1. Commentaries are used to express options on current issues and events, offering new and interesting perspectives that help readers understand the world in which they live2. Introduction, explain the current event or issue, support for your argument, clarification of your agreement, conclusion3. Begin by listening, good topic-a topic you care about and is interesting to you 4. Online sources, print sources, empirical sources5. Belowa. Introduction: state your purpose state your main pointer thesis statementb. Explain youre current or issue: explain what has happened already and summarize the ongoing conversation about the event. Provide enough background information to help the readers understand the event or issuec. Support your position: present support for your side of the argument. Identify the strongest two to five major reasons and devote your time to explain themd. Clarify your position: show your readers that your are aware of the complexities of the issue. You do this by painting out new information or events that might alter your idea and approaches to the topice. The conclusion: your final words should leave readers with a clear statement of your purpose and sense of commitment to it. Restate your main point or thesis, in stronger terms and offer a look to the future.6. Get into character, imagine yourself in the role as an actor; imitate a well-known righter, try imitating the style of a well-known critic or commentator whose work you like or read; match your tone to your readers expectations know the context for your document, here your commentary will paper and who your potential readers are 7. Writers often turn to analogies, smiles, and metaphors to make the unfamiliar seem more familiar. These have benefits of adding a visual element to argument.8. Photo & quotes9. I do not know anyone that undermines the conversation.a. Could purposely agree every point you make whether it is their point of view or not b. Not pay attention to what is being discussed and when you ask a question they talk about random topicc. A person that does not let you voice your opinion or side of the optic, and only talks about their side of the argument d. Attempts to change the topic while you are in the middle of your argument e. Does not pay attention during the conversation, possibly texting or talking

Chapter #15 1. Belowa. Define a research question and hypothesisb. Develop a method for answering the research questionc. Gather results discuss those resultsd. Draw conclusion and or recommendations2. Is to set context for the document.3. Presents the context of the document. Essentially the body provides the facts, rezoning, examples, quotations, data anything else needed to support or prove your documents thesis statement and achieve its purpose.4. It reestablishes the context of the document by restating your main point or thesis restating why your topic is important to your readers, and offering a loo to the future.5. When creating a basic out line you fist need to decide which genre you are using. Then type or wright introduction at the top then type X conclusion at the bottom.6. Writers block is a situation when a writer is unable to come up with a topic or subject to wright about. You can overcome it by finishing the sentence what I really mean is lower your standards while drafting take it out change how and where you wright center, stop procrastinating.7. I some time wait tell the last minute and I usually get a better paper depending on what I am weighting about Chapter # 211. The key features of a narrative are set the sene introduce the complication, evaluate the complication, resolve the complication and state the point. The features are organized into different genres such as proposal, commentary, review, literary analysis, and report.2. The key feature of a descriptive paper relies on five senses seeing hearing touching smelling, and tasting. The features are organized by:a. What does it look like?b. What does it feel like?c. How does it smell?d. How does it taste3. Righters use figurative language such as metaphors an onomatopoeias they use a combination senses and tropes to create a vivid picture of the scene they are trying to create.4. Takes a term and explain it in detail 5. Allow you to divide objects and people into gropes so they can be discussed in greater deptha. Step 1: list everything that fits into the whole classb. Step 2: decide on a principle of classification c. Step 3: sort into major and minor gropes6. You explain something by telling what it is not7. You divide the subject into parts, which are then defined separately8. It is a way to discuss many topics.9. Allows you to explore the similarities and differences between two or more people objects places, or ideas. A common use is to divide something by comparing it to something else, or you can use it to show how two or more things measure up against each other.