Monday, July 8, 2013

Commentary #1- Calvin Steyn

The confirmation for this essay is clear and organized. The thesis is clear on what the essay is going to be about and most of the reasons and evidence support it. For the introduction paragraph, it is a little bit short. You want to engage the reader instead of just talking about the Lady Gaga article. Doing that alone will not interest your reader enough. There needs to be some more reasons and evidence to support the claim. That would make you argument better and more convincing to the reader.
For the second paragraph, it is a little bit confusing on the point that you are trying to get across. When you are talking about driving, it does not really tie into your thesis. I think you should change that part; it would make your claim much stronger and powerful if you added something else instead of that example. The second thing you talk about, Skype in Facebook, is valid and ties in to your thesis. I think to make it a little bit stronger; you should expand more on why it is so effective. You should also make the quote that you put into the paragraph a little bit shorter.
For the third paragraph, I think it is good. The online dating really goes with your thesis and backs it up pretty well. You should add some quotes to make it stronger. I like the example that you used about your girlfriend and how you met her on online dating. The personal experience really adds to your essay because it is something that really happened and it is also something that a lot of people may relate to.
You need to add a counter-argument the your essay. Make sure you include many different views that are clear to the reader. Once you have done that, create a compelling defense to support your claim and reasons. This hopefully will persuade the reader to take your side.

Overall your essay is good. Add a little bit more reasons and evidence that back up your thesis. Adding the counter-argument and more quotations will also improve your essay a lot too. 

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