What parts of the book's advice were helpful for writing in this genre?
While most of the QRG examples did not have an introduction paragraph, I thought that it was the best way to introduce my topic. It also mades it very clear to my readers what my controversy is.
Because I formatted my QRG this way, I included a thesis statement. I've written a LOT of thesis statements in the course of my education, but it's always good to have a reminder of how to make a thesis more effective and less boring.
I've never been taught the PIE method before. It's important not to include too much information in each paragraph, because it makes them hard to read and comprehend. However, the conventions of QRGs require shorter paragraphs to begin with.
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What parts of the book's advice was not as helpful?
The PIE method is probably more helpful when writing an essay. In essays, paragraphs can be lengthy, but the QRG genre uses shorter, more concise paragraphs. It's even acceptable to have single-sentence paragraphs, which is frowned upon in essay writing.
Introductions and conclusions are also not as important in a QRG as they are in an essay or other genres. They can be useful if executed right, but they are not necessary in every case.
I read Kelly and Alyssa's posts.
Kelly and I both agree that the PIE format can be used for QRGs. Even though paragraphs should be short, they can still be well structured.
Alyssa said that what she took from the "organization" section of Student's Guide was to write with purpose. I didn't realize the importance of that when I was reading the book on my own.
- I need to reread my QRG and see if I accurately incorporated the purpose of my project. I should also go back over at the organization section of the Student's Guide.
- I'm going to try to figure out if I can reorganize my introduction to fit somewhere into the question and answer format of my QRG. It may be best left separate though.
- Because QRGs are supposed to have brief paragraphs, I'm going to make sure that none of them got too wordy or are too dense. If some are, I need to break them up or reorganize them.
I agree with everything! The PIE format is not helpful in this genre because it includes too much information, whereas QRG are meant to be relatively concise. In addition, I agree with the importance of an introductory and conclusive paragraphs. However, I don't thing I included a thesis in my QRG, which I probably should.
ReplyDeleteI find that our answers are very much the same! Our views in terms of the "why" differed slightly. I enjoyed your description of the PIE format and how it really isn't a commonly taught method.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with the point that PIE isn't needed for this. I know this is supposed to be informative and concise but we are also supposed to say who is credible and who is not, so I think PIE lets you do that pretty effectively. Even though using PIE can make for a long paragraph, you don't need to include all the detail you'd normally put into PIE in an essay and shorten it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the part about the intro-paragraph being needed and important to the QRG genre. however, I am interested in your thesis statement to see how you incorporated it into your QRG, my controversy isn't really arguable so maybe it leads itself to your controversy more.
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