Reading Journal
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| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Murray, Donald. “The Maker’s Eye.” https://nabuckler.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-makers-eye.pdf. Accessed on 5 Sept. 2020. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | Donald Murray describes that after you have a draft you can really begin writing. Writing never really ends. Everytime a reader looks at his or her paper it is opted to change or revise. You also have to detach yourself when reading one’s paper, look at it as if you are in the reader’s shoes. Murray says, “The maker’s eye is never satisfied.” This statement means that the piece of work usually goes unfinished as it will continue to grow and change every time one looks at it. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | “Then, after our egos have produced a draft, we must read when our judgment may be at its worst, when we are close to the euphoric moment of creation.”
Euphoric:characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness. |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This reading relates to me to what my high school teacher used to tell us. He would tell us that one draft isn’t going to make a good paper. However, even if you look over it over and over it and revise, it still may not be a good paper. All papers have room to revise and grow. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | As a student, are you usually finished revising after the first draft? |