Monday, November 30, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Craft of Research & Possessives/Apostrophes
CRAFT OF RESEARCH: 3 POINTS
1. The first point I chose is how to connect with your reader and audience. I always take the time prior to writing my paper to realize who my audience is. In order to connect with your reader you need to provide only information that caters to the type of reader. As the writer, you create the role of the reader. You need to set the tone for yourself as well as who you are writing to. The reader is more likely to completely engage when they are verbally and stylistically familiar with how you write.
2. The second point I am choosing to write about is how to plan your project. It requires questioning and narrowing it down to a topic. When coming up with initial questions about the subject of your choice you need to think about things such as: Why would anyone be interested in this topic? How can I provide an accurate description catering to my audience? Who is my audience? Once you have your topic you must narrow it down to a focused topic. After you have narrowed it down you need to think of questions that pertain to your topic. How, what, why, etc.
3. The final point I am discussing is how to evaluate and solidify your claim. You must make sure it has proper cited sources or viable information that does not leave room for misinterpretation. When you have cited sources your credibility is enhanced because you are showing that there are other people who have done research in order to support your claim.
Throughout these through points I realized that I need to take more time to evaluate my audience. I tend to write towards the same audience every time.
POSSESSIVES:
1. My son-in-law's home.
2. It's a river in Arkansas.
3. Jim and Joan's house.
4. The Ph.D.s research.
5. McGraw-Hill, inc.'s advertising.
6. Fred, the electrician's, estimation.
7. Anyone else's idea.
8. Witnesses of the depositions.
9. The Airport's upper level.
10. My friend's daughter.
APOSTROPHES:
1. The tree surgeon could not save the white spruce's limb.
2. The user's manual for the new software package was so confusing that most consumers returned it to the company.
3. Windows' intuitive commands make it easy for users to move from one application to another.
4. I will be in Hawaii on Mothers Day, New Mexico on April Fools Day, and in California on Veterans Day.
5. Grover Cleveland was the peoples' choice.
6. Each participant filled out the Readers Comment Form.
7. Now that he has his bachelor's degree, he plans to get his master's; and possibly his doctorate.
8. The National Secretaries Conference will be in Houston this year.
9. For appearance sake, the feuding vice presidents kept their differences to themselves during the monthly staff meeting.
10. My brother-in-law's idea was to have the family reunion at a spa.
11. We have been invited to a holiday party at the Roth's house.
12. The telephone company's president's idea was to offer discount rates to seniors.
1. The first point I chose is how to connect with your reader and audience. I always take the time prior to writing my paper to realize who my audience is. In order to connect with your reader you need to provide only information that caters to the type of reader. As the writer, you create the role of the reader. You need to set the tone for yourself as well as who you are writing to. The reader is more likely to completely engage when they are verbally and stylistically familiar with how you write.
2. The second point I am choosing to write about is how to plan your project. It requires questioning and narrowing it down to a topic. When coming up with initial questions about the subject of your choice you need to think about things such as: Why would anyone be interested in this topic? How can I provide an accurate description catering to my audience? Who is my audience? Once you have your topic you must narrow it down to a focused topic. After you have narrowed it down you need to think of questions that pertain to your topic. How, what, why, etc.
3. The final point I am discussing is how to evaluate and solidify your claim. You must make sure it has proper cited sources or viable information that does not leave room for misinterpretation. When you have cited sources your credibility is enhanced because you are showing that there are other people who have done research in order to support your claim.
Throughout these through points I realized that I need to take more time to evaluate my audience. I tend to write towards the same audience every time.
POSSESSIVES:
1. My son-in-law's home.
2. It's a river in Arkansas.
3. Jim and Joan's house.
4. The Ph.D.s research.
5. McGraw-Hill, inc.'s advertising.
6. Fred, the electrician's, estimation.
7. Anyone else's idea.
8. Witnesses of the depositions.
9. The Airport's upper level.
10. My friend's daughter.
APOSTROPHES:
1. The tree surgeon could not save the white spruce's limb.
2. The user's manual for the new software package was so confusing that most consumers returned it to the company.
3. Windows' intuitive commands make it easy for users to move from one application to another.
4. I will be in Hawaii on Mothers Day, New Mexico on April Fools Day, and in California on Veterans Day.
5. Grover Cleveland was the peoples' choice.
6. Each participant filled out the Readers Comment Form.
7. Now that he has his bachelor's degree, he plans to get his master's; and possibly his doctorate.
8. The National Secretaries Conference will be in Houston this year.
9. For appearance sake, the feuding vice presidents kept their differences to themselves during the monthly staff meeting.
10. My brother-in-law's idea was to have the family reunion at a spa.
11. We have been invited to a holiday party at the Roth's house.
12. The telephone company's president's idea was to offer discount rates to seniors.
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