INTRODUCTION

 

Joe Marshall Hardin, Educational, Choices 2.0 Situations for College Writing, (2010)  suggests that all students learn differently and through their own style of learning will soon be capable of being a notable writer. The author develops his thesis by using several examples to show that all people regardless of their occupation learn differently. Hardin then later goes on to target the younger more technological generation by stating that this generation has learned a whole other language just through e-mailing and texting. By doing this, he implies that by learning such a distinctive language that one can learn grammar in an innovative way rather than bookwork. Hardin wants to motivate the younger generation by suggesting that learning grammar or writing papers does not have to be a chore but rather a way to use your imagination and create a wonderful world. In order for his purpose to be successful, he suggests multiple things that are not part of the norm of grammar teaching such as peer review.   The author mainly intends to attract the attention of young adults or anyone willing to work on bettering their writing skills. The author intends to create a nurturing and motivational relationship with the reader. By stating things such as "you have to pay more attention to what works for you" builds the relationship with the reader by showing the Hardin has the readers' best interests in mind.

 

CHAPTER 1

Joe Marshall Hardin, Educational, Choices 2.0 Situations for College Writing, (2010) claims that students are skipping the most crucial parts of the writing process: prewriting and revising that is the reason why most students believe they are unsuccessful writers. The author supports this theory by using Aristotle and the beliefs that he followed. By using the three types of rhetoric, he is able to show the crucial steps in writing. The author brings up logos, ethos, and pathos in order to show how one can successfully build a simple sentence into an elaborate statement by considering these three things. Hardin's intended audience for this chapter is a younger generation as he brings up social networks that normally target younger generations. He continues to build his nurturing relationship with the reader as he suggests ways to fix the problems with the generations "writers block". He also starts to build trust with the reader as he always suggests there is a way to fix everything.