After reading the planning and drafting section i now have a more organized format to base my paper off of. I think this drafting process will let me slow down and think about the things I am saying and the order im putting them in. This will help my papers make more chronological sense to the readers.
September 2011
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September 21, 2011
September 19, 2011
After reading the sections, I have a better understanding of how to organize my paper. I can now question my topic better and create more counter arguments. I will reefer back to these pages when I go to make my outline.
September 19, 2011
After reading 302-305, I have a better understanding of how to organize my paper. Also what to look for when I am trying to relate to my audience. It asked many questions relating to the audience, and how to grab their attention. Making sure all the key element are in the paper. The outlining your […]
September 19, 2011
The reading from the St.Martin’s Guide helped me out a ton in trying to figure out what to write my essay about. While I was reading I thought the part about outlining your draft was very interesting. I never knew you could have such specific outlines like the examples in the book. During this time […]
September 19, 2011
This assignment helped me question my topic, thesis, and ideas to make sure I have a workable topic. This reading taught me about writing interesting, attention grabbing sentences and how to use sentence strategies. This assignment also taught me about sources and how to find the right one for a topic. One thing I think […]
September 19, 2011
After reading these pages i realized that i can use the questions to ask myself to help prepare and proofread my paper. I plan on using the outline they gave in the book which was; 1. Presenting the issue 2. thesis statement 3. plausible reasons 4. opposing argument with refute 5. second opposing with refute […]
September 19, 2011
In reading this section in the St.Martin’s Guide to Reading book, I learned how to have a better plan going into writing a draft/paper. It also helped me working with arguments and counterarguments, which was a problem area for me on my last paper. The portion on outlining things was a review for me, but […]
September 18, 2011
While reading the pages 302-305 i learned how to plan and draft my paper. I learned a lot of different techniques that can be used in writing an paper and captivating an audience. You can attack a paper in many different ways. It is important to know whether you want to write for readers who […]
September 18, 2011
Clarifying Your Purpose and Audience: My audience is anyone that uses technology. I will use certain points/examples that are more relevant to students and educators. My purpose is to inform and hopefully offer a fresh perspective on my topic. Presenting the Issue: I will present the issue in a personal context. I will use examples […]
September 18, 2011
Clarifying Your Purpose and Audience— The paper I write will direct to students that use technology on a daily basis. The topics I write about will convince the technology users to understand the pros and cons. Presenting the Issue: I wil present my issue from examples and how I feel about the issue. Making Your […]
September 18, 2011
Clarifying Your Purpose & Audience: My audience will be the students at BGSU. I will try to persuade them to agree with my position of the dependency that society has on technology is not always good. Presenting the Issue: I will present the issue in a personal context using examples from my life. Making My […]
September 18, 2011
Clarifying Your Purpose and Audience: I am writing this argument towards college students and i want to let them know how video games are beneficial instead of all the bad effects people see them as causing. Presenting the Issue: I will be presenting the issue using my personal experiences with video games and using my […]
September 18, 2011
Clarifying Your Purpose and Audience: my audience will be all members of society that use a computer or any type of technology on a daily basis. I want my audience to take my argument seriously and have them take into consideration how much technology is over used. Presenting the Issue: I’m presenting the issue in […]
September 18, 2011
Clarifying Your Purpose and Audience- my audience will be adults with younger children, and teens. I hope to have my audience consider my arguement seriously and agree that mass media effects the younger generations. I will use research to prove to my readers that I am informed, knowledgable, and fair. Presenting the Issue- I will […]
September 16, 2011
Clarifying your purpose and audience With this essay,I hope to convince others of my views on mass media or at least get them to see the negative side. Hopefully my years in journalism will serve as enough to make my opinion seem valid. Presenting the issue,Argument and counterargument I plan on presenting using hypothetical examples.with […]
September 16, 2011
I think that I can argue the most on the topic; Our society is increasingly dependent upon technology. Is our dependence on computers and other technologies bad for our society? Are we becoming “disconnected” from each other as we become more connected to the Internet? That is because I believe that we depend on technology […]
September 16, 2011
For my second essay I still do not have a solid thesis. However I will be basing my paper off of TV commercials and advertisements. At this point I just have to narrow it down. I know I will find a lot of reliable sources, because I have read various articles and studies on the matter. It will be an […]
September 16, 2011
“Our society is increasingly dependent upon technology. Is our dependence on computers and other technologies bad for our society? Are we becoming “disconnected” from each other as we become more connected to the Internet?” I feel like I do know a lot about this issue from self experience with technology. To be able to present it […]
September 16, 2011
I am going to write my paper on how our society is increasingly dependent on technology beacause i do NOT like computers. My life is way better without them and people seem to make thier world revolve around thier phones and facebook and video games and forget about the real natural beauty of the world
September 16, 2011
Testing your choice
Posted by bshall@bgsu.edu under Homework Assignment, Reading responses[2] Comments
At the moment I don’t really know enough about the issue to just go and start writting about it, but there are ways that I can get the information and I know exactly where to find it. I understand the issue that I am going to write about very clearly and I could easily explain […]