Category: Unit 1
READ: “How to Read Like a Writer” by Mike Bunn
WRITE:Â On the website, write a post of at least 300 words discussing the following questions. You can also post the picture of your notes from the reading in this same post:Â
- In his article, Mike Bunn writes “You are already an author.” He’s talking to you.  What do you think he means by this? What are some of the things you write already? (Hint: “Nothing” is not an acceptable answer.) Think of all of the ways you already use words in your everyday life. That’s authorship! How will that existing expertise help you in your college reading and writing career?
- Was there anything you noticed in Bunn’s article that you would like to try to do in your own writing? What, in particular? Please be specific!
Category: Unit 1
In the article “How to Read Like a Writer” By Mike Bunn, he talks to us because our day-to-day lives include a lot of texting and reading. When you think about what he wrote, it makes you realize that people can do hard things quickly if it’s disguised as something that has an entertaining perspective to it. People can write paragraphs pouring their hearts out, but they struggle and complain when asked to do that same thing in anything else, like an assignment. In my personal life, I text often, and I use my laptop to play games, so I’m almost always texting or typing, and most times, it’s me typing a lot because I usually have a lot to say. Everybody who uses technology and social media has a technique and an ability that they may or may not take for granted, and that’s the natural ability to write out their thoughts and or emotions. My existing expertise will help me in my writing career by completing my assignments quickly but with quality answers attached to them. As for my reading career, I can process a good amount of information thanks to the hours I spend on my phone and my other devices. I noticed that Bunn’s article asks a lot of questions and is very engaging with the reader. On Page 73, he says, and I quote, “Do you think it is effective to begin the essay with a quote? What if the essay began with a quote from someone else? What if it was a much longer quote from President Obama, or a quote from the President about something other than the war?” In that paragraph, he’s asking question after question, trying to have the reader think about what they should and shouldn’t do in their writing. Technology is a double edged sword however, because despite helping people accidentally become better writers, it’s also helping people become lazier.