Brandt P. 331

 

Before you Read

Some books and activities that my school encouraged me to read were our over the summer reading books to help our reading levels.  They encouraged us to find books that we were interested in to read just for easy practice with reading.  They also obviously wanted us to read our text books and any other novels that were assigned usually in our English or reading classes.  My school just never discouraged us from reading anything.  In school we had a reading club which encouraged reading for fun.

Summary

In "Sponsors of Literacy", Brandt  argues that sponsorship is important and that we need higher literacy in the nation.  She uses many examples to explain herself.  Many examples are about community and social groups.

 

Thoughts

This article explains many new concepts to me!  It was a little boring though.  Not too bad i guess.  pretty easy to understand.  I learned a lot from this article.  Some of the explains were confusing. 

 

Response	Quotation
It is kind of cool how you would be above everyone else if you were literate.	“Literacy looms as one of the great engines of profit and competitive advantage in the 20th century” (333).
I agree that that there is no success with out literacy.	"Literacy, like land, is a valued commodity in this economy, a key resource in gaining profit and edge." (336)
Everything you do now a days, you have to be able to read and write.  Its everywhere and much a part of society.	"As print and its spinoffs have entered virtually every sphere of life, people have grown increasingly dependent on their literacy skills for earning a living and exercising and protecting their civil rights." (340)
This quote shows the way people look at writing and how the view of writing is always changing.	“Many of the cultural formations we associate with writing development can be appreciated as make-do responses to the economics of literacy, past and present” (348).
Brings up the good question of who defines literacy.	"Neither rich nor powerful enough to sponsor literacy on our own terms, we serve instead as conflicted brokers between literacy's buyers and sellers." (348)

WAW p.139 Dawkins

ROW p.61 Bryson

Dawkins

Before you Read

I surveyed several of my friends that live in my dorm, and most of them said that most all grammar rules are bot bendable.  The grammar rules that most of my friends talked about were, proper punctuation, independent and dependent clauses, and using correct spelling for certain words such as "there" and "their".  None of those rules are very bendable.  They have to be used a certain way. 

Summary
In John Dawkins article, "Teaching Punctuation as a Rhetorical Tool", He attempts to explain how people have many issues with understanding punctuation rules.  Dawkin thinks of grammar as "rhetorical" and that grammar involves choices.  He gives many examples on how writers write makes handbook rules seem more like guidelines and less like laws. 

Synthesis
  I feel Porter and Dawkins pieces are very similar.  I also think that McCloud's article is similar to theirs too.  They are all for the student body and how writing can be difficult for all, even professionals.


Dialectical Notebook 

Response	Quotation
I don’t really like this quote.  It is the first sentence in the article and it is kind of makes me not want to read the article.  I don’t think it is setting the article up very well.  It is basically telling me that punctuation is not the first thing you would turn to which makes it seem like this article is going to be boring.	“Punctuation-just one of the “mechanics” of writing, after all-is perhaps not the first thing you turn to after checking the CCC table of contents, but you are here now, so let me try to keep you here by announcing, quickly, the not unimportant claims to be made.” (140)
After that quote, they give a quote from one of George Orwell’s books and the quote doesn’t follow proper punctuation which just shows that even great authors don’t follow the rules.	“And what do handbooks tell students about Orwell’s punctuation of the following sentences from “Marrakech”?” (141)
This quote is an example of raising.  Raising calls attention to itself which makes it gain emphasis.  Paring is thus a device for gaining rhetorical effort.	“I don’t think the Negro problem in America can be even discussed coherently without bearing in mind its context; its context being the history, traditions, customs, the moral assumptions and preoccupations of the country; in short, the general social fabric.” (145)
To be able to use punctuation properly, you don’t need to have as much knowledge and English teachers teach you to be able to do it.	“As should be clear by now, learning to punctuate effectively requires only a little knowledge of grammar, much less than most English teachers will grant.” (150)

Questions for Disscusion
5. In Dawkins article, he gives a lot of examples of the way punctuation should be and not be.  Some of the things I learned from this article would be, the concept of raising and lowering, more about sentences and independent clauses, and punctuating single independent clauses.

Meta Moment
By reading an article asserting that punctuation is rhetorical, I feel I gain a better understanding of all the different types of punctuation and how authors use punctuation in their writing.  

Thoughts
This article was very informative on punctuation and the ways authors use it in their writing.  It had a lot of examples.  It was a little hard to read all of them.  Hard to focus on every single example.  The examples made the article a little boring.  

Bryson


Dialectical Notebook

Response	Quotation
This quote is telling us that even the simplest rule in the English language can still be difficult to explain because the English language is complicated.	“We seldom stop to think about it, but some of the most basic concepts in English are naggingly difficult to define.” (61)
Even experts have a hard time figuring out the English language and forget to apply some concepts when writing.  In the examples that follow this quote, each sentence contained some sort of misusage that colleagues would consider to be wrong.	“The complexities of English are such that the authorities themselves often stumble.” (61)
I like this quote because of the simile that was used.  Comparing the English language to baseball is something that we relate to be makes it easier to understand the concept.	“Making English grammar conform to Latin is like asking people to play baseball using the rules of football” (62)
In the sentences before they talk about how President Carter used the word “flaunt” instead of “flout”.  Then, a day after that had happened bush told a TV reporter he couldn’t believe the “enormity” of what had happened.  This just goes to show how often terms are missed used.  Even by well known people.	“Had president-elected Bush known that the primary meaning of enormity is wickedness or evilness, he would doubtless have selected a more apt term.” (64)

 

Thoughts
I definitely enjoyed this article.  It gave a lot of things to think about when reading.  It showed a lot how even experts struggle with the English language.  It also gave a lot of history behind the English language to show where it has came from and how it has developed.  Very informative article.


   

Project #1 In Progress Report

So far in my project i have started to research the reasons why the five paragraph essay is taught in middle and high school and why they no longer use it when you reach the college level.  I am also looking at personal pronouns and why they say they are inappropriate to use in high and middle school but okay to use in college.  I have searched these topics on the internet trying to find articles about my topics.  I am also trying to find authors who have an interest in my topics so I can see if any of their books will be at the library.  I plan to keep looking for authors and articles on my topic.  I also plan to look up the SAT and ACT requirements and incorporate that into my paper because I feel that those standardized tests are part of the reason these concepts are taught to students.  

As for the workshop.  I think that went very well.  I got some great tips from my partner and good ways to help make my paper better.  I also did the same for her.  I think it was good to be able to go over our introduction and synthesis with a peer to get and give advice on a student level.  The only thing I would do to improve the workshop is I might have done it as we got a little farther into the paper so we had a little bit more to comment on.

"Seeing the Text" 

Stephen A. Bernhardt

Before you Read

When looking at a heavy text advertisement, I am most drawn to the pictures that describes the text.  The text emphasizes the images.  It helps to explain what the images are and why they were chosen for this advertisement.

Summary

In Bernhardt's article "Seeing the Text", he attempts to explain how visual communication and written communication work together.  He explains how formatting texts and visuals is important to the reader so they can interpret an article.  

Synthesis

Berhardt's article is all about images and understanding writing through images.  I would compare this article to McCloud's because he also thinks images are very important.  Bernhardt uses charts and graphs and McCloud uses comics to help readers understand writing.  Bernhardt article is also very different from Allen's article.  Allen explains how you should focus on just writing and not on outside sources, while Bernhardt is also about visuals and showing images to explain the text.

Response	Quotation
In this quote, he is trying to explain to teachers that if we get students to use visuals it will help people understand what they are writing about and help them to interpret it better.	“If we were to encourage students to experiment with visible features of written texts, we would increase their ability to understand and use hierarchical and classificatory arrangements.” (35)
This quote is saying that we need to start using more visuals when we write.  It is trying to tell us to get away from the regular essay organization that is taught in school.	“Through classroom teaching often assumes essay organization the norm, outside the classroom visually informative prose is persuasive, and not just scientific or technical fields.” (35)
We need to always think about our audience and who we are writing to.  Whatever you are writing need to be attractive to readers.	“These multiple considerations of audience and purpose functionally constrain the text, influencing its shape and structure” (39)
This quote is about how the pictures and texts are laid out on the page.  You want to focus on the visuals on the page to draw attention to the reader.	“Also important in the design of the fact sheet was the distribution of printed information on the page.” (39)

  

After You Read
Scott McCloud would have represented and supported Bernhardt's argument of the use of images.  McCloud believes visuals are very important.  McCloud thinks images help the reader see behind the text.  Berhardt also believes this.  He just thinks charts and graphs are better images to represent text rather than comics.

Thoughts

I really enjoy images when i read, so i found Berhardt's article to be interesting.  He explains how to put images into text to help readers understand the writing better.  It was very informative.

"Intertextuality and the Discourse Community"

James E. Porter

Summary

 In Porter's article, "Intertextuality and the Discourse Community", he attempts to discuss that writing must be original and that a writer must acknowledge another writer before "borrowing" their ideas.  If you don't, that's considered plagiarism.  Porter also explains that there is always traces of other text in something that someone is writing and that it can not be avoided.  His studies are important in how people understand themselves as writers and understand other peoples writing.

Synthesis
Both Porter and and Allen's articles are very similar.  They both explain how writing isn't easy and that even professionals have a hard time with it. Its more than just sitting down and writing.  There is more behind that process.

Dialectical Notebook

Response	Quotation
This quote shows that even legal documents such as The Declaration of Independence shows trace of other text.	"The Declaration contains many traces that can be found in other,earlier documents." (89)
I like this quotation because it shows that even Jefferson's work would show plagiarism in it because he used things from previous text.	"If Jefferson submitted the Declaration for a college writing class his own writing, he might well be charged with plagiarism." (90)
I find it interesting because it the wording seems odd to me.  It also seems odd to the author too.  It almost seems to be kind of sexist.	"From one perspective, the phrase,"two of them women" is a simple statement of fact; however, it presupposes a certain attitude-that's the event, horrible enough as it was, is more significant because two of the persons killed were women." (91)
In a few sentences before this quote, they are talking about John Kifner's New York Times headline article reporting on the Kent State incident of 1970.  I find this interesting because all of the words used in his article are very "American".  a lot of Kifner's wording in his article he borrowed from other articles.	"This pastiche of signs casts the text into a certain context, making it distinctively American." (91)
Those questions are really something to think about.  At least they make me think.  They make me think if anything can really be original and new.  Is that possible?	"Both examples point to the exclusionary power of discourse communities and raise serious questions about the freedom of the writer: chiefly, does the writer have any? Is any writer doomed to plagiarism? Can any text be said to be new? Are creativity and genius actually possible? Was Jefferson a creative genius or a blatant plagiarist?" (93)

Thoughts

I really enjoyed Porter's article.  I found it very interesting.  It really made me think about the way things are written and if all text is really original.  Even The Declaration of Independence is not considered original text.  

 Elbow, "Voice in Writing Again:  Embracing Convictions" (p. 46)

Before You Read

2. If teachers would let us use words like "I" and "me" when we write, the papers we write would be more personal.  It would be from our point of view and we would be able to tell our own personal stories about that topic when writing.

Summary

In Peter Elbow's article, "Voice in Writing Again: Embracing Contraries", Elbow goes back and forth on whether or not using voice in writing is useful.  Voice is Everywhere.  Voice helps not only writers, but readers as well.  Elbow goes on the argue whether it ruin the way we read text and teach writing.  

Synthesis

I don't think this article is very similar to any of the articles we have read so far.  Elbow argues the different sides on voice and whether or not it helps or hurts the way we interpret texts, write, and teach writing and texts.  I don't think any other text argues between two different sides in their writing.

Questions for Discussion

1. To Elbow, voice is the main source of power in your writing.  A strong voice will produce strong writing.  This voice is what makes readers want to listen to you.  I agree with Elbow.  Voice can help your writing be more powerful and want your readers to keep reading.

4. Elbow believes both sides of his argument.  The effect of giving a full airing to each side of the debate is so everyone gets to state their opinion on the subject.  It lets people see both sides of the debate without it being a battle between the two.  No one is right or wrong.  Both sides have to meet in the middle somewhere.  

Applying and Exploring Ideas
2. When I listen to a passage rather than actually reading it silently to myself, I feel I understand the content better.  I agree with Elbow that it does make reading less complicated.  "Ear Training", is listening for the voice in texts.  "Ear Training" has not really affected my comprehension of some reading in the past.  It is a tool that should be implemented when reading and text.




Meta Moment
Elbow doesn't believe in compromising, but he somehow manages for both of his perspectives to coexist for good writing.  I believe this definitely possible to do in my own writing, but it is difficult.  It is difficult to have two perspectives without managing to contradict them in your own work.

  Dialectical Notebook: Lamott, King, Diaz

Response	Quotation
To me, this quotation is telling us that writers are not always so enthused to go write and create.  That not all writing is going to be perfect the first time around and it takes time to perfect it.	"People tend to look at successful writers, writers who are getting their books published and maybe even doing well financially, and think that they sit down at their desks every morning feeling like a million dollars, feeling great about who they are and how much talent they have and what a great story they have to tell; that they take in a few deep breaths, push back their sleeves, roll their necks a few times to get all the cricks out, and dive in, typing fully formed passages as fast as a court reporter." (301)
This quote is telling us that no matter what you are thinking, it could be something great even if it sounds stupid to you.  Whatever you're thinking you should let it come through and on to the paper.	"Just get it down on paper, because there may be something great in those six crazy pages that would never have gotten to by more rational grown-up means." (302)
I love how Lamott tells us what is going on in her head and how she thinks the critics are sitting on her shoulders commenting like cartoon characters.	"They'd be pretending to snore, or rolling their eyes at my overwrought descriptions, no matter how hard I tried to tone those descriptions down, no matter how conscious I was of what a friend said to me gently in my early days of restaurant reviewing." (3020
King goes on and on about all the places he could have time to read a book.  Saying that you never know when you will have time or want to read a book.  I think that just shows how much King loves reading and writing.	"At such times I find a book vital." (306)
I love this quote because I think the same thing all the time.  Just like King thinks, depending on who you are depends on how you see things.	"Do we see the same thing?" (306)
In this quote, I think it shows just how much Diaz struggled as a writer and struggled to come up with something that he thought was good enough and was just as cool as his first 75 pages.	"I wrote and I wrote and I wrote, but nothing I produced was worth a damn." (319)
This quotation just shows that he has such dedication to writing and loves it that much that he didn't want to give it up and kept trying.	"In my view a writer is a writer because even when there is no hope, even when nothing you do shows any sign of promise, you keep writing anyways." (320)

 

  

Allen, Berkenkotter, & Murray

Allen

Before You Read

When I think of professional writers and scholars and their writing process, I believe that it must be a long process.  They must go through so many drafts and rewrites to get everything just right.  They have to make sure that everything is perfect before it goes public for everyone to read.

Summary

In "Inspired Writer vs. The Real Writer", Sarah Allen attempts to explain how professional writers and scholars have trouble writing just as much as college or high school students do.  She explains how we all go through trail and error with our writing and that it is not going to be perfect all the time. She also tells us how even greats writers fail and don't achieve what they strive to achieve.

Synthesis 
This article is most comparable to Klein's article, "What Is It We Do When We Write Articles Like This One--and How Can We get Students to Join Us?" because in both articles they talk about their struggles as writers.  They tell us their own personal stories on how they struggled with writing and told us that writing is not easy.  They taught us ways to make our writing better.

Applying and Exploring Ideas
2. Allen says that the purpose of writing is "connection". That what we have to say might not be so brilliant, but might be considered brilliant to someone else.  I completly agree with Allen in the sense that all writing should be considered and with practice we can all become great writers.  The purpose of writing I think, is writing something that others want to read, enjoy and learn from.

Questions for Discussion
2. She believes that connection with others through writing is the purpose of writing and communication is why we should write.  We should always continue to practice writing and communicating with others through writing.

3. By "colluded" i believe that means to using someone elses work without knowing your doing it?  I'm not totally sure, but if that's what it is, then yes I have.  By someone checking over your paper and them fixing it for you and you just doing what they tell you is "collision".

Thoughts
I really enjoyed this article!  It was every interesting and kept me reading.  I liked that she used personal scenarios in the article to help explain her point that she attempted to make.  It make it kind of fun to read.

Berkenkotter, & Murray

Before You Read
I don't really have any writing rituals.  The only writing ritual that I can think of that I have it writing it on a piece of paper as a draft before actually typing the final copy.

Summary
  In Carol Berkenkotter's article, ''Decisions and Revisions: The planning Strategies of a Publishing Writer",  Carol attempts to explain experience working with Donald Murray.  When Carol and Donald met she knew she wanted him to be her subject in her lengthy naturalistic study.  For 62 days Donald turned on his tape recorder to record his aloud thinking.   She found out just how much planing and revising really goes into Murray's thinking and writing.

Synthesis
I think that Allen's and Berkenkotter's articles were very similar to eachother.  I think this because in both articles they talk about struggles that professional writers and cholars both have and that not all writing is a breeze and can take time to get the hang of it.

Questions for Discussion
1. Murray's writing process is very extensive.  He makes sure he figures out who is audience is going to be and then figures out how to get the readers interested in what he is talking about.  I do not usually think about my audience (I probably should), but i do try to make my papers interesting so people will want to read it.

3. After studying Murray, she came to the conclusion that there is more behind the writing process for professional writers then she thought.  There is more thought and revisions than she intended.  She also found out that Murray relies a lot on his wife with help rewriting and editing.

Applying and Exploring Ideas
1. My writing process is usually not to long or extensive (probably should be).  For most papers I write, I usually reseach a little bit and then begin to write.  I will usually have a revision process and have a peer read it over also.  After that I will begin ti write my final copy.  My level of writing is probably not that high up there.  I feel that there are tons of writing steps that I am missing and need  practice to get better.

Meta Moment
After the Berkenkotter and Murray readings, I understand that writing is a long process and even professionals struggle with it.  I have learned that with practice i can become a better writer.

Thoughts
I really enjoyed this article.  Not as much as I enjoyed Allen's, but it was still interesting.  I liked that she used personal experiences in her article to get her point across to the readers.
  



  

Scott McCloud Video

Scott McCloud explains about how he believes that you can connect better with an audience through  comic rather then writing.  In his video he explains how his Dad was blind, but achieved greatness.  His brothers and sister also achieved many great things and he thought he did not belong by him only being a comic artist.  He then realizes that he also achieved greatness and his Dad supported him one hundred percent even though he couldn't see what he was drawing.  McCloud uses visual images to get his message across to his audience.  He manages to do this by being in the conversation with the reader.

McCloud & Berger

McCloud

Before You Read

3. I believe the reason why children use stick figures to draw themselves and others is because they see people and the world more simple than adults see it.  Because they see it so simple they will draw it as they see it. 

Summary

Scott McCloud believes in connecting with his audience by comics.  He shows the reader what he is trying to convey rather then actually writing it.  He uses simple, to the point drawings to get his point across.  He connects with readers in a different way than most authors do.

Synthesis

I believe that this article was most like Greenes article in the sense of that they both talk about framing.  Both think of framing differently, but they explain how they go about framing there article.     

Questions for Discussion

2. By McCloud using images rather then writing to get his point across, he connects with the reader visually with simple, to the point drawings.  If he would have used writing instead of this comics, it would have been more difficult to connect with the reader and get his point across. 

Applying and Exploring Ideas

1. I think that teaching strategies should contain more visual imagery.  Some students learn better with images rather than all text.  It makes learning a little bit more exiting when there is a picture to look at and to analysis.

4. By mask, McCloud means a framing tool.  Rather than letting the reader define the frame he does it for you.  He has let you into his perceptive through visual imagery and is in the conversation with you.  I don't know if it really effects my perception of things and people around me.  You can hide your emotions and how you feel about people with out the mask.

Thoughts

This article was a bit confusing.  I don't completely understand what he means my "the mask''.  I enjoy that McCloud used comics to convey his ideas it makes an article more interesting and easier to understand. 

Berger

Before You Read

If I were to draw a picture of a woman, I would draw her face forward and nothing else in the picture but her.  She should be the center of attention.  I would focus on making her look very sophisticated and beautiful so people want the focus on her and like the picture. 

Summary

In this article, Berger explains how women are always held to a standard.  There is always a a women is expected to look.  He explains that women are always dominated by men.  He also shows that even in 18th century art women are shown as objects rather then people and had to look a certain way. 

Synthesis

Berger's article and McCloud's article are very similar in the fact that they are both taking about images and how we perceive them.  Images can be perceived differently by different people, and they explain that the way you perceive them might be different from how someone else perceives them.  

Questions for Disscussion

2. I have seen images of posed women in ads in a magazine or on TV commercials.  You can pretty much see ads of posed women anywhere.  They compare to Berger's images because women in both pictures are held to a certain standard,  It might not be the same one, but there definitely is one. 

3. They are a little different because now women are a little more self sufficient and believe they can do whatever a can can do or accomplish.  Still, most women today believe they need to be a certain size or act and look a certain way because of a certain standard and they way they believe they should be perceived.

Applying and Exploring Ideas

3. I don't believe it is a determining factor on how something is viewed. Maybe I'm just not thinking enough into it, but i just don't believe that.

Meta Moment

I think it is necessary to read an article concerned with similarities and differences between nudes, spectator, viewer, art and advertisement so we can compare it to different ways of writing and how different writings are compared and perceived.

Thoughts

This article really made me think about our society and how women are perceived now, and in the 18th century.  It shows that now and then males are thought to be the prominent gender.  It made me think about how we always have a be a certain way to be viewed in a good way.  

 

  

Project #1 Proposal

For my paper, my construct is going to going to be, why is it that we are not allowed to use first person pronouns when we write?  Teachers always say your not supposed to do it, but why?  I want to know tje reason on why we are not allowed to use words such as I, me, and my when writing.  When did that come about that it was wrong to do?  Who made it up? Why do teachers teach it? Through research on this topic, I feel that I can write a thorough paper on why this came about.

Summary on "How to Find a Book"

In the video, "How to Find a Book" Chad Boeninger explains to us how easy it is to find a book in the Alden library.  He explains that you need to be familiar with how to look the book in a catalog and then find it in the library.  To find it in the catalog, you need to type in the key words into the search box and wait to see how many results you get.  You might need to narrow your search down to find what you are looking for.  After you click on the book you were looking for, it will show you the exact floor in which your book will be on.  It will also show you a map of where the exact location of the book is.  Chad also informs us how all books that are close to your topic will all be in the same area of your book.  If you need any help finding a book you can always ask the library service desk with any questions.  Make sure you always bring your Ohio ID to check out any books.

Summary on "Finding Full Text From Citation"

In the video, "Finding Full Text From Citation", Librarian Chris Guder informs us on how to find full text of an article when all you have is a citation.  You want to make sure you have the publication date, the title of the journal, and the author.  You would want to go to the Library home page and type in the title of the article that you are trying to find.  It will them pull up all of the results of that title.  When you go to click on one of those results, make sure you have the correct year and issue date of that article.  It will then pull up the full text.  If Ohio does not have the full text of that article, you will then need to do a borrow request.  If you have any questions on how to do any of that you can always contact the the library by calling, texting, or emailing them.

Summary on "How to Get a Book from OhioLINK"

In the video, "How to Get a Book from OhioLINK", Chris Boeninger explains to us the process of how to go about that.  To request a book from OhioLINK, you will need to type in the name of the book.  If the Ohio library does not have it, you can get it from another school in Ohio. After you request it, it should only take about three business day for you to receive it.  You want to make sure you tell the school what location would be convenient for you to pick it up.  You will receive an email when the book at arrived at the location for you to pick it up.  If you have any questions you can always go to the ASK link for additional help.

Helping Students Use Textual Sources Persuasively

Margaret Kantz

(pg.85)

Before You Read

1. The other day, my roommate and I had an argument about whether or not Michael Clarke Duncan died or not.  I told her, and she did not believe me.  To resolve this the dispute, we went on the internet to several different websites to see whether or not I was correct.  She finally agreed with me after going to several sites that said Michael Clarke Duncan had passed. 

Summary

In Kantz article "Helping Students Use Textual Sources Persuasively", she attempts to explain how writing and reading are not just about transmitting and receiving information. She explains how to write new text from old existing text. She also helps us recognize that facts are not always true statements as they are claims.  She uses Shirley's experience to help us understand these concepts.  The audience of this article would be us, the students.

Synthesis 

Margaret Kantz's article is most like Kleine's article. They both attempt to explain ways to become better at writing and research and how to take exisiting information and turn it into something new.

Questions for Discussion

1. Kantz contends that facts and opinions are both claims.  The only essential difference between a fact and an opinion is how they are received by the audience.  An argument consists of claims, that are debatable.

2. Many students misunderstand sources because they read them as stories.  They expect their sources to tell the truth, so they use persuasive writing in this context with making things up.  Students also do not understand are a kind of claim and often used persuasively.  Students should be reading texts as arguments rather than as facts to be learned.  I do agree with everything I just stated.  I now have a better understanding of how texts work after reading her article.

Applying and Exploring Ideas

I think my and Kantz's idea of creativity and research are completely different.  I thought to do research was to find facts and make them into a paper.  I didn't have very much creativity.  Kantz's idea of research are that to be able to come up with new concepts and ideas from old concepts and ideas you need to have creative thinking.  After reading her article I understand why you should use creative thinking and how they overlap each other.  

Meta Moment

Kantz is trying to analysis that fact and opinions are claims, and that it is how the audiences receives them to make them true or false.  This is useful for me to understand this because this will make my writing more creative and make me better viewpoints.

Thoughts

This article was very informative.  I thought it was a lot like Kleine's article.  It gave me a lot of information on facts and opinions that I did not know before.  I will most likely think about this article and Kleine's when I go to write any research paper.