Which of these “annoyances” have you struggled with the most in our ENC 1143 class this semester? Why do you believe you have struggled with this particular convention? What will you do to try to avoid this struggle in your future classes and drafts?

Four Questions

Question 1:
What does Kyle D. Stedman mean when he writes, “the conventions of writing have a fundamentally rhetorical nature” (244)?

(Provide an in-text citation for any paraphrases or direct quotes used as evidence.)

Question 2:
In his article, Stedman identifies six “annoyances” when it comes to using outside information in one’s writing.
Which of these “annoyances” have you struggled with the most in our ENC 1143 class this semester?
Why do you believe you have struggled with this particular convention?
What will you do to try to avoid this struggle in your future classes and drafts?
(Provide an in-text citation for any paraphrases or direct quotes used as evidence.)

Question 3:
In the spirit of transparency, this question is borrowed from the Discussion section of Stedman’s text,
“Because so many of these guidelines depend on the writer’s purpose, publication space, and audience, it can be difficult to know when to follow them strictly and when to bend them. What are some specific writing situations where a writer is justified to bend the standards of how to incorporate sources?” (255)
(Provide an in-text citation for any paraphrases or direct quotes used as evidence.)

Question 4:
This semester, we’ve read: (see attached files)
“Simplicity,” “Clutter,” & “Style” by William Zinsser
“Annoying Ways People Use Sources” by Kyle D. Stedman
Of these texts,
1) Select one which you enjoyed the most and explain why it resonated with you.
2) Select one which you enjoyed the least and explain why it was not as engaging for you.