The Basic Elements In A New Light

Through reading the chapters 1-5 of The Norton Field Guide to Writing, I gained a new perspective on the basic elements. Although throughout my schooling years these elements, so to speak, have been drilled in to my head, I now see them in a more illuminated way. The shear simplicity of the elements opens up new levels they hold. Use audience for example, we all assume when we are writing the assumption is we know the audience. In reality we usually do whether it be a teacher, classmate, or family member; right now I am writing for my English teacher. Although no one stops to think, would anyone out side your class understand what we are writing? A similar question, would we understand in the same context a note left for a mother like the article in the book? The answer is maybe but more then like will not. That is what made these chapters so interesting is the reality behind the basic elements. They apply in many more ways then anyone realizes.
- Justin Rhoades -