Blog Reviews

Blogs I reviewed:

Whitney Mattox
http://whitneymattox.blogspot.com/
Good- How to Write an Essay
What I thought needed work- Cause and Effect Blog 4A

Kelsie Hair
http://writewithme-kelsiehair.blogspot.com/
Good- Rhetorical Terms Blog 7A
Needed work- Helpful Elements Blog 12B

Geena Gross
http://geenagrossenglish.blogspot.com/
Good- Subject specific rhetorical tools
Needed work- The idea of a Peer Review

Process Explanation

Throughout this class I have learned so much about writing. The most important of which is a process to write essays. The first step, after a topic has been chosen, is for the writer to simply write down all the knowledge they have on the subject. This step is important because it separates for the writer what they already know, from what they still need to find out. Once the needed information is gathered, the writer can start organizing and refining the essay. In this step, the writer should add rhetorical tools to help bring in their audience. This is when the writer can use things such as compare/contrast, visual gazes or cause and effect to convey what is important. A possible way of organizing the information could be by using classification and division.  Once the first draft is finished, it's important to have it read by another set of eyes. Sometimes other people can catch things in an essay that the writer can't. Then after editing the essay, the writer can make changes and be satisfied with the final product.