Chapter 4: Tips & Examples on Writing

I liked how in this week's reading it gave examples on how some people analyzed different text. I like how at the end it pointed what each person did right and how. It was also a good section because it gave you some questions to ask yourself before, after and while you're writing to know your purpose, audience, stance, media & design. The next section on getting response and revising was good because it was a follow up after writing your paper of things to check that you had and to have people check for too. Revising is an important part of writing because it is the time where you are trying to make your paper as perfect as possible before turning it in. This isn't a simple process it's something that takes time and effect. I think that it was a great idea that we did peer edits in class because peer edits are always useful when revising a paper. You can have someone edit it outside of class, over e-mail or read it out loud to yourself or others to hear the mistakes. Personally I like peer edits because you get good edits because it's something done in class and it's on paper so you can look at it anytime. It's easier when you go in to edit your first draft when you have the edits in front of you because you are less likely to lose your place. Although people in class may not know you personally in a way that it better for editing because they edit it how it needs to be and don't feel like they have to say only positive. Not saying that you shouldn't give positive remarks, because if your paper to written all over when you get it back you feel awful and that your work will never be good enough to get a good grade. I think that all of the readings were good extra supplements for writing and editing our rhetorical analysis papers and will be good tools to remember for future writings.