Category: Intro (Page 6 of 11)

Some takeaways I took from Mike Bunn’s “How to read like a writer” is:

• When reading ask yourself a set a questions for each paragraph and if you can’t answer re-read the text again.
• While reading always look for key moments the author spices up the text.
• When using a quote carefully think of it’s placement and purpose.

A quote that stuck out to me from this text was writing professor Richard Straub  words, ” You’re not going to just read a text. You’re going to read a text within a certain context a set of circumstances…”. This quote stuck out to me because in reading it isn’t just the storyline and plot twist you’re looking for but, it’s also the author’s way of writing. Their choices of words, placement, organization, topics, and evidence. The reader looks for these skills to build upon their own text and writing skills so their paper would look more of a published article than a regular student paper.

Some takeaways I got from Tonni Morrison’s, “The reader of an Artist” was:

• Compare the text to a writer’s point a view than an audience.
• After you finish a text go back and manipulate the text to see where the writer could’ve adjusted their text.
• Language, it plays a key part in your writing.

A quote I took away from this text was Tonni’s statement that said,”Listening required me to surrender to the narrator’s world while remaining alert inside it.”.  This was important to me because in reading, to get a taste of what’s going on you must step into the author’s shoes and paint a image of what they’re seeing. However, in doing that you shouldn’t lose sight of the key skills you’re looking for.

In the essay Mike Bunn writes about how “you are already an author” because on a daily basis we write about something. For example, for school you will have to write essays or discussion boards and unknowingly that already makes you an author. I use words on a daily basis when I send texts or when doing homework. I try to write more formal when is for school, than when I’m texting my friends. I tend to use the word “and” a lot when writing a text to friends, but when writing for school I try to avoid using it so much . When the author was speaking about how difficult it is to read in the dark and how often one would have to reread the sentence due to distractions, I can relate because when I’m reading a book before I go to sleep I get distracted a lot or don’t understand a sentence or paragraph and would have to go back to get some clarity. Some of the books that I’ve read make me question why the author used certain words to describe the setting. Something I noticed in bunn’s article how he writes formally and used uncommon words, like the word “antiquated” to describe the outdated fire-safety laws. I would like to try this in my writing because this is a good way to get the readers attention by using unusual words.  The expertise that will help me in college is reading everyday because it will help me learn new words which will improve my writing. Writing on daily basis, will get easier for me to write my ideas out without struggling. For example, right now it is hard for me to put my ideas into words for the reader to understand what I’m trying to convey. Another way is by taking notes while reading and asking myself questions about the authors choice of words and the purpose of writing the piece.