Thoughts on Drafting

In the post below, I will be reviewing the helpfulness of the the textbook's advice on drafting.

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1.What parts of the book’s advice on the above bulleted topics are helpful for writing in this genre?

Drafting a Thesis:
The book was helpful in explaining what a strong thesis should look like. The biggest help to me was making sure my thesis was interesting; it should be the key catching point for your reader, but it also must be concise. Therefore constructing a strong thesis can be tricky.

Writing Introductions:
I think an introduction is important to include in a QRG because it introduces what the guide will be focusing on. The book helped in advising how to keep the introduction interesting but general enough to briefly explain what the piece of writing will be about.

Writing Conclusions:
In addition to an introduction, including a conclusion is important in a QRG because it wraps up the piece of writing. The book advises well on how to summarize the entry and come to a full circle ending.

2. What parts of the book’s advice on these topics might not be so helpful, considering the genre you’re writing in?

Writing a Paragraph in PIE format:
Writing in PIE format isn't really necessary for the QRG genre. Although the book provides good advice on how to construct an explanatory paragraph, this format is too lengthy for this genre. QRG are intended to be concise and to the point and a PIE format defeats that purpose.

Organization:
The book says that organization is central to an effective essay. However, in a QRG organization can be considered loosely because it has subheadings for every paragraph. Naturally, there should be an introduction of the topic and a conclusion at the end, but the organization in the middle of the QRG doesn't really matter since the reader can look at the subheadings to find what information they want to read.



Reflections:

I agreed with almost everything in Alyssa's post; however, I do think a conclusion is important in a QRG, just to summarize the article. In her post, Alyssa didn't find the conclusion section in the textbook to be helpful. Her post was nicely organized and she was thorough and complete in her responses. Just like Alyssa, I agree with Morgan's post. Just like me, she feels as if including an introduction and conclusive is important to the QRG. She also values the importance of a thesis, which is something I need to make sure I include. After reading these posts, I realize I need to work on my 1. thesis; I'm not sure I even included one. I also need to construct an 2. introductory paragraph; I need to make sure it's general enough and explains the purpose of my QRG. Finally, I need to make sure my 3. organization is understandable and includes the necessary information to meet the QRG requirements.