Monday, April 8, 2013

Outline for How to Write an Essay

The writing of an essay will have your traditional introduction, body and conclusion, but I will show you how to formulate them in a different way, while still showing the importance of each stage and its function. The identification of the audience will come first, then the body of the essay, next the conclusion, and finally, introductions with the thesis statement. I will introduce you to different rhetorical tools, and how to place them in your essay. These rhetorical tools will help reach the audience in effective way.

Outline
I. Identify Audience 
    A. Type of Essay
    B. Attention Getter
    C. Relate to the Audience
    D. Questions
II. Body
    A. Outlining
         1. Traditional
         2. Free write
             a. help create more ideas
    B. Essay Body still will have introduction, body, and conclusion
         1. From the body we get the conclusion and the introduction.
    C. Conclusion
         1. The grand finale to the essay.
         2. The thesis can be discovered.
         3. A better understanding of the topic at hand.
    D. Introduction
         1. Attention Getter
         2. Brief explanation about what is written.
         3. Thesis Statement
             a. declaration of the main message of the essay.
    E. Rhetorical Terms
        1.The writer's main purpose is to see make the audience see the message through their eyes.
        2. The main purpose
             a. to persuade, to inform, to entertain, to shock, a call to action, or to educate.
   F. Rhetorical  Tools
        1. Greater meaning and depth to the essay.
        2. Examples
            a. Narrative
            b. Rhetorical Gazes
            c. Other Examples
   G. Peer Reviews
        1. Helps the writer to become a better writer.
        2. If the writer reach the desired audience.
   H.Completion and Finalization
III. Conclusion
   A. Which was written after the body will be place here.





Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Impact of the Writing Process

The impact of the writing process can be a different journey for everyone, but given the proper tools and an outline it can be helpful process.The biggest impact for me was to discover who my audience will be.The impact of writing with rhetorical gazes helped to make the audience understand things in more visual way. There was also the understanding of the historical and cultural  background  of a gaze,when establishing the audience's understanding. This is helpful because it can lay the foundation of the paper. Once the audience is established then the writing process can begin. In the beginning it is always good to complete a free write or traditional outline. This will help get the ideas flowing, and make it easier to construct the body of the paper. The body is the heart of the paper. It is where the ideas and structure of the paper come into play. When constructing the body remember that there are no confinements. It's the first draft, so write what comes to mind. It is helpful to write the body first because their are no limitations, and writing becomes more natural. After, the body is finished gather the information and concluded the paper. It can be foreign for some to complete the body and conclusion before the introduction with the thesis statement. This element can be very helpful in that if you don't have the meat (the body) how will you begin (the introduction) to cook it (thesis). Once
the body, conclusion, and introduction are pieced together have a another take a look at your draft, and another. The best writer's have their paper's read over and over, because they are the audience and the writer needs to know if they have been reached.  It can be hard at first, but it is a definite must for a great paper.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Process Explanation

In the methodology of process of explanation there first, must be the consideration of the audience, and second, what type of approach will be taken. Once the audience and approach has been addressed you can begin a free write. Allowing oneself to get there ideas out on paper can help create a better foundation for the body of the paper. It also will assist in the outline. There is the traditional outline and a free write outline. The body is the heart of any essay. This is the writer's opportunity to draft any ideas in a more concrete manner. It will help construction the conclusion, even before the introduction is written. Once the direction of the essay has been determined the author can choose the rhetorical tools to be used within the essay. There is the use of a narrative, cause and effect, rhetorical gazes, comparison and contrast, extended classification and definition, and certain rhetorical terms within the essay. A process of explanation essay will explain in depth how to do something and how it occurs. It must accurate and very detail oriented. The introduction will introduce the topic at hand. It will contain the thesis, which is the main purpose of the paper. It will also restate the objectives the writer wants the audience to learn or know when explaining how to do something.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Peer Review of Alexis Olivas & Gerg Norgard

http://alexisolivas.blogspot.com/

The process of explanation Blog 11A touched on all the various parts such as body, and drafting. You need to talk more about how to use or instruct by the use of narratives, and being more detailed and accurate in the instruction. Talk more about the thesis. How it is used to persuade and provide a road map.
Good Job!

http://gregnorgard.blogspot.com/

You stated a few facts about Process Explanation. Try taking a more detailed approach of like and outline. Starting with the drafting process proceed by the conclusion. The process does two things, first it is step by step instruction, and second how it occurs. The use of narratives can be used. The instruction needs to be detailed and accurate. The thesis is used to persuade and tell the audience where the author is headed.

The explanation needed just a little more depth. Good Job!

Monday, March 18, 2013

Methodology of Process Explanation Essay

The Process Explanation Essay will use process and explanation rhetorical tools to explain how to do something, and how it occurs. The difference with this essay is there is the allowance of the first and third person when used in a narrative. This essay is similar to a narrative in that it is in chronological order, and it tells a story. This story, however, has the same ending every time. The product is produced step by step. The instructions are there to help the audience follow them with ease. They are detailed and accurate.While explaining the steps there a why is given. Just like any good chef, while teaching another to cook, they explain why, for example,this type of flour or olive oil produces a better baked bread. The why helps us perform, and it makes a better connection with the audience. There must be accuracy because these are steps on how to produce a particular product. The thesis statement will be presented in two ways, persuading the information or presenting the information. There MUST be the identification of who the author's audience is. The essay will be most effective if it uses a powerful rhetorical gaze

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Importance of an Introduction

Whenever there is a paper to be written there are various rhetorical tools that used. First, there is usually the creation of the body of the paper, but the paper needs a beginning and a ending. The beginning of the paper, also known as introduction, will lay the foundation for the paper. It can make or break the paper. There is a need for an attention getter, something to engage the audience into further reading of the paper. Then an brief explanation of the topic of the paper. The introduction will have a thesis statement, a declaration of the main reason the topic has been selected. There is a need to state the goals of reaching the audience, and the support behind the topic. The introduction is the transition into the body of the paper. It must establish its points, so the audience is aware of what they need to look for to support the thesis.

The Outline For Introduction:
I. Introduction.
    A. Attention Getter
         1. Topic Explanation
    B. Thesis Statement
         1. Goals of Reaching Audience
    C. Transition into Body

Monday, March 11, 2013

Extended Classification & Definition

When looking further into the development of Classification and Definition Essay there is more of figurative dissection of the topic at hand. The use of classification and division makes more sense of something that can be clearly vague. It takes a topic, such as trust, and develops into categories. These categories are then ranked into a hierarchy, which is the development from important to least important, or vice verse. Classification will categorize into groups based on their key ideas, or things that are very similar. Division takes the topic and divides it into various parts. It will identify division into specifics according to their various parts. There will be a thesis that will identify the topic. It will introduce the categories that will be discussed, and the relationships within the subject. There is the structure of the Classification and Division, with the Introduction. The introduction will contain the topic, principle, categories, a thesis road map, and transitions to main. The body is the heart of the essay, where the hierarchy is developed. Then concluding with the restating of the main points, and the thesis stated in a different way.