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In Inventing the University the author goes into talking about writing and basic writing problems. It talks about how to write and what approach to go about writing. The writer when writing must feel as if they are one with the audience for the better piece because the audience is the one that’s going to be reading it. When it comes to writing there are two ways a writer can take while writing. The first way is the base prose. Base prose is the writer just writing for themselves to get what they are thinking down. The second way is based prose. Based prose is writing in the reader’s mind.

 A writer can get together what they have to say around what they and the reader shares.  The writer must connect with the reader and feel what they feel. They must connect with the reader and the audience to get a feel of what to write and how to write. He believes that based prose writers are better because of writers constructing what they have to say around the reader. He then goes into saying that writers must take on the position of being an insider because that being both inside an established and powerful discourse. The problem with students doing this is that it makes them deny what is reality and that is that the professor really has al the power in the classroom.

            The overall purpose of him writing this text was for the reader who wants to become a better writer to learn and to know what to do to get to that point. It is also for high school to college students and is to help them. The article itself did affect me as a reader as it really gave me a big cheat code to writing, I say that because it was never known if my writing was good when I wrote it but now if I was to write from an Insider’s standpoint then it has to be good.

 In this text, the author goes into how to become a better writer. He goes into what makes a writer a good writer and what to do to get to that point. As in the text he talks about there being two types of writing which are base and based prose. To be a good writer one would have to be an insider, think of himself as the audience. I agree with the author in every way except where he was saying the teacher is in power. Really it’s the student who is in power as the student controls what grade they get. The teacher is the one the grades it but it is up to the student on what grade they get.

Throughout this article, the author has more of a calm, informal tone. He is just trying to get his information off. His tone really did support his point and what he was trying to get off as if he was obnoxious then I really wouldn’t have read it at all. He put it in a tone and used simple vocabulary for the most part so the reader could understand it. He puts himself in the reader’s viewpoint as writing this so that the reader’s would read it.

In Inventing the Univesity, the author David Bartholomae uses Logos in this text as his evidence to back what he was saying. I say that because he goes more off of logic to convince the students in what he is writing about. When he goes in about how you have to put yourself in the shoes of a reader and have to be an insider to be a good writer, well that is kind of logic and common sense. Only because the readers are the ones that are going to be reading what you are writing, you have to take the view of a reader so it is readable.

What I learned from a close examination of Inventing the University was that the author was very right in what he was saying. At first, when I read this article, I did not agree with him at all as I thought that all you had to have was an imagination. It sounded like crap that you had to be an insider to become a better writer. But then as I analyze the text and actually took in what was being written it actually started to make sense and even help me a little bit. In order to be good at writing then I would have to put myself in the shoes of who was reading it, to see what they wanted.

Inventing the University really doesn’t relate to me as a student. When I am writing it is different as I have imagination and brains and with that, you can write and do anything. There is no limit to what can be done. The imagination part attracts the readers and the brains are what keep the reader as I don’t sound stupid and they know that I know what I am talking about. But reading this really did help me as it tells me what to do in order to get past this level and maybe on to the next. With the level that I am at now, I know that I will have to follow and use what David was saying in order to get past this current class that I am in.      Not only does this apply to this current class but this applies to all my classes and coursework.

My professors aren’t really going to give me a good grade and want to read my work if I don’t put myself as an Insider of the professor’s mindpoint. If I do that then I will know what it is that they are looking for. I will also know how they look for it. If I know that then there is no question if I will pass these courses and there will be no question what I will pass it with. It is almost as if I am grading myself to a standpoint.

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In Inventing the University, Bartholomae goes into talking about writing and basic writing problems. He talks about what to do when it comes to writing and how to do it. The writer when writing must feel as if they are one with the audience for the better piece because the audience is the one that’s going to be reading it. When it comes to writing there are two ways a writer can take while writing. The two ways are base and based prose. Base prose is the writer just writing for themselves to get what they are thinking down. Based prose is writing in the reader’s mind.

 A writer can get gather thoughts and what they have to say around what they and the reader shares.  The writer must connect with the audience and feel what they feel. They must connect with the reader and the audience to get a feel of what to write and how to write. He believes that based prose writers are better because of writers constructing what they have to say around the reader. He then goes into saying that writers must take on the position of being an insider because that being both inside an established and powerful discourse. The problem with students doing this is that it makes them deny what is reality and that is that the professor really has all the power in the classroom.

            The overall purpose of Bartholomae writing this text was for the reader who wants to become a better writer to learn and to know what to do to get to that point. It is also for high school to college students and is to help them. Inventing the University did affect me as a reader as it really gave me a big cheat code to writing, I say that because it was never known if my writing was good when I wrote it but now if I was to write from an Insider’s standpoint as if I was the audience and then it has to be good.

 In Inventing the University, Bartholomae goes into how to become a better writer. He goes into what makes a writer a good writer and what to do to get to that point.  He talks about what the readers will read. As in the text he talks about there being two types of writing which are base and based prose. To be a good writer one would have to be an insider/ part of the audience, think of himself as the audience. I agree with the author in every way except where he was saying the teacher is in power. Really, it’s the student who is in power as the student controls what grade they get. The teacher is the one the grades it, but it is up to the student on what grade they get.

Throughout this article, the author has more of a calm, informal tone. He is just trying to get his information off. His tone really did support his point and what he was trying to get off as if he was obnoxious then I really wouldn’t have read it at all. He put it in a tone and used simple vocabulary for the most part so the reader could understand it. He puts himself in the reader’s viewpoint as writing this so that the readers would read it.

In Inventing the University, the author David Bartholomae uses Logos in this text as his evidence to back what he was saying. I say that because he goes more off of logic to convince the students in what he is writing about. When he goes in about how you have to put yourself in the shoes of a reader and have to be an insider to be a good writer, well that is kind of logic and common sense. Only because the readers are the ones that are going to be reading what you are writing, you must take the view of a reader, so it is readable.

What I learned from a close examination of Inventing the University was that Bartholomae was very right in what he was saying. At first, when I read this article, I did not agree with him at all as I thought that all you had to have was an imagination. It sounded like crap that you had to be an insider to become a better writer. But then as I analyze the text and took in what was being written it actually started to make sense and even help me a little bit. In order to be good at writing then I would have to put myself in the shoes of who was reading it, to see what they wanted.

Inventing the University really doesn’t relate to me as a student. When I am writing it is different as I have imagination and brains and with that, you can write and do anything. There is no limit to what can be done. Ideas just keep coming to you. The imagination part attracts the readers and the brains are what keep the reader as know what I am talking about and aren’t making things up. But reading this really did help me to an extent as it tells me what to do in order to get past this level and maybe on to the next. With the level that I am at now, I know that I will have to follow and use what Barthlomae was saying in order to get past this current class that I am in. Not only does this apply to this current class but this applies to all my classes and coursework.

My professors aren’t really going to give me the grade that I want and want to read my work if I don’t put myself as an Insider, part of the audience of the professor’s mindpoint. If I do that then I will know what it is that they are looking for. I will also know how they look for it. If I know that then there is no question if I will pass these courses and there will be no question what I will pass it with. It is almost as if I am grading myself to a standpoint.

Final Draft)

Summary

In Inventing the University, David Bartolomae goes into talking about writing and basic writing problems. He about how to write and what approach to go about writing. The writer when writing must feel as if they are one with the audience for the better piece because the audience is the one that’s going to be reading it. When it comes to writing there are two ways a writer can take while writing. The first way is “base prose.” Base prose is the writer just writing for themselves to get what they are thinking down. The second way is “based prose.” Based prose is writing in the reader’s mind. He talks about these two concepts to help the readers become a better writer.

 A writer can get together what they have to say around what they and the reader shares.  The writer must connect with the reader and feel what they feel. They must connect with the reader and the audience to get a feel of how to write. He believes that based prose writers are better because of writers constructing what they have to say around the reader. He then goes into saying that writers must take on the position of being an insider because that being both inside an established and powerful discourse. The problem with students doing this is that it makes them deny what reality is. Reality is that the professor really has all the power in the classroom in which they control the grade. The professor is really the audience when it comes to students writing a piece of writing. The audience is really the one that’s going to be criticizing the writing in the end.

Purpose/ Audience

            The overall purpose of him writing this text was for the reader who wants to become a better writer to learn and to know what to do to get to that point. This piece is for high school to transiting college students to help them become a better writer. The article itself did affect me as a reader as I was a part of the audience, and it really gave me a big cheat code to writing. I say that because it was never known if my writing was good when I wrote it but now if I was to write from an Insider’s standpoint then it must be good.

Content Analysis

 In this text, the author goes into how to become a better writer. He goes into what makes a writer a good writer and what to do to get to that point. As in the text he talks about there being two types of writing which are base and based prose. To be a good writer one would have to be an insider, think of himself as the audience. I agree with the author in every way except where he was saying the teacher is in power. Really, it’s the student who is in power as the student controls what grade they get. The teacher is the one the grades it, but it is up to the student on what grade they get.

Organization, Language, and Style

Throughout this article, the author has more of a calm, informal tone. He is just trying to get his point across. His tone really did support his point and what he was trying to get off as if he was obnoxious then I really wouldn’t have read it at all. He put it in a tone and used simple vocabulary for the most part so the reader could understand it. He puts himself in the reader’s viewpoint as writing this so that the readers would read it. He is taking his own advice when writing this text. 

Evidence- Logos

In Inventing the University, Bartholomae uses Logos in this text as evidence to back what he is saying. I say that because he goes more off logic to convince the students in what he is writing about. When he goes in about how you must be an insider and put yourself in the shoes of a reader to be a good writer. That is kind of logic and common sense. Only because the readers are the ones that are going to be reading what you are writing, you have to take the view of a reader, so it is readable and relatable.

Overall (close) Assessment

What I learned from a close examination of Inventing the University was that the author was very right in what he was saying. At first, when I read this article, I did not agree with him at all as I thought that all you had to have was an imagination. It sounded like crap that you had to be an insider to become a better writer. But then as I analyze the text and actually took in what was being written it actually started to make sense and even helped me a little bit. In order to be good at writing then I would have to put myself in the shoes of who was reading it, to see what they wanted.

Conclusion

Inventing the University really didn’t relate to me as a student in the past. When was writing it is different as I had imagination and brains and with that, you can write and do anything? There is no limit to what can be done. The imagination part attracts the readers and the brains are what keeps the reader as I don’t sound stupid and they know that I know what I am talking about. But reading this really did help me as it tells me what to do in order to get past this level and maybe on to the next. With the level that I am at now, I know that I will have to follow and use what David was saying in order to get past this current class that I am in. Not only does this apply to this current class but this applies to all my classes and coursework. Now with my imagination and what David was saying, I can now be inside the readers mind.

My professors aren’t really going to give me a good grade and want to read my work if I don’t write as if the professor was the audience. If I do that then I will know what it is that they are looking for. I will also know how they look for it. If I know that then there is no question if I will pass these courses and there will be no question what I will pass it with. It is almost as if I am grading myself to a standpoint.

Works Cited

Bartholomae, David. “Inventing the University.” Coolstate, wac.colostate.edu/jbw/v5n1/bartholomae.pdf.