Bird By Bird Analysis

Furthermore, a personal experience I encountered was when I took a high school class with a girl who was also deaf. Even though she was not exactly like Ildefonso, she opened my eyes to a different world that many people do not understand and do not care to understand. On another note, some of the reading voices I had influenced the way I read at times. For example, sometimes I would read a particular line, such as “I thought Charlie—the retarded man in Flowers for Algernon, and the experiment to make him intelligent (p.58),” and refer back to the time when I read that book and start thinking about how cool it was that Susan mentioned this. Then I would create an elaborative thought of what other things Susan and I may have in common with other related or non-related experiences. Additionally, when I read, “By now he should have learned enough language to answer some of my old and new questions in detail(p.142),” I had suddenly thought of the time back when I was in kindergarten writing out my ABC’s. Throughout the whole paragraph of “reading,” I was just in one deep thought about what it would be like not being able to match words with thoughts. These examples were both illustrations of distracting voices.

First drafts suck; the end. But the process is a requirement for great writing, one that many writers would be helpless without. The first draft is an exercise in brainstorming ideas; with no ideas, you can’t realistically write a paper. And that is why Lamott has come to terms with the process, whether she actually wanted to or not—“…I would eventually let myself trust the process—sort of, more or less.”

Reading the two articles, Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts” and Donald M. Murray’s “Write Before Writing” numerous times made me realize a connection with their writing process that I can relate to. Lamott believes that every good writer, or every writer should write shitty first drafts because the writer will produce better second drafts. In her article, she gives examples of her writing struggles and gives her point of view of the writing process. In order to have a good piece of writing, one must write all of their ideas onto paper. Murray’s article gives some instructions on how to create and start a better writing. He expressed that writers should give time to what they’re going to write about, so that they can understand and make it easy on themselves. After reading the articles, I realized some of the complications I suffer within my writing process, but one strategy that I found helpful is Lamott’s drafting development strategies.

After examining “Shitty First Drafts”, by Anne Lamott, and “Write before Writing”, by Donald M. Murray, each writing process has some good prospects. Anne Lamott is a little crazy, but passionate writer that can really surprize you. In Anne Lamott 's article “Shitty First Drafts”, she believes that any writer should write a shitty first draft, and that’s how anyone ends up with a better second draft and a “terrific third draft” .Lamott declares in order to be good, the writer needs to first allow for the words and ideas to come flowing out without restriction. Donald M. Murray, an English Professor, that has a different writing process, wrote an article “ Write before Writing” . He explains, Students who are not

After carefully reading both articles, I have to say that I agree more with Caroline Bird. Throughout her article Bird made exceedingly valid points as to why going to college isn’t always beneficial and I can relate to her points and opinions. I believe college isn’t for everyone and it surely it’s not always the key towards a happy and successful future, at least that’s how I see it. College is like one of those toy machines you spy at your local supermarket. It lures you in with all the cool prizes and colorful designs, but it’s only goal is to take your money and in the end you weren’t lucky enough to win that cool prize no matter how much money you keep putting in. That’s the same way college works, they only want your money and they could

The first article, “Shitty First Drafts”, written by Anne Lamott talks about writers who wrote first draft in order to improve their writings in the final writing piece. Often, it is difficult create a sentence immediately because it is difficult to find the right words. She argues that nobody can be able to write professionally in the first place and it takes time to practice depending on the person. While she was discussing about her job experience in writing, she said, “I write first draft that was twice as long… with self-indulgent and boring beginning” (Lamott 7). It is surprising enough that even though that she seems like a professional writer to still made small error and had trouble finding the right words for the article she is writing. Her argument about creating the first draft was straightforward as she has quite an amount of experience in the

In Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, she emphasizes how the little things, such as detail, should become the primary focal point to writing. I believe that the chapter titled Index Cards, played a big role on how to use detail in your notes. The chapter titled Character, stressed the way to inhibit such detail in your writing and how far you actually need to go with that detail. Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird and her large press on detail provided me with insight on how to help me ace my future essays.

The book begins with Melody, the main character who has cerebral palsy, thinking about how she has never, not once in her whole life, spoken to anyone. She remembers everything; she cannot forget a single detail because she has a photographic memory. The way she expresses herself is by using a word-board to spell out words. But sometimes she cannot say enough; after all, finding each letter is time consuming and it would take forever to

Unlike reading, when writing, it is important that grammar, spelling and vocabulary terms are used correctly, therefore restricting me from writing in the way that I would prefer. The most stressed phrase while in high school was, "It is not the content of the essay, but rather the mechanics of grammar and speech that are most prominent." Unfortunately, I have never been one to enjoy the art of writing. In fact, I was recently given a diagnostic test, determining at which level I write and whether or not I should be upgraded to a higher achieving English class. Unfortunately, I did not pass the test with flying colors. This was not due to the fact that I am incapable of writing a good paper, but rather that I am unable to write in a limited amount of time, using the emphasized principles of correct; grammar, vocabulary and spelling. In the reading, Shitty First Drafts, by author Anne Lamott, it is a fact that in order to write a brilliant paper, a first draft must be created. According to Lamott, "The Only way I can get anything written at all is

The articles “Reflections on Law, Culture, and Slavery” and “The Difference of Race” provide a substantial amount of insight into the culture, law, political, and social situations of Antebellum America. Many of these insights connect to the events and situations that occur within the book, “The Good Lord Bird”. The culture discussed in these texts reflects well with the culture portrayed within the book while some of it was not what Henry was exposed to and this has some implications.

In a four part video, Ms. Fleming uses a variety of techniques to help students improve and understand their voices.

Unlike reading, when writing, it is important that grammar, spelling and vocabulary terms are used correctly, therefore restricting me from writing in the way that I would prefer. The most stressed phrase while in high school was, "It is not the content of the essay, but rather the mechanics of grammar and speech that are most prominent." Unfortunately, I have never been one to enjoy the art of writing. In fact, I was recently given a diagnostic test, determining at which level I write and whether or not I should be upgraded to a higher achieving English class. Unfortunately, I did not pass the test with flying colors. This was not due to the fact that I am incapable of writing a good paper, but rather that I am unable to write in a limited amount of time, using the emphasized principles of correct; grammar, vocabulary and spelling. In the reading, Shitty First Drafts, by author Anne Lamott, it is a fact that in order to write a brilliant paper, a first draft must be created. According to Lamott, "The Only way I can get anything written at all is to write really, really shitty first drafts, all writers write them." (94) This is a quote in which I can relate being that in order for me to begin a final draft, I must first have written a first draft, usually one that is in absolute

Anne Lamott, a graduate of Goucher College in Baltimore and a previous food and book reviewer, promotes the importance and usefulness of first drafts in the selection “Shitty First Drafts” from the book Language Awareness: Readings for College Writers. She begins her case by clarifying that most writers, even the well-known and successful ones, do not write amazingly or efficiently the way people expect them to when they start a work. Lamott expands on this by adding that hardly any writers ever begin a writing task enthusiastically or productively either. She states how most writers dislike the beginning of papers and that even writers who are usually able to write effortlessly flowing sentences feel the same way. She attributes the inability

Summary: After refusing Zeus many times, Hera was tricked into being married to Zeus when he turned into a cuckoo bird that was freezing in the cold. Pitying it, she held the bird in her embrace, and he turned into himself and took advantage of her. Ashamed, they quickly got married in the Garden of Hesperides. All the gods gave them great gifts, but best of all was Gaia’s; a tree that bears golden apples. Hera planted it in the Garden and set a dragon Ladon to guard the golden fruit.

Writing a paper on the writing process is pretty hard. The writing process is different from one person to another. You come across questions like, 'What exactly is the writing process?'; and 'Must you follow one persons writing process if yours is different?'; This is where I came across the answer to my questions, write however you wish to write. If one person likes free write first and another person likes to write a draft first, let them do how they please.