The part that really stood out to me in Murrays chapter was the beginning of the section, "What the Writer Sees" because the second sentence made zero sense to me but for some reason grabbed my attention. I had to repeat it a few times before I actually got what he was saying, it writes, "the writer's eye sees what is, what isn't, what was, what may be". That is a lot of "what" in one sentence. However, he it completely right for mentioning this. If you break this sentence down a bit it really becomes more clear and I believe the order he writes this in is intentional and essential. These "whats" are the main purpose to get writers to think critically using something, and apply there own imagination to it. I tried using the "whats" in a short exercise to see how affective it actually is.
See What: A house.
What is: There is a house.
What isn't: There is no neighbors, no cars, no people.
What was: There was a family that lived there, it use to be of value, it use to be in good shape.
What may be: A new family to start a life.
See What?
There is a lonely house, deserted by people. No one around, abandoned by the only family that ones lived here. Now it is in terrible condition, waiting for a new family to fix it and start a life.
I really just took a random thing I saw (a house) and within a few minutes I had two pretty decent paragraphs. Now imagine if we did this with a whole paper. We could really get the creative juices flowing with what we see, think, and imagine.
I really enjoyed reading your blog today! Murray's idea about the Writer's eye was extremely interesting to me too. It's so obvious but I had never noticed it until I read chapter 14. I found it extremely helpful! I also like how you kind of walked the reader through the idea of the writer's eye. So basic but very helpful.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Cabree! This is very basic, but at the same time fundamental and helpful. I like your ending line about how this device could transform how we create papers. If students took the time (or had the time!), and took such perspectives on situations, our writing would be extremely imaginative and interesting.
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