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WRITING NOTES  Mindful Writing

 to be consciously aware of how we are learning  think about HOW a writer is doing something  Chapter 1:

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Truths of Writing You are a writer Writers get better by writing Writings get better while they are being mindful about getting better o Anyone can improve as a write-avoid the labeling curse (I am or I am not)

 Chapter 2:

 Terms you might struggle with; rhetoric Three main points  Rhetorical Situation o moments that invite us to communicate with others  GRAPE o all play together like ingredients in a cookie recipe o GENRE  recurring types of writing identifiable by distinctive features of structure, style, document design, approach to subject matter, or other markers o RHETOR  the author or voice o AUDIENCE  the person you are writing or speaking to o PURPOSE  what the writer or speaker is hoping to get from the audience ie marraige proposal wants forever love o EXIGENCE

 a problem or need that could be fixed by speaking or writing to someone else  the situation that makes you wanna respond  different from rhetorical situation in terms of need  Kairos o the opportune, right, or perfect moment Grammar Moment Why? People judge each other based off their ability to write well. Clauses  Subject + Verb + Object o Subject  noun place or thing, usually what is doing the action o Verb  the action o Object  what is recieving the action o Dependent Clause  Doesn’t make sense on its own o Independent  Makes sense on its own Genre  The metaphor genre o Chauser Galileo thing o sometimes used to limit audience o "Dumb downed" version o examples from Jesus and his parables  Pick the genre o Cooking Website  Example: Allrecipes.com  Generally people who like to cook or are good at cooking will write in this type of genre. These entries are geared towards people who don’t know how or aren’t very good at cooking with the intention of making them better at it. In a recipe the tone is pretty formal or distant. It’s not meant to be funny or sad, simply assist aspiring cooks. This type of

genre can be used very often, usually when the reader is hungry or inspired (or perhaps tired of hot pockets). Content is usually limited to a list of ingredients and short sentenced instructions on the correct way to blend said ingredients in order to create something tasty. Headings are meant to be alluring or appealing to the reader. Something like "Best goey chocolate chunk cookies EVER" or "Delicious chicken tikka masala entree with naan" SVO (subject, verb, object) The cat ate my dog The huge cat, who was also extremely ugly, ate my poor lil’ dog. Opinion Editorial  audience o The Universe (other BYU students) o Something your audience cares about o Something you have personal experience with  Brainstorm o WOW o Pioneer Heritage o Honor Code maybe o Fast dating o Religious Class (work worth the credit) *** o Majors o Finances (funding, what to spend your money on, how to get money) o Voting o Demands of BYU o Guns ROOM 2232 Phrases and Clauses  Clause o another word for sentence o has a subject and a verb

o makes sense on its own  Phrase o another word for openers, closers, and interruptors o is missing a subject or verb o can reorganize without changing the sentence o dependant clauses can stand as phrases What are the parts of an argument?  CRACC o Claim  has to be disputable o Reason  is support to the claim  what comes after the because o Assumptions  Unspoken values, beliefs, or principles that arguers assume they share with their audience  Common sense things OpEd Response  Claim o Lowreys claim is that the US does not treat american children well so immigrant children have little to no hope  Reasons o She backs this up with statistics and facts o limited funds funneled towards welfare and schools o 10-15% of kids have no health insurance  Assumptions o that Americans are responsible for immigrant kids o family unity is desireable Grammar Moment  rule o use a comma after intro word, phrase, or clause  introductory word  Finally, however, blah blah blah  introductory phrases

 missing a subject or verb  after snowing, as an only child,  introductory clauses (dependent clauses)  same sentences as before CARS o we have a sense of national pride...