| Writer based prose | Reader based prose |
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Normal part of the writing process |
Creates a shared context with the reader |
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Occurs in the prewriting stage |
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Reflects your narrative thought process; narrative means your idea structure follows pattern of information (or story line) |
Offers issue-centered rhetorical structure rather than beginning of the writer’s discovery process
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Absence of causal relationships |
Manipulates the information for the audience |
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Facts without associated concepts |
Develops relationships between facts |
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Under processed thoughts |
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Links thoughts without apparent association
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* To go from WBP to RBP requires TRANSFORMATION not just editing.
*Your ideas may be hidden by the events in the story. Ask yourself why something happened. Why did the author create a character like that---why are the two characters opposite one another? Do they show a contrast in personality and why?
*Think about events, who did the action why it was done and for what purpose, the characters purpose (what does it mean to the text) and the author’s purpose.
As you write, ask yourself the same questions I asked, “Why is this idea important?”
How does it relate to your thesis?