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Code Evin Code 5 August 2015 ENC 2135 Erin Workman Assignment 4 Coming into ENC 2135, my theory of writing was based off of everything I learned my junior year of high school in my AP Language and Composition class, which doesn’t sound very reassuring. In all honesty, on the first week of class when Erin instructed me to make a map and tumblr post depicting my “Theory of writing ” I had no idea what to do, but I just took a step back and considered what I usually do when I write an essay. My initial theory was a bit vague and didn’t present any strong ideals. My key terms however were strong and I believe they are still important parts of writing and serve to shape what an author wants to say. In developing this theory, first I would think about what I was going to write about, usually it would be an argumentative essay so I would think of my three main points or ideas that would be the body of the essay. Next I would consider how I 1

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CodeEvin Code 5 August 2015ENC 2135Erin WorkmanAssignment 4Coming into ENC 2135, my theory of writing was ased off of everything ! "earned my #unior year of high s$hoo" in my A% &anguage and Com'osition $"ass, whi$h doesn(t sound very reassuring) !n a"" honesty, on the first week of $"ass when Erin instru$ted me to make a ma' and tum"r 'ost de'i$ting my *+heory of writing, ! had no idea what to do, ut ! #ust took a ste' a$k and $onsidered what ! usua""y do when ! write an essay) -y initia" theory was a it vague and didn(t 'resent any strong idea"s) -y key terms however were strong and ! e"ieve they are sti"" im'ortant 'arts of writing and serve to sha'e what an author wants to say) !n deve"o'ing this theory, first ! wou"d think aout what ! was going to write aout, usua""y it wou"d e an argumentative essay so ! wou"d think of my three main 'oints or ideas that wou"d e the ody of the essay) Ne.t ! wou"d $onsider how ! '"an to engage my audien$e into my work through the use of a''ea"s, either targeting their emotion a or their "ogi$a" sense with a set of fa$ts to a$k u' my $"aim)Writing is #ust a form of $ommuni$ation etween author and reader) +he author has a s'e$ifi$ 'ur'ose for what he is writing and targets an audien$e) /ne of the most im'ortant 'arts of a 'ie$e are the ideas it 'resents) +hese ideas must e 'ortrayed with a''ro'riate a''ea"s to the reader in order to engage them in the work) Another key $om'onent of writing is the rhetori$ the author $hooses to use to infatuate the reader with 1Codehis or her ideas) 0urthermore, it must e 'ro'er"y stru$tured with varying synta. in order to a$$om'"ish the writer(s 'ur'ose) With every assignment ! worked on my theory was eing un$ons$ious"y a"tered a"ong with it) -y work with genre in assignment one so"idified my understanding of whate.a$t"y a genre is and its im'ortan$e in writing) +hen in assignment two, ! egan to gras' what it meant to de"iver strong $"aims that have een a$ked u' y mu"ti'"e sour$es) Not on"y this ut ! was a"e to understand the ro"e different uses of "anguage '"ay in mu"ti'"e rhetori$a" situations) &ater on, in assignment three, in whi$h more work on genre was $arried out, ! saw how the 'ortraya" of simi"ar information in different mediums and genres $ou"d skew the reader(s 'er$e'tion of the information that was eing 'resented) +his was #ust another reminder of the im'ortan$e of $hoosing the $orre$t genre) 2Code-y theory of writing has grown tremendous"y throughout this $ourse) Every assignment, #ourna" entry, and tum"r 'ost a"tered my theory in some way) +he #ourna" entries were most inf"uentia" on my theory of writing) 1sua""y they way it worked, was ! wou"d "earn something new aout writing from the #ourna" entries and then ! wou"d attem't to a''"y that to my ne.t assignment) 0or e.am'"e, in #ourna" two ! "earned that audien$e is the grou' of 'eo'"e that the author is trying to inf"uen$e with their work) Audien$es $an e grou'ed y many different $"assifi$ations su$h as ethni$ity, age, gender, nationa"ity and more) +he author may e attem'ting to engage a "arge grou' of 'eo'"e su$h as a 'o'u"ation or a sma"" grou' y using esoteri$ "anguage) +he author may e.'"i$it"y state the audien$e y addressing them dire$t"y or the author may never state theaudien$e, "eaving it o'en to inter'retation) -ost of this know"edge of audien$e ! drew from 2"oria An3a"dua(s work in *4ow to +ame a Wi"d +ongue, and Chris Wi"$ha(s video *+he +arget 5hoots 0irst), 6efore ana"y3ing these two works, understanding of audien$e was very different than what it is today) ! "earned that sometimes authors don(t a"ways go into the writing 'ro$ess with an intended audien$e in mind) 0or e.am'"e in Chris Wi"$ha(s do$umentary he $"ear"y stated that a"" he started out doing was taking a video $amera to work with him everyday and then 'ut the ta'es together to make a do$umentary and the audien$e de$ided itse"f) 7et in 2"oria An3a"dua(s 'ie$e she targeted s'e$ifi$ grou's of 'eo'"e in$"uding ignorant Ameri$ans that don(t understand her $u"ture and a myriad of grou's of 5'anish8s'eaking 'eo'"es, whi$h sha'ed her work) 3Code/ut of a"" the $on$e'ts !(ve studied this semester, genre is the one ! find to e most im'ortant in my theory of writing) Entering this $ourse, my idea of genre went a"ong the "ines of *-ystery, or *Non8fi$tion, ut ! now know genre is mu$h more than #ust a $ategory to '"a$e movies and ooks into) -u$h of what !(ve "earned on this su#e$t $ame from #ourna" three and my work in assignment one in whi$h ! had to de'i$t the meaning of genre through our remediation) !n 9ath"een 6"ake(s work tit"ed *Navigating 2enres,, she writes, *5imi"arities within genres he"' us to $ommuni$ate su$$essfu""y,, meaning that $ertain ty'es of writing have distin$t $hara$teristi$s designed for a$$ommodating that s'e$ifi$ situation) :irks definition of genre e.'"ains how it is a too" for writers to use, whereas my definition 'rior to this on"y re"ated to identifying a 'ie$e) An3a"dua uses genre as it is des$ried y :irk e$ause she is writing with a 'ur'ose and her tone ref"e$ts what she is trying to a$$om'"ish) Another im'ortant key term in my theory is *;ef"e$tion), 6efore refining and 'erfe$ting my definition of this term through the work $om'"eted in this $ourse, ! $onsidered ref"e$tion to e mere"y a thought 'ro$ess of how a 'ie$e was written) Now ! understand that ref"e$tion is mu$h more than that) ;ef"e$tion is $ru$ia" for growing your ski""s as a writer and mu$h more) +o 9ath"een 6"ake, ref"e$tion is ste'8y8ste' 'ro$ess used to enhan$e writing to a$hieve authors fu"" 'otentia") 5he says that ref"e$tion is a *:ia"e$ti$a" 'ro$ess y whi$h we deve"o' and a$hieve, first, s'e$ifi$ goa"s for "earning< se$ond, strategies for rea$hing those goa"s< and third, means of determining whether or not we have met those goa"s), A$$ording to 7an$ey, fo""owing these ste's of ref"e$tion wi"" a""ow the author to "earn from their own working, ena"ing them to e their own tea$hers) ;ef"e$tion $an have different meanings de'ending on the $ir$umstan$es< sometimes it on"y refers to revisions) +he different ty'es4Codeof ref"e$tions identified y 7an$ey in$"ude *;ef"e$tion8in8a$tion, $onstru$tive ref"e$tion, and ref"e$tion8in8'erson), &ooking a$k, it is $"ear to me that ! have grown tremendous"y as a writer and a reader as a resu"t of this $ourse) ENC 2135 and Erin Workman have taught me things aout as'e$ts of writing that ! hadnt even known e.isted going into this $ourse) +he theory of writing that ! have deve"o'ed ! wi"" $arry with me into every endeavour that re=uires me to read or $om'ose any work of "iterature) ! wi"" never e a"e to "ook at a sim'"e arti$"e in the news'a'er without $onsidering the rhetori$a" situation the author was'ut in and how he used his genre to $ommuni$ate a 'ur'ose) 5