Swales made a great point when talking about niches. I always seem to pick these out of any research I do and then I end up confusing myself. I also like how Swales mentioned establishing territory. This is actually something I can do well. I tend to elaborate more than needed when I speak as well as when I write. I enjoy reading texts that do this too because it always helps me understand what the author is talking about. I tend to get off topic easily when reading and writing so I feel that if I have a solid back ground it will help keep me on point throughout the paper.
I think also do a decent job of filling in the niches and creating arguments and counter points to go along with them. Sometimes I have trouble supporting my claims though. I’m not the best with quotes! To make my life easier if I have to use quotes, I always try to use integral citation because I always tend to forget exactly how the document should be cited. This is probably something I really need to work on.
Kantz makes a great point with the things you should do before you read. I always try to figure out what an article or a book is about from the first paragraph and I do formulate my own argument to think about while I read. This helps me stay on topic and jump into the reading more. If I don’t prep myself before I read I usually end up just skimming the work and not getting much out of it. I am a slow reader so if I formulate an argument before I get deep into the text I can focus more on it and actually learn something.
Like Shirley in this article I too have trouble with writing a paper that requires textual citations. I do need to work on this in order to develop better writing skills and hopefully with all of the projects we’ve had to do this quarter I will get better at it.
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