Category: Unit 1 (Page 17 of 20)

After studying through “How to Read Like a Writer” written by Mike Bunn,  I found many valuable techniques on how to improve my writing. I found it interesting how the author showed a different perspective on an efficient way to acquire information by reading and using that to write a well-made analysis or essay.  I also found it fascinating how Mike Bunn showed examples of his student’s responses to help us furthermore understand and accumulate the skills of constructing a proper essay/analysis.

One of my favorite section from annotating the essay was how it made me realize the way I had been reading was incorrect and how much I relate to the author on how we both never thought about the important associations between reading and writing, and how reading in a particular way could make us better writers.

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While reading through the essay it can be seen that there are many important concepts to follow to achieve the goal of a successful writer.

For instance, an important idea to keep in mind while reading is paying attention to how the writer composes their techniques which will help the reader determine if they approve or disapprove the author’s manner and can incorporate it into their own style of writing.

Another essential Idea to remember is to reflect the context that is being shared within both the assignment and the text you’re reading. The student should be able to know the purpose behind the writing and background information regarding the context.

One last significant idea to know is asking questions of the piece of work and trying to answer them. When asking questions while reading it is important to know that there are no right questions.

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A quote that I found interesting was written by Charles Moran, a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts states “When we read like writers we understand and participate in the writing. We see the choices the writer has made, and we see how the writer has coped with the consequences of those choices . . . We “see” what the writer is doing because we read as writers; we see because we have written ourselves and know the territory, know the feel of it, know some of the moves ourselves. ”  I find this quote intriguing due to how true it is since reading like the writer may help us get a better understanding of the author’s decisions and as well good to remember when having difficulties understanding a text.