Annotation Blog #6

Annotation Blog #6

Chapter 4 is basically saying like whenever we write the paper, we need to prove our instinct whether we agree, disagree or both to let the reader know about where we are making a claim. Also, giving examples about how to write the agree or disagree in the passage and what we should need to put reason for those claims that we make. There are three ways to respond; 1) disagree and explain why 2)agree and with a difference 3)agree and disagree. what it means by when we disagree; we have to make sure we persuade our argument to the reader about why we disagree. when we agree, we need to tell the Reader about our experiences and sounds like more realistic. when we are in both, we need to make sure which points we agree and which points are not.

" For this reason, this chapter's advice applies to reading as well as to writing. Especially with difficult texts, you need not only to find the position the writer is responding to - the "They Say" but also determine whether the writer is agreeing with it, challenging it or some mixture of the two"(56)

"That is, the complexity,  and originality of your response are more likely to stand out and be noticed if readers have a baseline sense of where you stand relative to any ideas you've cited(57).

Chapter 5 is saying like most students are familiar with the sentence " Don't use I in essay" but the article said that it is okay use "I" because the readers might don't know "is that your opinions or other people's opinions" Therefore, "Differentiating your views from those of others, or even offering your own views in the first place."(72) then, there are examples to show how to write clearly "voice maker"

"Frequently, when students have trouble understanding difficult texts, it is not just because the texts contain unfamiliar ideas or words, but because the texts rely on subtle clues to let readers know when a particular view should be attributed to the writer or to someone else"(69).

Chapter 6 is saying like we all should have counterargument to make the essay sounds more interesting and more open minded.

"It suggests that even though most of us are upset at the idea of someone criticizing our work, such criticisms can actually work to our advantage(78)".

Chapter 7 talks about how "So What and Who Cares" important because when we didn't put it, it makes the essay looks less interesting and not too detailed about the topic. There are some template to grab reader's attention by suggesting the real problem in your claims. Also, we are basically trying to say is why we care about our claims and why the reader should care.

"The best way to answer such questions about the larger consequences of your claims is to appear to something that your audience already figure to care about. Whereas the "who cares?" question ask you to identify an interested person or group, the "so what?" question ask you to link your argument to some larger matter that the readers already deem important"(97).