Chapter
3 in Changing Writing highlighted four main points. These points are how I was able
to analyze our writing process throughout our essay; how I displayed the
aspects of PACT, or purpose, audience, context, and text; how I was able to
narrow down the sources I used; and the way I used brainstorming as well as
free-writing to improve the quality of my essay. The writing process that I
used to create the best argument I possibly could for my topic was just as the
book said. I was able to find a large chunk of free time to sit down in a calm
environment where my mind was able to go anywhere on the topic. This allowed
for my final product to be very strongly opinionated, while also being able to
add in the sources the I wanted. The way I brought in the different pieces of
PACT are different in strength for each part. I feel as if my purpose was
strong due to the opinions given on the topic, while also adding a good number of
sources to back my argument without overwhelming the reader. The strongest part
of my essay would be context because I was able to add a lot of examples of
effects stemming from the cause that my issue created. I could have improved the
appeal to the audience because as I read the essay back, I am more trying to
appeal to a wider audience rather than trying to convince one person. Chapter 3
also talked about the importance of being able to narrow down sources so that
there is a lot of opinion added to back up a certain source. With my sources, I
first found my topics for each paragraph, then went and found the correct number
of sources to fill in all of the sources needed. From there, I added commentary
as well as connections from one source to another. This method has always
worked well for me because it eliminates the possibility of having to find
another source because once I have the number I am happy with, I just add
commentary and opinion to back up that source as well as my topic. The final
point highlighted in chapter 3 was the importance of brainstorming and
free-writing. As a writer, I do not typically brainstorm because like I said
earlier, I write best when a topic is given, and I am able to write as much as
possible. Once I had the sources for my paragraphs on my argument, it was basically
a free-write to fill in the gaps between the sources. I definitely could have
brainstormed more than just the sources, but my personal preference has more
free-writing involved.
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