Makayla Brotherten
“Often we view our expressions as deeply personal, arising from inmost impulses. We may not be sure others will respond well to our thoughts or will evaluate us and our words favorably”- Charles Bazerman
In the reading “Writing Expresses and Shares Meaning to be Reconstructed by the Reader” by Charles Bazerman, he focuses on the idea that it is fundamental to consider making and sharing meaning while reading and writing. He explains the idea that the reader will never know what the author is truly feeling, therefore the reader must reconstruct the message. The reader bases the feeling on prior experiences, thoughts, or ideas, and these change as we grow older. As we grow older we gain a better sense of feelings and expression, and some writers become anxious about sharing these deep and intellectual thoughts, as others may not take it in the right way. This is why Charles Bazerman explains that it is important to consider making and sharing meaning through writing.
The authors include their own beliefs, feelings, and occasionally even unconscious thoughts that may lead readers to ask more questions, which might lead them to carry out further research on the subject to learn more information or even come to new conclusions. You give the world the choice to adopt your beliefs and provoke thinking on a subject they may or may not be interested in. You are narrating a tale, but the audience will read the paper once it is over. You establish a relationship with the readers of your paper. You open up a window into your private world when you write and post anything for the public to view.
As a reader and a writer, it is important to understand these fundamentals. It is your job as a writer, to invoke the audience and get them thinking. You can do this through the means of your writing as you are sharing your feelings and knowledge on a subject. It is also important for the reader to do their part and create something out of what they have read. You do this by using prior knowledge and making the meaning of the words deeper. You can adapt new ideas and have an interest in things you’d never think you’d enjoy, just from hearing the thoughts of one author.
One personal experience I had related to the idea above would be while writing emails to professors. Last semester I had a health issue that interfered with my work ethic for a week, so I emailed my professors in regard. It was my intention to tell my professors about my illness and inform them that it could impede my ability to complete my work on time. The professor did not see it in such a way and see my possible need for an extension on limited work. I could be at fault in this situation by not expressing my feelings in a certain tone, or being clear enough. Writer Charles Bazerman states “Often we view our expressions as deeply personal, arising from inmost impulses. We may not be sure others will respond well to our thoughts or will evaluate us and our words favorably.” In this situation, I was nervous to come out abruptly about getting an extension and instead was not clear enough to get my intended ending.
