Thursday, February 21, 2008

5 points from Curious Researcher

1. Page 182 = " By now, you know I don't agree with the view that all research writing should be objective ( as if such a thing were possible). And in the research essay that you are about to draft this week, I certainly invite you to consider using the first person, presenting your own observations and experiences as evidence (if they're relevant) and yes, even talking about yourself."
2. Page 183 = Sometimes writing in first person is not appropriate for the subject you are tlaking about, especially if you are not there. 
3. Page 190 = "Most important, though, remember that, fundamentally, your writing voice is a reflection of who you are." It is important to put some personality into your essay. 
4. Page 191 = Depending on what type of essay you are writing, and for whom you are writing there are different levels of professionality. Especially if you are writing an academic paper, you hardly include your opinions on the matter, it is more about facts. 
5. Page 167 = You have to be able to evaluate the conflicting claims put forward by the different sources. 
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2 comments:

Matt said...

I like your use of propaganda that you intend to use in your paper. I think that showing examples of propaganda will make for very effective visuals and it will help illustrate your research in an effective manner.

February 24, 2008 at 12:51 PM
~wks said...

Claudia,

Your intro again has zest. The icons and the means of how they work is energetic and has great potential to yield helpful insights as to how we can harness images today for social causes.

I"d narrow the number of modern cases you explore. More analysis of less examples is generally a good rule of thumb.

Rich work. Again, looking forward to your final essay. And again, here to help coach.

February 27, 2008 at 1:45 PM

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