This week in WRIT 101 we learned about rhetorical strategies in writing. We learned about the benefits of using ethos, logos, and pathos in order to help your writing better influence your readers. It is memorable because it is something useful in all styles of writing, as well as being an important skill. Last week we talked about the importance of understanding your target audience. I think knowing your target audience will greatly influence what kind of rhetorical strategies you will use in your writing. This connection made me realize that it is important to use techniques that are effective in influencing and moving your target audience.
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Learning About Writing (Feb. 8-12)
This week in WRIT101 we talked about the benefits of using transitional words or phrases. I found this lessons to be particularlly helpful because it will help to strengthen my writing and help make my writing more effective to my audience. I plan to use the information I learned about transition phrases in all of my academic writings. Learning about transitional words and phrases affected my writing positively by helping me to make my writing more effective. I am excited to be able to use this technique in all of my future writings.
Writing About My Writing
I think of myself as a writer. I think all people are writers in their own way. We all write in various forms everyday when we text, email, or communicate with other people. As a college student I am fortunate enough to be able to write both formally and informally. When I text my friends or share a post on Facebook, my tone is extremely informal and lackadaisical because my intended audience isn’t one that cares so much about my writing having a proper style. However, when I write a paper for class or send an important e-mail, I am sure to structure my writing in a way that clearly states my thoughts and ideas and emulates a form that represents a serious tone. My favorite form of writing is formal essays for class. Maybe it’s narcissistic of me, but I enjoy writing in a way that makes me feel educated. I feel like it causes people to take you more seriously when you can write in a manner that reflects your intelligence.
MLK- Introduction to Black History Month
This article is an introduction to a series that the NY Times is starting in the month of February to celebrate black history month. Each day during February, the NY Times will be posting previously unpublished photos of black Americans. The point of this article is to introduce and explain why the NY Times is doing this series, as well as to provide insight into the lives of people during the Civil Rights movement of America. The author makes his point by asking questions as to why these photos haven’t been published as of yet. I believe that the author is doing a great job of introducing the series and I am excited to see all of the photos and the stories that they tell.