{"id":76,"date":"2018-01-10T04:53:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T04:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/xukunzhang\/?p=76"},"modified":"2018-01-10T04:53:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T04:53:31","slug":"the-craft-of-research-chapter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/xukunzhang\/2018\/01\/10\/the-craft-of-research-chapter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Craft of Research Chapter 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the second chapter of The Craft of Research\u00a0<\/em>by Wayne Booth, Gregory Colomb, Joseph Williams, Joseph Bizup, and William Fitzgerald, I learned about how to relate my context more to the reader. The biggest mistake I have in my papers is the readers cannot quite catch the meaning that I try to establish. \u201cYet even experienced researchers sometimes forgot to keep their readers in mind as they plan and draft\u201d (Booth<\/span>). During the first quarter, I sometimes wrote something only make sense to me. After read through Chapter 2, I understand that I need to converse my work with the reader. In order to do that, I need to put myself in the readers\u2019 shoes to view my work.<\/p>\n

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Later in the chapter, authors illustrate that writers need a better way to address their work in order to establish a better relationship with readers. Authors made an example of constructing sentence in two different ways. One of them uses technical terms, which may cause confusion to the readers. Being a good writer should always consider themselves as a reader in the first place, providing simple information or more relative knowledge to help the readers to understand the context.<\/p>\n

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In order to develop a solid relationship between writers and readers, they need to come up with an interesting idea for both ends. \u201cYou have to create a relationship that encourages them to see why it\u2019s in their interest to read yours\u201d (Booth<\/span>). Fewer people read researches for fun. In order to make readers keep track on what writers say, writers have to pick a unique angle. The readers will find joy while they read through the paragraph. Meanwhile, they will generate their ideas about the message the writers delivered.<\/p>\n

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Overall, I hope that I can develop better relationship with my readers through my paper. It should not only have a strong argument point but also keep readers engage in the context.<\/p>\n

Work Cited<\/p>\n

Booth, Wayne C., et al. The Craft of Research<\/i>. The University of Chicago Press, 2016.<\/span><\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MEQlqWAPD9A<\/div>\n
https:\/\/wordservewatercooler.com\/2013\/07\/26\/what-is-a-beta-reader-and-why-do-we-need-them\/<\/div>\n
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