How can writing a research paper difficult compared to a narrative essay?
Margaret Kantz performs the study of a typical college sophomore. With inexperienced writing techniques, it is difficult to complete an assignment that requires a student to perform abilities that they have not yet acquired. Margaret Kantz explains that a research paper needs a “theory-based explanation.” Throughout the study, then author was able to pinpoint exactly where Shirley was confused about the topics that needed to be covered. Shirley used facts of the textual evidence and tied it into her own story. She wrote on a topic of her choice but was unable to comment on the material. Many students may face these difficulties because they do not analyze the text. They read the facts and find it easier to follow a particular format.
A writer must be able to complete a legitimate argument to produce a paper that includes the appropriate structure, ton, and the purpose of the original argument. Shirley based her paper on the facts and main purpose instead of going into depth. When I wrote my Project 1 essay, I was able to relax and not stress out about it. I was able to use reading strategies that Haas and Flower presented in order to make sure my audience understood what I was trying to explain. The rhetorical reading strategies require the reader to read in between the lines. I believe Shirley could have applied these strategies to her own paper but as she did the research paper, she was using content strategies.
When making an argument, it is still possible to use voice and opinions to persuade the reader to agree with the topic. Schwegler and Shamoon describe that the task is look at more like a fill in the blanks, show-me-you’ve-read approach by a typical student. Because Shirley took this approach her grade was surprisingly low.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Q&R 5
How can writing a research paper difficult compared to a narrative essay?
Margaret Kantz performs the study of a typical college sophomore. With inexperienced writing techniques, it is difficult to complete an assignment that requires a student to perform abilities that they have not yet acquired. Margaret Kantz explains that a research paper needs a “theory-based explanation.” Throughout the study, then author was able to pinpoint exactly where Shirley was confused about the topics that needed to be covered. Shirley used facts of the textual evidence and tied it into her own story. She wrote on a topic of her choice but was unable to comment on the material. Many students may face these difficulties because they do not analyze the text. They read the facts and find it easier to follow a particular format.
A writer must be able to complete a legitimate argument to produce a paper that includes the appropriate structure, ton, and the purpose of the original argument. Shirley based her paper on the facts and main purpose instead of going into depth. When I wrote my Project 1 essay, I was able to relax and not stress out about it. I was able to use reading strategies that Haas and Flower presented in order to make sure my audience understood what I was trying to explain. The rhetorical reading strategies require the reader to read in between the lines. I believe Shirley could have applied these strategies to her own paper but as she did the research paper, she was using content strategies.
When making an argument, it is still possible to use voice and opinions to persuade the reader to agree with the topic. Schwegler and Shamoon describe that the task is look at more like a fill in the blanks, show-me-you’ve-read approach by a typical student. Because Shirley took this approach her grade was surprisingly low.
Margaret Kantz performs the study of a typical college sophomore. With inexperienced writing techniques, it is difficult to complete an assignment that requires a student to perform abilities that they have not yet acquired. Margaret Kantz explains that a research paper needs a “theory-based explanation.” Throughout the study, then author was able to pinpoint exactly where Shirley was confused about the topics that needed to be covered. Shirley used facts of the textual evidence and tied it into her own story. She wrote on a topic of her choice but was unable to comment on the material. Many students may face these difficulties because they do not analyze the text. They read the facts and find it easier to follow a particular format.
A writer must be able to complete a legitimate argument to produce a paper that includes the appropriate structure, ton, and the purpose of the original argument. Shirley based her paper on the facts and main purpose instead of going into depth. When I wrote my Project 1 essay, I was able to relax and not stress out about it. I was able to use reading strategies that Haas and Flower presented in order to make sure my audience understood what I was trying to explain. The rhetorical reading strategies require the reader to read in between the lines. I believe Shirley could have applied these strategies to her own paper but as she did the research paper, she was using content strategies.
When making an argument, it is still possible to use voice and opinions to persuade the reader to agree with the topic. Schwegler and Shamoon describe that the task is look at more like a fill in the blanks, show-me-you’ve-read approach by a typical student. Because Shirley took this approach her grade was surprisingly low.
Q&R 1
How can having good self confidence and asking for help when it is needed help students like Jack better succeed?
In the D&W Article we learned about a student named Jack who struggled through an English class at Utah Valley State College. His previous writing experiences with negligent discouraging classes and instructors in his earlier education had not only damaged his understanding about writing and his ability to write, but had actually damaged his self esteem to the point that he became very reluctant to even try to write. However, in his English with Professor Downs, he was greatly encouraged in his writing and helped by the instructor in his drafts and writings. This helped him to succeed and expand his prowess as a writer. I believe that it is very important that students of writing are given as much encouragement and help as they need because not many get it and this, I believe, is largely to blame for the failure of many students in writing and reading classes, because they don’t know what they are doing and do not have the confidence nor the support to help them learn and overcome their impairments. Self confidence is everything in terms of helping people succeed and overcome obstacles in life that hinder their true potential. If someone does not believe that one can do something, then they will fail from the onset. If I believe that I can’t write this paper and write it well, then I’ve already failed from the beginning simply by not believing in myself and my abilities. It is very possible that I won’t even attempt to write. However, if I have great confidence in myself and my abilities, I will have a much greater chance of trying and succeeding in my writing endeavors. This applies to everything in life, if someone does not have sufficient self confidence and believe that they can set out and achieve their goals, then they will fail.
In the D&W Article we learned about a student named Jack who struggled through an English class at Utah Valley State College. His previous writing experiences with negligent discouraging classes and instructors in his earlier education had not only damaged his understanding about writing and his ability to write, but had actually damaged his self esteem to the point that he became very reluctant to even try to write. However, in his English with Professor Downs, he was greatly encouraged in his writing and helped by the instructor in his drafts and writings. This helped him to succeed and expand his prowess as a writer. I believe that it is very important that students of writing are given as much encouragement and help as they need because not many get it and this, I believe, is largely to blame for the failure of many students in writing and reading classes, because they don’t know what they are doing and do not have the confidence nor the support to help them learn and overcome their impairments. Self confidence is everything in terms of helping people succeed and overcome obstacles in life that hinder their true potential. If someone does not believe that one can do something, then they will fail from the onset. If I believe that I can’t write this paper and write it well, then I’ve already failed from the beginning simply by not believing in myself and my abilities. It is very possible that I won’t even attempt to write. However, if I have great confidence in myself and my abilities, I will have a much greater chance of trying and succeeding in my writing endeavors. This applies to everything in life, if someone does not have sufficient self confidence and believe that they can set out and achieve their goals, then they will fail.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Q&R4 Sommers
Do revisions from Peers really work or are they Helpful?
How can we as students revise other papers, when at times I don’t even know what I’m writing about let alone revise someone’s paper. “Students consider the thesaurus a harvest of lexical substitutions and believe that most problems in their essays can be solved by rewording” How can we as students be sure that our “revision’s “ of papers isn’t just rewording instead of the actual text making sense. Not all students actually give intense criticism that the writer can actually reflect on, I in my perspective rather have myself revise my paper or friends I can actually trust, or for the professor to review my writing with me. All I ever get from previous revisions is “doesn’t make sense, rephrase” other students don’t understand the way each individual has for writing each person has a different style. Are they really helpful? I guess the only way to actually prove if they do, is if the first time you did it without revision it made better sense or after the revision. If you actually like other students reading you’re work and some even receiving your ideas to use in their essays, or articles. So maybe trying revision of peers papers can be a good idea but its all in the comments you receive or if you’re a good writer is it worth someone other than the professor to read your articles or essays. “Recursive process- a processes with significant recurring activities – with different levels of attention and different agenda for each cycle”, is it actual what other students give in revising or is it just to finish the assignment.
Do revisions from Peers really work or are they Helpful?
How can we as students revise other papers, when at times I don’t even know what I’m writing about let alone revise someone’s paper. “Students consider the thesaurus a harvest of lexical substitutions and believe that most problems in their essays can be solved by rewording” How can we as students be sure that our “revision’s “ of papers isn’t just rewording instead of the actual text making sense. Not all students actually give intense criticism that the writer can actually reflect on, I in my perspective rather have myself revise my paper or friends I can actually trust, or for the professor to review my writing with me. All I ever get from previous revisions is “doesn’t make sense, rephrase” other students don’t understand the way each individual has for writing each person has a different style. Are they really helpful? I guess the only way to actually prove if they do, is if the first time you did it without revision it made better sense or after the revision. If you actually like other students reading you’re work and some even receiving your ideas to use in their essays, or articles. So maybe trying revision of peers papers can be a good idea but its all in the comments you receive or if you’re a good writer is it worth someone other than the professor to read your articles or essays. “Recursive process- a processes with significant recurring activities – with different levels of attention and different agenda for each cycle”, is it actual what other students give in revising or is it just to finish the assignment.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Q&R4
Q: Why does repetition need to revise into a different phrase?
Writers who use repetition usually don’t notice they have made that mistake, but tend to continue on in their writing. We learned in school to avoid repetition in writing, what people tend to do when they here repetition while reading, is they rephrase passages and correct it themselves, in doing so it helps them in their future writing. Repetition can make a writers story uninteresting in the choice of words. Readers are interested in different meanings to a story but when they see again, the same written sentence in a different paragraph the reader will be confused in understanding. The way to change the wording of a sentence repetition is to make it sound different, but actually, it’s the same meaning. Being able to revise a repetition into different sentences of the same meaning is like coloring a black and white painting, giving it much more life and presence. Correcting a repetition in ones writing will interest the audience to give more feeling, and emotion, leaving them to discover different meanings altogether.
Q&R 3
Q&R 3: Do the strategies presented in the article have any specific significance to students at the University level?
The studies done through out this article revolve around students in middle school. But the information and results the author’s presented lead me to believe that when applied correctly, the PQP method can be useful to university students. When reading in groups, you get to hear texts in another person’s voice; this can help you grasp the deeper meaning of a reading. This is especially critical when it comes to comprehending longer and more complex forms of text. You are then able to pin point personally, where and what the author could revise through constructive criticism, which can greatly help improve the way the reading is presented by the author.
Revising peer’s writings allows you to recognize things that, when revised, can help a paper be more organized and well delivered. Because revising peer’s papers requires the reader to provide specific comments that give the author general direction in improving the quality of their work, you are then able to familiarize yourself with these strategies and apply them to your own writings. That in itself has enough significance for me to conclude that the strategy of purpose, question, and praise can in fact be beneficial to students at the university level.
The studies done through out this article revolve around students in middle school. But the information and results the author’s presented lead me to believe that when applied correctly, the PQP method can be useful to university students. When reading in groups, you get to hear texts in another person’s voice; this can help you grasp the deeper meaning of a reading. This is especially critical when it comes to comprehending longer and more complex forms of text. You are then able to pin point personally, where and what the author could revise through constructive criticism, which can greatly help improve the way the reading is presented by the author.
Revising peer’s writings allows you to recognize things that, when revised, can help a paper be more organized and well delivered. Because revising peer’s papers requires the reader to provide specific comments that give the author general direction in improving the quality of their work, you are then able to familiarize yourself with these strategies and apply them to your own writings. That in itself has enough significance for me to conclude that the strategy of purpose, question, and praise can in fact be beneficial to students at the university level.
Q&R 4
Q&R 4: Why doesn’t the linear model benefit the “writing process”?
The article states that the linear model refers to speech containing two specific ways of presentation. One being based on rhetoric models and the other being the use of a thesis statement. Traditional rhetoric strategies contain stages which a writing must go through and follow. Britton decribes “the writing process as a serious of stages described in metaphors of linear growth, conception, incubation, and prodution”. This supports my observation of the text when it decribes the procedure presented for the writing process. I believe that this method consticts the author to simply following a guide line presented within the linear model. It’s important for a authors writing to be individual, contain voice, and engage audience to help in comrehending the deeper meaning of a textual piece. All of which, in my opinion, are unable for the author to express through their writing when following the linear model.
The thesis statement method requires you to pick one topic and go into detail explaning what it consists of and supporting your theories and observations with concrete evidence. This method allows you to gather facts about the topic and deliver them in a organized manner to your audience, unlike traditional rhetoric strategies that are aimed more at convincing or persuading your audience to agree with what you are writing about. The linear method, in my opinion, does not benefit the writing process because of how it requires writers to write in a pre determined format not allowing the author to express there individuality and beliefs.
The article states that the linear model refers to speech containing two specific ways of presentation. One being based on rhetoric models and the other being the use of a thesis statement. Traditional rhetoric strategies contain stages which a writing must go through and follow. Britton decribes “the writing process as a serious of stages described in metaphors of linear growth, conception, incubation, and prodution”. This supports my observation of the text when it decribes the procedure presented for the writing process. I believe that this method consticts the author to simply following a guide line presented within the linear model. It’s important for a authors writing to be individual, contain voice, and engage audience to help in comrehending the deeper meaning of a textual piece. All of which, in my opinion, are unable for the author to express through their writing when following the linear model.
The thesis statement method requires you to pick one topic and go into detail explaning what it consists of and supporting your theories and observations with concrete evidence. This method allows you to gather facts about the topic and deliver them in a organized manner to your audience, unlike traditional rhetoric strategies that are aimed more at convincing or persuading your audience to agree with what you are writing about. The linear method, in my opinion, does not benefit the writing process because of how it requires writers to write in a pre determined format not allowing the author to express there individuality and beliefs.
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