Through this brief activity, I saw different styles of writing. These styles confuses me as to which sentence is the thesis statement in many of these essays. It made me realise that the thesis has to be CLEAR as to allow others to understand the essay. I find paragraphs with relevant quotes interesting as it can be used as evidence. A wide range of vocabulary also catches my attention such as the word I've came across, which is "nullify". A grammatically correct and vocabulary enriched paragraph makes the paragraph sounds sophisticated and academical.
Putting too many personal opinions are among the mistakes I find that tarnishes the quality of the paragraph. A paragraph needs to have a balance of argument, facts and opinion.
Good that you managed to find good points to emulate and weaknesses to avoid. When you read a few, you really start to see the impact of certain features right?
ReplyDeleteI do see the impacts, I can also subtly see how strong of an impact this person has on my peers and how well we understand them as the opening paragraph should pique the readers' attention but not reveal lengthy facts. :D
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