

• Write nonstop for a set period of time (10-20 minutes).
• Do not make corrections as you write
• Keep writing, even if you have to write something like, "I don't know what to write."
• Do not judge or censor what you are writing.

How is it meant to facilitate stronger writing?  I think by freewriting  has the advantage of permitting more editing.  The main thing about freewriting is that it is noneditiing.  It is an exercise in bringing together the process of producing words and putting them down on the page.  Practiced reqularly, it undoes the ingrained habit of editing at the same time you are trying to produce.

No I did not find surprising or illuminating about the reading.

Rules for Writers Chapter 46

46a Read actively: Annotate the text:
My main ideas that I would find useful for me is to jotting down my questions and thoughts.  When you annotate a text as you read, you are doing something - engaging with your work, not letting the words slip past you.  Use a pencil instead of a highlighter, with a pencil you can underline key concepts, mark points, or circle elements that intrigue you. 

46b Try sketching a brief outline of the text:
By reading how to sketch your outline, I thought was very interesting, need to pay special attention to the texts thesis (central idea) and its topic sentences can be found at the beginnings of the most body paragraphs. 

How would I plan to use this information in my own writing?  I have started using this method for essays a long time ago,  I think it's very helpful for me because I'm a visual learner and need to write what I hear or see. 

Using the 46b technique it will very useful for me to outline everything.

My Blog

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