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Jacob Hickey

English 110-H4

Professor Miller

Reviewing Favorite Meal Essay Process

The area I spent the most amount of time revising in this writing process was the thesis statement. I wanted to make sure that it was clear and concise in order for the reader to be pointed in the right direction of where I wanted the essay to go. My goal for this thesis statement was to indicate what my favorite meal is and why it is my favorite. One thing I would have changed was doing more of the peer review process. I feel as if for me it is beneficial to have others read your work. Another day in class would have been great after the additional peer review day, to see where everyone in our group stood with their paper. I feel as if the drafting/revising process was mostly the same as it was for me in high school. It took about a week to two weeks to complete the whole process and we also had a day where peer review occurred. I love going over other people’s papers as it gives me ideas for further endeavors. It gives me a sense as to where I stand in my writing. It highlights points I feel I can work on to make my writing even better. I worked very hard to make this essay the best it possibly could. I begin the day it was assigned and took my time in gathering ideas that could make my writing pop and stand out. Every single day an idea would come to me as to different descriptions I could give in my paper to make the reader fascinated when reading it. In my opinion, I met the expectations that Professor Miller gave us when he assigned us this project.

Jacob Hickey

English 110-H4

Professor Miller

Starting with What Others Are Saying

Chapter 1 starts by giving the reader a tremendous point on writing saying, “a writer needs to indicate clearly not only what his or her thesis is, but also what larger conversation that thesis is responding to.” It is critical in writing to fully explain the thesis. This is the statement in the essay or any writing that makes it very clear to the reader the whole subject of the writing topic. As the writer, you want to make sure not to leave out anything that might be confusing to the reader. The authors of this chapter give an example highlighting a certain speaker failing to mention many key points in his writing. It goes on to give another key point about the order in which specific statements need to be said: “to keep an audience engaged, a writer needs to explain what he or she is responding to.” This is very important as many writers fail to include specific details that make reading these passages confusing and often hard to follow. I also like in this chapter how the authors give examples for introducing what other folks are saying. This is a physical copy to use when writing any paper that will make your writing seem more intelligent and scholarly. They give many other templates or examples on how to make your writing pop and give it substance. Toward the end of the chapter the authors remind the reader to keep in mind what “they say” as you continue through the text telling us “it’s very important to continue to keep those ideas in view.” They highlight the use of “return sentences” which are sentences that “ensure that your argument is a genuine response to others’ views rather than just a set of observations about a given subject.” It is critical to keep others views in sight while you are writing. This enables writers to make it known that they know the material, giving it validity.

Jacob Hickey

English 110-H4

Professor Miller

Starting with What Others Are Saying

Chapter 1 starts by giving the reader a tremendous point on writing saying, “a writer needs to indicate clearly not only what his or her thesis is, but also what larger conversation that thesis is responding to.” It is critical in writing to fully explain the thesis. This is the statement in the essay or any writing that makes it very clear to the reader the whole subject of the writing topic. As the writer, you want to make sure not to leave out anything that might be confusing to the reader. The authors of this chapter give an example highlighting a certain speaker failing to mention many key points in his writing. It goes on to give another key point about the order in which specific statements need to be said: “to keep an audience engaged, a writer needs to explain what he or she is responding to.” This is very important as many writers fail to include specific details that make reading these passages confusing and often hard to follow. I also like in this chapter how the authors give examples for introducing what other folks are saying. This is a physical copy to use when writing any paper that will make your writing seem more intelligent and scholarly. They give many other templates or examples on how to make your writing pop and give it substance. Toward the end of the chapter the authors remind the reader to keep in mind what “they say” as you continue through the text telling us “it’s very important to continue to keep those ideas in view.” They highlight the use of “return sentences” which are sentences that “ensure that your argument is a genuine response to others’ views rather than just a set of observations about a given subject.” It is critical to keep others views in sight while you are writing. This enables writers to make it known that they know the material, giving it validity.