"Me" To me a good writter always makes the story interesting and fun to read.
"Me" They also have to try and keep the audience entertained.
"Me" They should stay on topic and should also be able to go into detail and explin the topic with enough information to back it up.
"Me" they should be able to make their point without confussing the reader.
"Me" a good writter should always look for positive and negative feedbck for the intended audience to make the reading or story better than what it was before.
mom "it means getting your point across."
mom "an archive of thoughts"
mom "understanding what is being said"
mom "having good grammer skills"
Diaz: there is no five paragraph essay
Diaz: need to write lots of drafts to make the writting better.
Diaz: learn to analyze the content and not just read it.
Diaz: make sure that all resources are true statements.
Gillam: peer response helps make the story better
Gillam: it also helps you read, talk, and think about writting.
Gillam: always look for both good and bad criticism.
Gillam: writting-group respondents develop "critical capacities which will serve them well as writters."
