Writing Process Faves

Some of the tools I find very useful when using the writing process is the use of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person. By using different point of view, I am able to relate to my audience in various ways. I'm using 1st person right now as I am writing this post. Most of the time when I read 1st person narratives, I am able to connect with it more. By using different point of views, I am able to reach my audience. Another tool I use a lot is the organization of the paper. I would consider more as a classification and division. By using this tool, I am able to talk about my topic in a very orderly fashion without my audience getting confused.

Blogs on Blogs on Blogs

Throughout this semester of English I have been writing blogs at least once a week. Each blog dealt with the purpose of how each style, structure, and purpose of each topic being discussed. By creating these blogs throughout the semester, they became a key role in the final paper i will be composing. The format of my essay will be set up in a Classification and Division structure with a title given before each topic being discussed. Before the following structure i will start off with a introduction explaining the body of how my essay will be written. After discussing and using the divisions of each topic, i will then end my essay in an conclusion explaining the importance of writing a paper. By having all parts of the essay including the introduction, the body, and the conclusion, the reader and audience in general will be able to understand what it takes and the step by step instruction on what it takes to write an essay. I will have used Classification and Division to describe the various structures and styles the audience can use in order to write a paper.

Methodology ft. the Writing Process

My plan for describing the writing process will be written and explained in very organized. I plan on organizing the explanation into information on narratives. I will then transition into rhetoric tools which will then transfer into rhetoric devices. The importance of the paper will be stated throughout the essay by ways of describing each tool being used. by the end of my paper, the reader and audience in general will be able to understand the importance of  each device and tool being used to make the essay.

Intro Intro Introduction

One of the most important essentials in an essay has to be the introduction. The purpose of an introduction is to state what your topic is, what your side of the argument your, including at least three reasons why you are supporting your argument of what your topic is going to be about. The introduction is there as a layout almost in a way to help the audience understand the format of the layout of they entire essay as a whole. In order for you to have a fantastic intro, this is how you will lay it out. Start off with a hook, something that catches the attention of the audience. Next, have a thesis, this is when you will prove your argument. Then you will include why that thesis is your argument because of the three reasons in which your essay will talk about. End your introduction with a nice transition into the first paragraph and you are set to go.

Classification and Division Extended

One of the methods for writing an essay is the structure of classification and division. Classification and division gives the writer a chance to really break down and discuss the importance of what their topic is. First, we must pick out a general topic. Let us have sustainability as our main topic. Since sustainability is such a general topic, we have to choose a certain issue or subject within sustainability. Once we find our topic that will be discussed on sustainability, we have to analyze it even more into becoming a more specific topic. The object of classification and division is turning something that is more global, into a more local. The subject I am talking about is sustainable surfing in San Clemente, California. Since surfing is such a general topic, I had to choose a specific country, a specific state, and a specific city. That was the process of division. We had to keep dividing our categories into smaller ones so they can become more specific. Now that we have a division, we have to go through classification. Classification is the method on which you will be talking about the topics you will be discussing. By using classification, we can break down the topics into specific issues. Those issues you will be discussing should be in order of importance. Classification and division is used for the writer to describe and breakdown their topic into specifics giving the readers a better comprehension of the topic they chose.

3 Defintions

Within my article, there are three particular words that stuck out to me. One of the words in my article is neoprene. Neoprene is a type of rubber that is made in order for wet suits to be created. Without neoprene, surfing wet suits would not be made. Another word is polyurethane. Polyurethane is a chemical in the foam of the surf board that is produced. Polyurethane is full of carnocingens which is why the green foam boards are being made. The last word is prototype. A prototype is the original or first model of a version which in this case is obviously the surfboard.

Definition

There are two different types of definition. Two types of definition are formal and informal. These types of definition both differ in their behaviorism. By using definition, we can compare and contrast the main topic and argument being discussed. Determining the classification and division of the topic or argument being discussed can be defined. From the article we have, we can make it from a global subject to a more local subject. We can even take a local subject to a local subject. The purpose of a argumentative essay is to act as if you're trying to change someone's opinion. The article I chose from New York Times has to do with sustainable surfing. This article is more a global subject getting brought down to a local subject because it takes place in San Clemente, California. The purpose of sustainable surfing is to create and the foam of a surfboard out of recycled products from other used surfboards. They even create recycled wetsuits creating a more sustainable surfing lifestyle.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/sustainable-surfing-rides-the-waves/?_r=0

Rhetorical Terms

The use of rhetorical terms is very important when writing a paper. Rhetorical terms helps the reader and audience the comprehend what is being said in your paper through different perspectives and point of views. Some of the rhetorical terms that are used in a writing process include compare and contrast, visual, and descriptive rhetoric. By using compare and contrast, the audience will be able to differentiate the similarities and differences between the subjects in which the writer will discuss. Using visual rhetoric, the audience will be able to view the message of the image in many ways. Ways including ethos, pathos, and logos. By using descriptive rhetoric, readers can use the details being described to form an image in their head. Some other rhetorical terms can include visual structure. Visual structure can be displayed by metaphors that are displayed through caption. Openness can help the reader by observing images that diverge the thoughts of an individual. Using basis of comparison can help the audience identify and focus on the primary concepts of the subjects being compared and contrasted. Verbal anchoring is when pictorial elements are produced more or less. Eye tracking is used in a more cognitive sense of identifying visual structure and meaning.

Compare and Contrast about Compare and Contrast

I will be comparing by blog to Hailey Schvaneveldt's and our posts regarding compare and contrast. Both blogs are similar to each others in the way that we are both talking about the effects of compare and contrast.. The blogs are relative to each other in ways in which we talk about the different styles of writing an essay in compare and contrast format. However, I talked more about the basis of comparison , while Hailey brought up the venn diagram. My blog talked about using different words and phrases that mean the same thing as compare and contrast but are different so that when we talk about it in an essay it wont sound so repetitive. Hailey talked about compare and contrast in a more general sense which I also liked.

Hailey's blog has some pretty great ideas which I needed. Go check it out!
http://haileyschvaneveldt.blogspot.com/

Compare and Contrast

Today we learned more about the importance of compare and contrast. We watched two different videos of the itsy bitsy spider song to give us a better example of what it is. Using this specific tool of compare and contrast can help shape a paper to becoming an even better one. Within compare and contrast, there is a basis of comparison. The basis of comparison is what connects and ties together the two subjects in what they are similar in. A good example of basis of comparison in the itsy bitsy spider is that b=the two songs being compared have the same lyrics.

These tools can be used to help shape a paper. One of the best examples of compare and contrast would be the use of analogies. By using these tools, decisions will be much more easy to make. Using keywords such as " relative merits of two candidates, advantages/ disadvantages, or rather" will decrease the repetition of compare and contrast in a sentence. We can format our compare and contrast essay into two different types of essay structures. Side by side essay and subject by subject essay. They both are set up in the basic format that includes intro, body, and conclusion. Side by side gives the similarities and differences of the subject one after another. Subject by subject talks about the comparisons and differences by subject.

Rhetorical Gazes

Rhetorical gazes is a device used to help the audience really break down the visual image. Within an image, we are able to apply our short term, mid term, and long term memory that will eventually be measured in the images we look at. One of the first things we can do is describe the image that we see. Are the colors bright or dark? Does it bring back a memory? By asking questions relating to these, the readers can make a connection with the image. Sectioning an image is also a way to help readers understand what the picture is really saying. We can also apply pathos, which relates to emotion. The use of pathos will draw the readers attention and make them become for connected. Readers can also look back at the historical cultural context. Who are they targeting and what is the message? Who created it? When and why? Who viewed it? When and why?



This is a picture of a painting by bansky. It appears that a little child is crying from receiving notifications from instagram that indicate he has no new followers, no likes, and no comments. By applying rhetorical gazes, the audience being targeted can connect in a visual way.

Cause and Effect

The structure of cause and effect is really simple. When using cause and effect, the writer can start off with a story stating the cause. An example would be how 80% of youth check their phones every 15 seconds. Then the writer could go on to say that apps on our phones, mainly social media apps, are disrupting teens education. Starting off with the cause and then later stating the effect is mostly how the structure of it goes. This structure can help the reader analyze the cause and effect . The structure of the cause and effect is a more general layout than other structures. For me, it is more easy to understand the paper knowing the cause and effect are stated boldly in the text.

There are many benefits of using cause and effect. By using cause and effect, readers can understand what point the writer is trying to get across. Cause and effect can also help the readers relate to the topic that the writer is writing about. When using cause and effect, the writer can tell a story that can use cause and effect, but also draw the attention for the readers. A writer can best analyze cause and effect by looking at what happens. Because B happened doesn't necessarily mean that A caused B. An example could be, because the batteries in the remote are dead, the TV will not turn on. The remote could be dead. So if we test and analyze the cause, we will eventually reach our conclusion of what the effect really is.

Importance of Peer Review

Peer Review is very important. I'm so glad that our English class had the opportunity to be able to look at each other's essay drafts. Peer Review gives the writer advice and critique on how to make their paper become more improved. The writer is given critical advice that will help their paper become stronger. Without peer review, papers would be left the way they are because the writer thinks that it is already great. By having other point of views and perspectives, writers have the opportunity to make their paper into a great one.

Zambreno Rhetoric

Throughout Zambreno's article, rhetorical devices are being used to help readers understand the importance of the narrative and the essay itself. One of the rhetorical devices that is being used in the narrative is the use of mutability and plasticity. Mutability and plasticity are the ways the material can be and has been reshaped for the audience. The article uses mutability and plasticity to reach an understanding from the readers. Another example of rhetoric being used in the article is the use of  piecemeal. Piecemeal is the way in which it has been assembled from various sources that encourages later adaptions. Zambreno uses this to explain the effect of Arthurian narratives.

Other rhetorical devices are portrayed in the article as well.  Windows of Opportunity is displayed in Zambreno's article. Windows of Opportunity are gaps that may be filled in by other stories, new stories, and perspectives omitted from or slighted in the original narrative. These gaps may impact the human tendency to finish what is perceived as incomplete. It can be somewhat related to a little lie. Windows of Opportunity can be used in articles to tell a story to tell to various audiences. Lastly, Zambreno depicts Open-ended closure throughout her article. Open-ended closure are episodes that were contained in his sources and deliberately calls attention to those omissions. Another term is that if the reader wants more stories, he is going to have to go find them for himself or write/ make them for themselves. These rhetorical devices are very helpful in the transition from the history of Arthurian narratives to present Arthurian narratives.

Narrative continued...

The article I found pertaining to sustainability is about the legal and illegal logging in Ghana, Africa. The destruction of these trees effects the wildlife and the environment itself. I enjoyed reading and writing about this article because it is not a popular topic. It is definitely a topic worth raising awareness about. One of the rhetorical devices the author, Nicole Arcilla, uses throughout the whole article is diction. The diction of this article is really moving. Arcilla put actual facts and research from universities such as Drexel University.

One of the other rhetorical devices the author uses is metaphor and alliteration. There is a section of the article when Arcilla refers to Africa as " the Wild West". It makes sense because she was talking about the result of legal and illegal logging would do to Africa after 15 years. It would be bare. The Wild West is bare and dry. I am from the West so it put things into perspective of what the beautiful tropical forests of Africa would turn into with no trees. The West is not that pretty because its all desert. The rhetorical devices helped shape this article into an interesting read.

Importance of Narration

As we read the article by Susan Dymock, I gained a new knowledge regarding the importance of narration. Narration includes a beginning, middle, and end. Narratives are used to support larger arguments. We can apply the lessons that we learn and move through the narrative smoothly. We can include flash backs to relate back to our audience. When constructing a narrative, make sure that we use the right tenses at the right time. Don't go from present tense to past tense in the same sentence. However, we are allowed to apply different tenses throughout out narrative. Within narratives, there are story grammars. Story grammars are an attempt to construct a set of rules that can generate a structure for any story. Story grammars can also be used to structure sentences. They can make story structures more specific.

By applying our back round on narratives and story grammars, students will be more effected having a knowledge and a better understanding of these topics. By teaching comprehensive strategies such as these, we can make sure that the outcome of the students improvements of understanding the text will be more substantial. By using narrative charts and graphs, students can be taught strategies such as character analysis, plot analysis, and will be able to identify the theme and setting that will eventually bring a visual representation of the narrative to life. Students that have a knowledge of these strategies will give them a more elaborate understanding of narratives. Students also have fewer problems comprehending the text type.

Writing Process

In English we learned about the writing process when it comes to composing an essay. As a class, we learned and analyzed the rhetoric triangle. The rhetor, which is the author or artist. The rhetor leads to the text which could be pictures, a book, or something commercial. Here in the text we are to refine and edit and to say something. The text then leads to the audience. The rhetor has to question themselves, who's your audience, and why are you talking to them? Here the rhetor has to reach the proof they are trying to explain to the audience. The writing process allows us to read critically and look at the aspects. By asking ourselves who's our audience, it allows us to use the tools to get the point across. In a paper, there is a knowledge level. This is where the rhetor should show their audience how smart they are. They should put information and facts that their audience doesn't know.  Before turning in a paper, make some type of outline. We can use the writing process to become more successful in terms of writing a paper.