“Hotspot” number one came on page 12 of our English book, “Good writers pose questions about their subject matter.” A good thesis statement is just the writer’s answer to their works underlying question. Posing questions in the readers head is a good thing. Writers enjoy knowing that their hard work is being appreciated and at least thought about. A good essay should teach people something by trying to answer the question supplied by the author. The work as a whole is written for the reason to hopefully answer that question. Or at the very least present information in a way so that the reader can find his or her own answer. I agree with the Allyn and Bacon about the question’s integrity. It needs to be significant, interesting, and problematic for the audience. A good question is the baseline for a good paper.
From the rest of chapter one my second “Hotspot” came on page 19 with the verbs, “express, explore, inform, analyze, synthesize, persuade, and reflect”. Each one of these verbs is a rhetorical aim at writing. These are six great reasons to put a pen to paper. I think that these six reasons for presenting a paper are valid. But all six of these reasons could be blurred together. You could express something you just explored. You could also reflect on something you expressed. With a good understanding of each verb, however, a writer could use each one to his advantage.
I agree with David's first hotspot. I chose this one as well. I like the point he made about the thesis statement just being the answer to the writers underlying question.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with the first hotspot. It is not one of the ones that i chose. I like the point made about a good essay teaching people something and should answer the question supplied.
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