Academic Writing Paper

“How Writing Is Won”

Working Thesis:

To deliver a successful argument, a writer must be direct, credible, and apply professional communication.

Direction:

Statement: Direction is a writer’s purpose and establishes the reason behind a piece of writing or “Artifact” as I will call it for the remainder of this paper. In good writing, the author is very deliberate on how and why they structure an artifact. Every section of an artifact should be contributing something to the overall purpose and each section should be intentionally relating to each other. If the purpose of the artifact is apparent and the structure of the artifact is supplementary to it’s point, the audience will connect to the purpose of the artifact and the argument will be successfully delivered.  

Supporting Artifacts:

Artifacts of Direction (Purpose):

-       Notes For Notes – Freedom Hill Proposal

-       Mission/Vision Statement

-       Sonos Proposal –Skater’s Point

-       Interview questions: Jeff Theimer

Credibility:

Statement: Being credible in writing may be one of the most important tools to persuading an audience to a writer’s argument.  In classic rhetorical debate, credibility on a topic attributes to a writer’s “Ethos”. The ethos is the idea that being an expert in the field of debate can have mass appeal for any argument because their title and relationship history to the subject backs-up the statements in any artifact they compose.

Supporting Artifacts:

Artifacts of Credibility (Ethos):

-       Notes For Notes – Freedom Hill Proposal

-       New Noise Website “About” Section

-       Interview questions: Jeff Theimer

Professional Communication:

Statement: Professional Communication may seem like a vague statement to make on what constitutes great persuasion and writing, but I think it is at the core of all great persuasive writing. It’s the tone and attitude that coats an artifact. Every decision in an artifact’s direction, the writer’s or citations credibility, and reaching our intended audience needs to be played based on the professional communication skills of the writer. Context is king and it helps the writer choose the appropriate language to effectively deliver their credibility and purpose in their artifact.

Supporting Artifacts:

-       Donation Letter of Oreana Winery

-       Notes For Notes Benefit Week-Of Advance

Smmation:

All successful writing must go through very thorough steps to provide the audience with a justifiable and relatable argument. My paper highlights my Interviewee, Jeff Theimer, who considers in advance how and why he is writing and what and where he must include his points before he publishes an artifact. His discretion on his direction and purpose is heavily considered so his argument is effective like when he structured his Sonos Inc. Proposal for Skater’s Point or the structuring of his Mission and Visionary Statement for New Noise. All were very intentional and without contemplation on who, what, where, and why, those artifact would be hard for his audience to follow or they could miss the point entirely. Mr. Theimer also decides on almost always including who he is and what he stands for. Who ever his audience is, they can acknowledge that he is someone who should be writing these artifacts and has the authority to be addressing them. His relationship to his artifacts is not only characterized by what he has accomplished, but in the way he says it.  he writes with is professionalism. Mr. Theimer is very considerate on his language choices. In our interview and in the artifacts he sent me, much, if not all, his words are intentional. Jeff Theimer is not the only writer to provide insight into their “best practices” regarding their writing, but he is a perfect example of how being Direct, credible, and using professional communication makes his arguments a success.

Welcome to this week's Blog!

This week we introduced to the plagiarizing and citation ceremony where we place ourselves at the feet of those who came before us as we attempt to contribute any notable additions in our subject of interest.

To this point, I have no problem with and, in fact, enjoy the sanctity of great thought and how it contributes toward our own discovery and compounding journey to breaking any sort of “new ground”, but I think much of the policy and procedure of making that self-evident to an intended audience is lost on me. I think that many of the literature I site doesn’t need all the redundant revisited citation in and through out my papers, but I still value the doctrine that many writers who value there own contributions hold each others too.

I think that this, along with the way things are quoted, will give us a major direction in where the point of the paper or writing will be going. Quotation is paramount in most all of what we, as writers, are needed to support our thesis or argument in any academic assignment.

The thing we can’t forget is delivery and accentuating the introduction to our citations or quotations. Our intended audiences are supposed to expect when a quotation adds to our insight or how a quotation should compliment our previous opinions. 

Please let me know how you all feel about citations, quotations and how they work into your writing.

-Ky

Thesis Drafts:

1)

Credibility (Ethos), Continuity (Genre), and commonality (pathos) are the tools that deliver the best arguments for writers when reaching their audience.

2)

Authority, Timeliness, and Tone (Ethos, Kairos, Style) are the best ways to present your argument to your intended audience.

3)

The Use of Professional Language (Style), Continuity (Genre), and Timeliness (Kairos) lead to more effective communication.

Supportive Artifacts:

New Noise Strategic Vision 2014 Statement

Notes For Notes Freedom Hill Proposal

Notes For Notes Benefit Week Of Advance

Hello all of my 310 Academic Writing friends!

In case you missed it, the reading this week explored setting up and defending good arguments, structuring and proofing a finished piece or writing, and the intentional direction of our writing when addressing the big questions: “who cares?” and “So What?” in our work.

To touch on the third topic a little bit; when ever we decide to write about a topic it should be a discussion and when engaging in any discussion we should be asking: “who is reading this?” and are we setting up our readers to connect with it? The text does a very good job of showing written examples of how to address the “Who Cares?” concern. 

To sum it up: the writing should make an argument and then back it up with findings and in so doing the reading recommends addressing your intended audience directly or in a round-about way by comparing them to old methods of thought until your argument surfaced.  Finally, If it wasn’t enticing or obvious enough – the first step can also be enhanced by also addressing a larger concern as to acknowledge a potential reader that isn’t directly affected by your initial statements. This is the “so what?” portion of the reading. These two complimentary angles to our arguments can be a handy tool to intrigue our audience.

 Along side these two very important questions we should be asking when making an argument about something, we should also be backing up these questions with our personal analysis, context, stance and propter rhetoric.

When these literary tools are applied towards our sections of our writing a over all blue print must be sketched-out and constructed.

All and all I think that those things will help us all with our final papers and has been some of the best insight thus far. 

Thoughts,

-Kyran

Interview Questions on Writing!

Interview Questions:

1.     How do you plan out your emails to new contacts?

2.     Do you notice a change in tone in your writing when addressing difficult situations? Does your choice of words change? Do you structure the artifact differently? What are you favorite techniques?

3.     When publishing your “About” Section of your website, how many iterations or versions did you go through.

4.     Are you more premeditative and cautious writer or relaxed and free flowing?

5.     In your non-profit work, what are some pieces of writing that you’ve composed to get it off the ground and qualify?

6.     What medium of electronic writing do you find you do the most and why do you think that is?

7.     How long is too long for text messages, emails and social media posts?

8.     As a professional, what are you expecting when you read an email from another person in your line of work. Doe’s that rapport vary greatly? What are some of the different genres of artifacts where these relationship changes among professionals?

9.     If you can give advice to a young writer looking to get into your line of work, what notes would you give on how they should plan, organize and deliver written work to other professionals in your field?

10. Who is New Noises intended audience and how are you using written rhetoric to persuade them to attending your festival.

11. Where are your greatest examples of arguments for New Noise on your Website and literature?

12. In your Program Guide, what are some intended conventions of its genre and how do they deliver your argument for present and potential attendees?