Discussion on how to write like a scholar:
1. "Reading like a Writer" suggests that you take more time in evaluating the context of the text rather than summarizing the main points, which is what I am accomustomed to in my other classes. I am a science major and relay more on main points rather than constructional beauty of the sentences. In fiction and other pleasure books, I look at the main ideas unless the reading is older and the language grips my attention. In books like Jane Eyre I look at the specific qualities of the characters and their purpose in the writing.
2. I look to use personal stories and quotes to try and grip the reader at the beginning. I also use rhetorical strategies to express my main points and convince the reader.
3. I liked the way the writer expressed himself in the article incorporating his students' suggestions into his writing and his formal writing that expressed the complexity of the subject.
4. The context of a text can be gathered before the reader begins through the title; through this you can determine the main point and genre. To gather more information about the writer's style looking at past work and the history of the writer would develop the writer into a more personal character that the reader could relate to. The reviews would also be a way to look at how other people have felt about the text.
Hi Olvia. Full credit for your first post. Two quick comments: 1) RLW does not concern itself with "constructional beauty," which I take to mean "style." That is one component, but writing is not always about beauty. 2) Be sure that all your writing shows detail. 2 & 3 above are deserving of more description on your part.
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