Kyle D. Stedman's article, "Annoying Ways" made very helpful points on how to properly cite sources without creating an "annoyance" to readers. I enjoyed how he compared writing to annoying slow drivers and added a sense of humor. The most useful mechanism he used was showing an annoying way to insert a citation, then showing how to properly fix it and explaining why it isn't considered correct. I think seeing these example will help me when it comes to revising my paper, because not only can I see what I was doing wrong, but I also know how to fix my mistakes. I'm definitely going to use this article to help improve my paper when it is time to revise my paper.
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...
I agree that Stedman did well in educating his readers and getting his point across with humor as well as the very relatable scenario of driving. His addition of a how to fix it part also made his article easy and clear to navigate and I too will use his advice in the future.
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