Writers should explain the work they are trying to analyze, not restate events in the work. The article states "Good writing should be the embodiment of your thought; it should show your thought in action". Thinking doesn't just happen, it requires that you develop you thoughts/ ideas, make conclusions, and support them with details; connecting everything clearly. When writing, you should have a prevalent thought/ thoughts in mind, steering your work in one direction, not several. There are four stages to thinking/writing, in the first, the writer tries to find details to help their writing. In the second stage you write drafts/ sketches; ideas, sentences, then paragraphs. The third means organizing wht you have written. The fourth and last stage is where you revisit your writing, keeping your mind (and your writing) open to change and improvement.
This article uses examples to demonstrate the points it tries to make. Its examples are from "Everyday Use", and focus on Dee. The point this article makes is to develop a direction to your writing and stick with it. The last paragraph is about the four stages of writing, where it explains each stage and what happens in that stage. This article stresses using your own ideas and not retelling the story, found it invormative and relevant to my writing class.
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