This article was an eye opener and a different way of peeking into the writing process and writing revision. Berkenkotter and Murray have a great relationship and we, the audience, can sense that and it makes the reading so much interesting and closer to what really goes through the mind of a professional writer. A lot of what they had said has contradicted what I believed a writer of that level prepares, writes and edits their writings. I was surprised the amount of time that was taking in planning and area's I wouldn't have guessed. I definitely took a lot from this article.
Discussion and Journaling:
1. My impression of Murray's writing processes were that they are very back and forth, almost jumpy and sporadic. I was also surprised at the percent of time he spent with the planning. It seems like he spends more time planning and editing the paper more than he does writing. This is very different from my writing process. It seems I don't do as much planning as I probably should but that is definitely something I could adapt to. I spend most of my time writing the actual paper and a few revising. How important the revising process is hasn't come to my full attention until this class.
3. This study changed the way Berkenkotter's understand of writing processes with planning and revision a lot. She saw how much time Murray focused on these two which no one had ever been really able to study before do to time constraints. She saw how important the sub-processes are almost just, if not more important than the actual writing of the piece. Berkenkotter was able to find out and see inside the world of a writer and how important the small decisions and revising really can complete a work of writing. The small steps all come together and circulate through each other to create the process.
Applying and Exploring Ideas:
1. If I look back at my writing habits, first of all, I have not written a paper for an entire year so it is an all new adjustment for me again. In high school, I most likely did minimal research for the paper, wrote it the night before it was due and got a marginal grade for it. I agree, this all needs to change. I wouldn't say I am an experienced writer but I have wrote difficult papers that have challenged me more than others and forced me to sit outside the box. I think because I've never been properly taught the freedom that writing can have and the correct way to research that it is part of why I write the papers how I do. In high school it seemed you had to find two sources and put it into an introduction, 3 paragraph, conclusion paper and that was the only outline and what was expected to get a decent grade. I definitely need to challenge that.
Meta Moment:
One thing I learned from the Berkenkotter and Murray readings is the amount of time I should spend planning. Now I don't think it will be anywhere close to how much Murray's percentages worked out to be but it is definitely a aspect I can better myself in my writing. Planning can be many different things, whether it is an outline, notes, thoughts, research, or ideas. If you have the correct planning before you start out a paper, I think it could be so beneficial to writing the paper you really want to write.
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