Reading BBG chapter 5 was very helpful in terms of preparing for our next paper. The chapter specifically outlines steps to take in order to uncover topics, questions, and sources. The steps in brainstorming and gathering ideas makes the process a lot easier. I also found that the "freewriting" of this chapter ran parallel to the idea of the "shitty first draft". Using the terms, asking questions, and then narrowing your curiosity for choosing a topic is a method that I will use for the research paper. Additionally, I found it helpful that the reading suggests us to " form the argument in response to others" in order to make it stronger. Overall, the reading was very informative and provided crucial information that will make writing the next paper more simple.
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...
Annie, I totally see the parallels in the idea of free writing between this article and 'Shitty First Drafts." It really just highlights the importance of this practice when developing your writing. I also agree that the idea of forming an argument in response to others really does make your research paper a strong one.
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