This reading was all about research papers. When I am assigned a research paper I often struggle with finding a topic that will both interest me and be sufficient enough for a whole paper. The reading suggested ways to help tackle the struggle that is choosing a topic. One specific tactic that the book suggested was free writing which can get your ideas out there without a lot of pressure. Another tactic the book used was to choose topics that were open ended and could be expanded upon. A research question with just a quick explanation wouldn't be much of a research paper, therefore, choosing a topic that can be researched past just "yes" or "no" allows for a more in depth paper. This reading taught me new ways to approach a research paper that I plan to implement in the future.
Throughout chapter 1 of “The Bedford Book of Genres,” I learned that there are a variety of ways to improve one’s writing. Several writers tend to get carried away while writing that they forget who their audience is and what message they are trying to deliver. This is when one must ask themselves what their purpose of writing is, do they want to present a narrative/ tell a story, inform, or persuade. After figuring out ones purpose they must choose a genre to be able to shorten their idea and be concise. In order for this to occur one must know the basic qualities and agreed-upon rules about the genre they are composing. Once one makes those decisions they move on to the rhetorical situation which mainly explains the idea. This allows the writer to provide support on their purpose such as saying what is great about it or provide statistics, which will automatically make their writing more interesting for the audience to read, as well as, get t...
Yes I agree. Free writing as the book says can be a very helpful and useful tool for choosing and narrowing down a research topic.
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