Writing about Writing. Klein. 32-33 Q 1,3,4

Before You Read.

I just looked through my syllabi for the courses I am taking this semester. This is the only class that requires researched writing. I do plan on doing the research for this class. I am going to use all of the information that I have received from this class and books so far.

Summary.

In Klein's, "What is it we do when we write articles like this one- and How can we get students to join us?", he is telling/explaining about research papers. He says that people and/or students, don't even research about what they are trying to write a research paper about. He says how they just copy text from other articles or books and overall, just don't learn anything about what they are writing about. -The students just don't care too much; they do it because they have to. He says in a way that students can learn more and get a better understanding about what they are writing about if they can base everything off of a research based model. Klein decided to conduct an experiment with colleagues so that he could see what they did to research and how they did it. He concluded that everybody had their own style of learning and people did their own thing.

Synthesis.

In Klein's, "What is it we do when we write articles like this one- and How can we get students to join us?", he is trying to get a the point across that having back-up sources to prove the topic is correct or not is key. He uses terms such as "hunting" and "gathering" for getting information to use. I completely agree with what Klein is trying to teach and the more I think about it, he is just trying to make the reader a better writer. Also, Klein is saying to do research about the topic to know more. The more you know, the better you will become and the better research you will create.

Thoughts.

Let me first start off with saying that Klein is a smart person. He uses certain techniques that are in fact very useful. If the reader really sees what he is trying to teach and takes what he/she can from it, then ultimately, the reader will become a stronger writer because of information gathering. I thought it was very interesting what Klein had to say.

Questions for Discussion and Journaling.

1. I am just going to start off with saying that I am not the strongest writer. Yes, I know that the more I write and learn, the better I become. So I happened to find what Klein was saying to be helpful and it opened up more doors. Basically, what angers/upsets Klein is that he thinks that students aren't good at writing research papers. Yes, I agree with him. Students do what they want to do with their school work, whether it is right or wrong. I believe that if the student is writing about something that he/she wants to, it will be a better paper. I somewhat can see myself in what Klein is talking about. But with his thoughts and ideas, I can improve myself and my writing skills.

3. I believe that sources are key to have. They are very important because they can spark ideas into your own head and that can give you a place to start. Not only that, but they will also give you more information which will help what you are trying to accomplish too. I have used a various amount of sources in my past. Anytime my class would write papers, we would have to have at least a few different sources so that we could gather as much information as possible and back up what we were trying to get across.

4. I feel that after reading what Klein had to say, he has opened my vision of how to gather more information. Clearly, the more information that is known, the better the paper will be and the more you yourself can learn about what the topic is on. Honestly, gathering more information, having sources and doing more research can only help in the long run of all things.