Cristina Bedolla
Ms. Lehmann
English 2-1B
11 December 2019
“Friends Like These” Article
H. Jackson Brown, Jr once said, “Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.” The meaning of friendship is valuable; Dorothy Rowe sees value in friendship. Dorothy Rowe’s article “With Friends Like These” is an informational read because it’s about how our ideas are validated, and how our friends validate how we feel. Rowe’s personal experience allows her to write about this topic.
Dorothy Rowe has a doctorates degree in Psychology. Rowe also has experience as a psychologist. In her article, she informs readers about why we choose the friends we have. Rowe’s purpose is to inform people about the sociology of friendship. Rowe’s writing style is very informal. The way this article was written was conversational, using 1st person pronouns. In Rowe’s article, she uses words like “we”, “you” and, “us.” This makes the article more personal. The article does not qualify for a research paper because it does not have a bibliography. Rowe also does not copy and paste in her article.
The format of this article is very useful and practical because she uses section titles, which helps readers know what the next section is about and reminds them about what they are reading. Rowe does a very good job in her introduction because as soon as I read it, I wanted to know more about it. This article has really good section titles, which helps with the overall organization. Rowe also includes transitions, which move the readers very smoothly through ideas.
The content that this article has helps support different parts of the main claim and also proves Rowe’s point. In the introduction and the conclusion, the main claim is summarized. Rowe’s introduction is very good. It hooks me into the article and it explains the article’s topic right away. The main idea in this article is clearly stated again in the conclusion and finishes the article very well. Rowe summarizes the meaning of her article, and I believe she succeeded on proving her point that friends are important to us because they validate what we think is real. The main support for this article is Dorothy Rowe’s personal and professional experience. Rowe also lacks outside research. The article is good for basic information, but not good enough for in-depth research.
In conclusion, Dorothy Rowe’s writing style is informal and very personal. She wants to inform readers about why we choose the friends we have. The way that the article is put together is very organized which helps readers know what is coming next because she uses section titles. Rowe’s introduction and conclusion is stated well; it hooks me in and she finishes it with a good point. This article informs us about how we choose our friends; it is certainly worth your time.
Work Cited
Rowe, Dorothy. “Friends Like These.” Collections, Kylene Beers, Martha Hougen, Carol Jago, William L. McBride, Erik Palmer, Lydia Stack, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, pp. 141-143.
Ms. Lehmann
English 2-1B
11 December 2019
“Friends Like These” Article
H. Jackson Brown, Jr once said, “Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.” The meaning of friendship is valuable; Dorothy Rowe sees value in friendship. Dorothy Rowe’s article “With Friends Like These” is an informational read because it’s about how our ideas are validated, and how our friends validate how we feel. Rowe’s personal experience allows her to write about this topic.
Dorothy Rowe has a doctorates degree in Psychology. Rowe also has experience as a psychologist. In her article, she informs readers about why we choose the friends we have. Rowe’s purpose is to inform people about the sociology of friendship. Rowe’s writing style is very informal. The way this article was written was conversational, using 1st person pronouns. In Rowe’s article, she uses words like “we”, “you” and, “us.” This makes the article more personal. The article does not qualify for a research paper because it does not have a bibliography. Rowe also does not copy and paste in her article.
The format of this article is very useful and practical because she uses section titles, which helps readers know what the next section is about and reminds them about what they are reading. Rowe does a very good job in her introduction because as soon as I read it, I wanted to know more about it. This article has really good section titles, which helps with the overall organization. Rowe also includes transitions, which move the readers very smoothly through ideas.
The content that this article has helps support different parts of the main claim and also proves Rowe’s point. In the introduction and the conclusion, the main claim is summarized. Rowe’s introduction is very good. It hooks me into the article and it explains the article’s topic right away. The main idea in this article is clearly stated again in the conclusion and finishes the article very well. Rowe summarizes the meaning of her article, and I believe she succeeded on proving her point that friends are important to us because they validate what we think is real. The main support for this article is Dorothy Rowe’s personal and professional experience. Rowe also lacks outside research. The article is good for basic information, but not good enough for in-depth research.
In conclusion, Dorothy Rowe’s writing style is informal and very personal. She wants to inform readers about why we choose the friends we have. The way that the article is put together is very organized which helps readers know what is coming next because she uses section titles. Rowe’s introduction and conclusion is stated well; it hooks me in and she finishes it with a good point. This article informs us about how we choose our friends; it is certainly worth your time.
Work Cited
Rowe, Dorothy. “Friends Like These.” Collections, Kylene Beers, Martha Hougen, Carol Jago, William L. McBride, Erik Palmer, Lydia Stack, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, pp. 141-143.
Article Review Reflection
1. Explain the process you went through to write this paper. Please be specific.
The process I went through was first reading the article I was going to based my paper on and then make an outline of my topic. After I did that I had to type an opinion review paper.
2. What qualifies this paper as an informative essay? What are the requirements for a review and how did you meet them?
Some things that qualifies this paper as an informative essay is using MLA format. I meet those goals by using times new roman font, 12 point font, 1-inch margins, doubled spaced, using quotation marks around titles of long texts, and citation at the end.
3. What one piece of advice would you give someone writing a review for the first time? Why?
Some advice I would give someone would be double checking your MLA format and making sure you know what your articles meaning is.