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My main idea about writing is that clarity is the most important feature in writing a successful paper. Having a clear path that allows you to write efficiently is vital when working on an essay. A clear structure is essential to allow both the author and reader to easily read and comprehend the content that is in front of them.
The first primary text that I selected to teach my main idea is a text message between a friend and me. I decided to use this genre because it is the main source of communication between people today and how they express their concerns. The interaction in a text message can possibly amount to the length of a detail email. Yet, the communication is not as quick, an email takes longer to respond to. As I typed out the text message I made sure to inform my friend the importance of clarity and how it can impact the …show more content…
I taught her techniques on how to be able to know if her paper is clear enough by herself. I told her to read it to herself aloud before I sent her my own revisions. The reason I did that is because it allows my friend to better understand her own writing rather than her just fixing the mistakes that I found. According to Mike Bunn, in How to Read Like a Writer, “the idea is …show more content…
It is a great technique to have a clear idea of how to format a paper properly and that it flows smoothly. I myself had trouble my first year because I was not used to writing 7-8 page essays and was accustomed to the short 5 paragraph essay. Therefore, it was hard for me to expand on my writing and kept writing without making any sense. Little did I know that I had to be clear enough for my audience to understand what I was writing and trying to convey. All I was doing was finishing my essay to earn credit without taking into consideration if it was clear enough to
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