Blog #3-Michael Kleine

Summary:
I just finished reading Micheal Klein's article, "What Is It We Do When We Write Articles Like This One-and How Can We Get Students To Join Us." It was a very interesting article he talks about doing research papers and how students use there time before on researching about their topic. He tested with four other writers on how they prepare for writing researching papers and compared them. He made up eight different topics (or tasks) and as the writer did them he checked them off. He compared writing to model called the hunting/gathering model. This a model where one must "hunt" and research the information than "gather" it together to come up with a plan. He really wants other students to catch on to this because he thinks that students lack writing skills for researched writings.

Making Connections:
We have read a lot of articles from different writers on the truth, per say, on writing. I think many of the authors would have great conversations about their ways, and some may even be arguments. We read the article, "Shitty First Drafts" and I think Klein and Lamot would have some disagreeing words because of her style. She is saying you need to get something down on paper and get all your thoughts out before you really start to plan out your paper well. Kleine's approach was more organized and he made it as though you needed to prepare and be ready before your paper. I think all authors and writers have their own style so it would be constantly fighting over whose is right. Although I think Lamot and Kleine both hit a topic that many others think differently about writers. Everyone usually thinks all writers can create masterpieces on the first time but that is not the case. Lamot proves that with her, "shitty" first drafts. Kleine proves that my making the point that one must prepare a lot and "hunt" for his information before tackling writing the paper. Producing writings take time and everyone has a different routine on how they write.
 
QDJ #3:
Kleine's view of sources is different from mine. Sources are not as important to the paper rather then all the reading and writing is. He makes it sound like from his experiment sources were nothing compared to other figures. Sources to me are what prove or make my point in a research paper. I am usually using sources to make my point more interesting and more believable. That is usually why they are research papers to me because I have research in my paper and they are not my own words so I have to cite my sources. I think we differ in our idea of sources; mine is the information that I am putting in my paper and his view is more of reading and writing before you write.

Opinions:
I really started off with this reading very confused and I did not know at first what his point was coming off across as. But as I kept reading I really became fond of his point about sources and researching for papers. I have trouble when it comes to sources and having to cite them because I constantly worry I am doing it wrong. I also like the model the though about hunting and gathering all the information I defiantly will be using that for when I write my next research paper.