chapter - 10

In this chapter a Grammar is the tool we use to tie all our ideas together. Process of developing flow of thought from sentence to sentence is called as elaboration. It involves 3 steps: choosing the core idea, choosing the way we want to elaborate it, choosing the way we are going to bridge it into core idea. Words combine to form images, then images combine to form the sentence, sentence combined to form the core ideas and this is elaboration. The process of elaboration is explained here.

New things that I have learnt from this chapter:

1.       It is important to look into the following:

·         What is the core idea

·         How is it elaborated

·         How is it summarized

2.       How is it transferred to write core idea Certain obvious rule that should be followed but usually are not:

·         Each step should be made small as possible

·         In proper order

·         All the steps should be included

·         Use of proper connector

·         Goal of the process should be mentioned in the beginning

3.       Meaning of logic

4.       We should express the changes in focus while beginning a new  sentences.

5.       Elaboration involves 3 steps

6.       Two ways of elaborating

·         Reason why

·         Narrative sequence

Things that I already knew about, that were given in the chapter:

·         If we are dealing with complicated process that requires number of short, separate steps.

·         Process of developing flow of thought from sentence to sentese is called elaboration.

·         Paragraph are the collection of sentences, it also has upper limit

·         Both grammar and connector are concerned with one goal- to transfer thought into other’s mind.

·         When we shift from one core idea to other, we change the focus. It is arbitrary

·         Instruction is the process of teaching someone how to do something.

·         Emphasis on certain thoughts can be made to stand out if they have their own paragraph.

·         Start with the fact that is known and combine them to gain facts that were unknown when we started

Mistakes made when answering the questions given at the end of the chapter:

·         Not able to understand the questions

·         Solved questions in group.

·         My other team members got different answers from mine

Concept that I used in blog post that I already written:

In my blog I wrote about attitude,behavior etc  First I gave the introduction to this topic in 1^st paragraph. Its all about introduction only. Then I went on explain the each important points of that topic.

Concept applied to other subjects:

Instruction is the process of teaching someone how to do something. It consists of presenting a number of steps, one after another, so that a task my be completed correctly from begging to the end.