Thoughts on Drafting

After writing a draft and posting it on my blog for my peers to see, I have learned a lot and have gotten more comfortable with my QRG. Below I have written a short analysis of my draft writing journey.

Reneman. "Icon 'Draft'" Feb 24, 2013. Public Domain.

The book Student's Guide really helped me draft a thesis statement for my information. Even though the book was geared towards a traditional college essay format, I felt like I could organize my information into a concise thought after reviewing the pages.

The problem with the guide in Student's Guide was that it was geared towards the traditional college essay. Although our QRG should contain all of the bulleted information provided in Student's Guide, the reading didn't provide advice on how to work with QRGs conventions such as drawing a reader in, short paragraphs, and separation of ideas into headlines. For example, writing paragraphs in PIE format may not be ideal as that leads to long, detailed, complex paragraphs that are not appealing to the type of reader WRGs try to attract.

Reflection:

After reading Morgan and Alyssa's blog posts I realized that we all took away different information from the Student's Guide guide. Morgan and I disagreed on the use of the PIE format, but after reading her analysis I have new insight as how it can be helpful to use to structure paragraphs. Alyssa and I agreed on how QRGs utilize shorter paragraphs in a concise yet informative format.

I need to work on/revise:
1. A better thesis statement/clearer and more inviting intro paragraph.
2. I didn't finish, I need to include the perspective on how the controversy can be handled better and why american readers would be interested in a controversy happening in Tokyo.
2. I need to work on who is more reasonable credible while also making sure I am not repeating too much information. I need to keep my paragraphs concise yet informative, and delve into more specifics about each sides credibility.