Donald Murray The Maker's Eye Summary
There is a lot of valuable information in the essay “The Maker’s Eye” by Donald Murray. The first takeaway I have that I believe I can apply to my mine rewriting process, are the items Murray views as important to consider when revising and rewriting. Murray lists specific elements of writing we should be checking for when reviewing and rewriting our work. He suggests we should make sure we have provided ample information on the topic we are writing about and to confirm the meaning of the information supports the point we are writing to make. Murray also suggests to check the development of our points and to check that we have developed a structure in which each point builds on the last. Lastly, he suggest examining the voice in our work is