| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Donald Murray. “The Maker’s Eye.” Revising your own manuscripts, 1973, (1-4). |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | Donald Murray explains the difference between an amateur and a professional writer. He claims that professional writers must be able to take criticism and praise, but be suspicious of it. The professional writer has the ability to detach themselves from their writing and so they can, “ apply both their caring and their craft to their own work.” He poses seven elements that lead to success. The: subject, audience, form, structure, development, dimensions, and tone. I liked how he talked about then reading the paper sentence by sentence. Describing how every sentence has a story and every word has to be right. He finishes with stating that, “A piece of writing is never finished.” The writer’s eye is never satisfied. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | “That difference in attitude is the difference between amateur and professional, inexperience and experience, journeyman and craftsman”(page 1).
Angerthe- A strong feeling of displeasure. “That difference in attitude is the difference between amateur and professional, inexperience and experience, journeyman and craftsman”(page 3). |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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I think all of the articles connect. They all give a better understanding on how to be a better writer. The importance of writing and how a writer is so much more than perfect grammar. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | What is your writing technique? |