WRA-130 Ellie Jensen

The author is diligent about the importance of a first draft and how you should know clearly your argument before you start making drafts afterwards because your argument is the direction of your paper. When talking about dialogue I interpreted it as asking yourself questions you feel like a reader would have on your specific topic and cover them throughout your text making sure they are relevant and educational for your reader. Organization is key.

The flow of a paper can set the mood and the feeling when a reader walks away from a text, you want it to be logical and fitting to the information you have. So what do you have in all research papers? A thesis: what do you want to know about your topic? What do you already know? What do I think about what I already know or what has already been said? What has been clarified? And what’s the most important piece of information you’ve walked away with? Are some key questions this chapter expresses you should ask yourself through the writing process.

The chapter continues with tips we’ve discussed in class such as citing work as essential to avoid plagiarizing however the biggest impression I got from this chapter was the questions to ask yourself while writing an article. It made perfect sense to me to constantly question yourself for two reasons; you find that you cover a broader range of information fully immersing both you and your reader on the topic. Also it gives your article purpose, which is the main reason a reader chose your piece. They felt like it had information worth learning, you never want someone to walk away from your text saying so what. You want your purpose clear and concise.