Synthesis

The introduction of “Writing About Writing” informs the reader about the scholarly articles that are found in the book and how they may appear as challenging reads. Thankfully, the introduction provides very helpful tips that will guide the reader through the articles to help them comprehend and gain a better understanding. The article written by Rosenberg is more of a narrative on how her readings of scholarly articles took a turn for the best. She as well gives helpful tips to try and make these long articles a little more enjoyable. Both the introduction and Rosenberg’s articles are very helpful for students trying to excel in their scholarly article reading capabilities.

Library questions: 

1.    What is your chosen research topic? Why did you choose it?

  

 Grammar rules because there is a lot of information available as well as the fact that I would actually like to learn about the grammar rules considering the fact that I am HORRIBLE at grammar.

2.   Complete the "Brainstorming" Questions on page 167 of WAW below (obviously, make the questions relevant to your writing construct):

1.   What is your idea of good writing?

I believe good writing involves a clear idea that is described in numerous perspectives, has flow, easy to read, inviting and of course grammar plays a huge role in tying the paper together.

2.   Where do your perceptions of good writing come from?

My perceptions come from my English teachers in the past. They taught me the rules and I listened and tried to follow them.

3.   Can you think of a time where your conception of good 

Writing didn’t work or seem “right” in context?

 There a have been a number of times where I thought my paper was very well written but the teacher disagreed giving me a lower score than I anticipated.

4.   Is your conception of writing limiting in any way?

My conception of writing is very limiting. I always feel a pressure whenever I write because of all the rules and regulations you must follow in order for your paper to be accepted as “well written”.

5.   Would you behave differently as a writer if you conceived

of “ good writing” in a different way?

 I believe that there wouldn’t be so much stress put on me as I would write because to me writing should be our own thoughts and opinions written on a piece of paper regardless of the comma errors, run on sentences or how much “flow” there is. Our brain doesn’t think about comma placements when we think, why does our papers have to?

3. Who would be interested in researching and writing about your topic? Identify scholars, practitioners, professionals and other stakeholders with an interest in your topic.

I believe a lot of people would be interested in this form of research because we communicate every minute of our lives and it is important to be able to do it well, and it has been stated that it is hard to communicate well with poor grammar skills. Writer especially would be interested in this topic because their job revolves around the perfection of their writings and grammar is a concrete base for writing.

3.   What academic disciplines are associated with this research area / topic?  Brainstorm a list to give you starting point from which to begin your research (ex. Education, Biology, Psychology, Dance).

Education would be a big academic discipline because they force these grammar rules on students.

I would start by gathering grammar rules that have been established and practiced and then find information that challenges the grammar rules such as a reading we did in “Good English and Bad” by Bill Bryson.