Ch. 5 Reading Post #5

Summary:
After reading chapter five in the McGraw-Hill guide I got more of an insight on writing to explore. When using rhetorical knowledge they tell you to keep in mind how your exploration will help you gain some greater understanding and how you can help your readers understand your topic in a new way. When writing to explore in your college classes you will have many different types of papers to write and even though each situation is different you still have to communicate your ideas effectively. The book gives several different scenarios on writing for college and for life. These scenarios help to give a better understanding on what the paper should be written like. When writing for exploratory writing there are some considerations that should be taken in a count. You should write for an audience, a purpose, with voice, tone, and a point of view, and use context, medium, and genre. They also talk about when writing using critical thinking, reading, and writing to consider visuals to help enhance your writing. There are four qualities of effective exploratory writing. They are writing for a focus on a concept or question, and inquisitive spirit, a consideration of the range of perspective in a subject, and expansive coverage of a subject. When using research in your paper make sure to accurately and honestly represent your information. They say your writing process should consist of free writing, listing, or clustering, then researching your ideas and organizing them, then constructing a complete draft with an introduction, body, and conclusion paragraph, then having peers revise and edit your paper, and finally respond to reader’s comments by fixing your paper giving you a final copy. When using knowledge of conventions always remember your editing, genres, documentation, and format. Reading this chapter helped me to grasp a better and more in depth understanding of writing to explore.

Reaction:
My reaction to this reading was it was very helpful and was easy to understand. They explained the four goals very well and in great depth. They also gave good examples to help me see the way certain papers should be written.

3 Questions:
1. What are some ways to help writers give someone else’s view point in the goal area of critical think, reading, and writing?
2. How can you better understand what format to use when writing?
3. Does taking notes on research help with writing an effective paper?