Monday, December 6, 2010

5 Part Paragraph Developments (Extra Credit)

In my previous post on 5 Part Paragraphs, the skills that I aimed to improve upon in my next paragraph were mainly the removal of plot summary from commentary and the brainstorming of ideas prior to the actual writing process. For the first paragraph that I wrote, I felt somewhat restricted for ideas during the writing, and one of the sentences was borderline plot summary. On reflection of my second paragraph, I recall scanning my commentary thoroughly with a eye for plot summary, in the pre-write and both drafts, a technique that I had not thought to use previously. As a result, my commentary sentences contained much more thoughtful ideas with deeper meaning; this was a result of my careful consideration. In regards to the brainstorming, at first, it seemed as though I would have the same problem as before, for I could not think of any ideas to use for my main points and commentary. However, I then had the idea to map out my most basic thoughts on paper without modification and refinement, and from there add and incorporate them into the paragraph gradually. This worked much more effectively than the methods for brainstorming that I had used in my first paragraph and the former part of the my second paragraph, and enabled to write and think more freely.

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