I thought your paper was very well written, I really loved the quotes that you used, and I also thought that you made a lot of unique points in your essay that I had not heard of before. I did think that it would be beneficial if you added a little more personal experiences to your essay. I feel like it would really benefit your writing and allow you to connect with your reader more. For example, you could use…
For my post I decided to read chapter 5 in “They Say/I Say” By Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein. This chapter is titles”And Yet: Distinguish what you say from what they say” and it explains the best methods to make sure that the reader understands the difference between your words and someone else’s words. It provides templates that can be used to distinguish the difference such as “Although X makes the best possible case for _______, I am not persuaded”…
I always appreciate peer reviews because they provide edits that I wouldn’t be able to catch on my own. I think my largest issue in this free write was thinking of claim sentences. My goal for my final paper is to have engaging and interesting claim sentences for each paragraph and have it flow nicely. I also feel that I need to include more quotes from other sources in order to back up my argument. In order for this to…
I loved reading your essay! You did a great job incorporating the different elements for the multimodal essay. I especially loved the graph and the pull quote that you included. Your thesis is strong, and it really draws the reader in to continue reading your essay. Some things to possibly consider for your final draft might be when you are explaining your brother’s life story about epilepsy consider explaining what epilepsy is and how it affects someone on a daily…
Personally, I feel that I have a narrative that has shaped my life so far. I feel that the decision to play softball for the majority of my life has completely shaped who I am, my abilities and my ability to work with people. However I know that I am very young and my life is really just starting. Playing softball will not be the only narrative that shapes my life. I will find another passion that will continue to…
After reading the article “I am not a story” by Galen Strawson, I decided that I do not agree with his argument. I feel that a narrative is a very helpful tool to help someone find their identity. I feel that everyone has a narrative in some form because it is a human tendency to make our lives into a cohesive story. We not only use narratives to help us find our personal identity, but we also use them to…
In the article “Life’s Stories,” Julie Beck covers many topics. The three topics that she mentioned that stood out the most to me were explaining what exactly a life story is, the connection that different life stories have according to the persons age, and lastly cultural stories that are embedded as blueprints for life are often unrealistic. First, Beck explains in detail what a life story is. Take for example “a life story doesn’t just say what happened, it says…
