INI103H1 Lecture 2: Writing Essays Lecture & Readings Combined Week 2
16 Oct 2013
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Writing is a communicative art: everything is written for an audience, good writing communicates intended topic to the audience. Solidarity a union between the writer and the reader: strengthened by good arguments, weakened by assumptions and biases. Solidarity is threatened when the reader questions the writer"s work. It is essential to have a solid, trustful relationship with your reader. Write to answer their questions, doubts and needs. Do not ignore the reader and write for solely the information. Approach texts as if you are the only intended reader: look at how the text meets your needs, look at how the author accomplishes his/her purpose, question the author"s decisions on tone, style and diction. 5 strategies to reading texts: 1. Use: this seems to be about ___ but it could also be about __ . Find where assumptions are made and question them: 3. Repetition is key to finding important ideas. Analyse what the patterns mean: 4.
