Reading Strategies-Jones

In the selection of reading about "Reading Strategies" it talks about how there are different ways to read different styles and forms of texts. It said if you are reading for a general overview then you will more than likely skim or quickly read the passage but it said pretty much every thing else you read you will need to read carefully. I think that this is a really good point because I know most of the stuff I read I will either read it quickly or skim it for a brief understanding when I needed to read it carefully to get all of the details. I believe by reading this chapter it has helped me to know how to read a text carefully. I didn't know that you would skim it before hand when you read it carefully or that you would need to read it a couple times to pick everything up. Now that I think about it though it makes since because I watch a lot of movies and when I watch a movie that I have seen countless times I still somehow pick up something I didn't see before. So, in essence reading is the same way.

Analyzing A Text-Jones

I thought it was really interesting to read the analysis about how the Gettysburg Address was reused in the 9/11 one year memorial. It was able to be used because it had the theme of conception , birth, death, and rebirth which was exactly what 9/11 was. I think this was a great example of an analysis writing because he used many many quotes from the speech so that he showed he had a clear interpretation and judgment of the text.
I believe that this analysis was an excellent example because he caught my attention and made me want to read more. I believe he did this by the topic he chose for his analysis. Everyone knows what happened during 9/11 and it is a topic that has effected everyone and grabs their attention quickly. Therefore, when I choose a topic to do an analysis writing on I am going to do it on something maybe a little controversial or well known because it will catch my readers attention quickly and keep them entertained easier because it will be relevant to them.

Narratives-Jones

In this set of reading we had five narratives. I just wanted to talk about one of them though that stood out to me more than the rest.
I really enjoyed reading the narrative by Frederick Douglass. It stood out to me because Frederick talked about how hard it was for him to find the materials to learn to read and write He would have to go up to boys that were in school and trick them into teaching him by challenging them to see who could write better and he would write what he would know and tell them to beat that and he would learn based off what they would put. I think he is a really inspiring writer because he tells what happened in such great detail and he doesn't try to hold back in the writing. I like this because it gives me a really good idea of what the slaves had to go through just to learn to read and write.
This makes me think because they try so hard just to be able to read and write but now days people take advantage of reading and writing Since it is so common now people don't see it as the privilege it is.

Purpose for Writing-Jones

This first reading talks about the different types of writing. It also talks about how to write them and the purpose to each one. In this explaining of how to write them it tells us about genres, mediums, audience, and stance and how they can be used effectively in making a great piece of work.
My favorite part of the reading is when I read the story about the young man and his father. I could feel the tension between them and I thought it was really amazing how the author made me feel as I was reading it. This is an example quote from the story when he made me feel the tension,"The opportunity hung perfectly still in the air in front of my face and fists, and I held my temper and let it float on by. I could have no more challenged him, berated him, hurt him, than I could have kicked some three-legged dog. Life had kicked his ass pretty good.". This is a moving quote because you can tell that the boy has all this hatred toward the father but yet he feels sympathetic and I personally think deep down loves his father very much and when his father later gave him the books it truely showes that the father and boy love each other very much but are to scared and uncertain how to show it.
I will be coming back to these passages to look at the techniques and questions to ask yourself when writing the different styles when we have to do writing assignments in class because I believe this questions and advice will be very useful.