Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Outline

Title: How to Solve Writer's Block

Writer's block is a great problem that troubles all the creative writers frequently.

My solution is that creative writers can have a daily writing routines to conquer this problem.
For people who don't have regular writing times, they can try to read and imitate to solve problems.

Intro:
Writer's block is a problem that happens when creative writers have thoughts but can not write anything when they sit there and start to write.

Main point1:
Writer's block is a serious problem because it will bring creative writer's anxious feeling.
People do not feel good if they can't write anything, and this anxious can make them even more struggle with the problem.
Transition:
Daily practice routine can help writer avoid block.
Because writer's problem is that they can't write when they want, then it's helpful when they have something to write every day whether the writing is based on their plan or not.
Transition: And running can also help writers overcome this problem.

Main point2:
Physical exercise can be helpful.
From the research, creative writers can't have a good idea when they just sit there for a long time. Physical exercise can give them inspirations.
Transition: For writers who don't have time do daily routine, they can read and imitate the passage they like.

Main piont3:
Reading and imitating can also be helpful.
Reading good book can not help creative writers solve writer's block immediately, writers need to write. When they have a good model and start to imitate the skill of that writing. They can product something belong to themselves.

Conclusion:
Many ways can help writers overcome their problems, writers can have something in common, but writing is a very individual job, advice may not useful for all the writers but those ideas can provide a direction for writers who want to conquer their block.

先描述问题为什么严重,然后用另一部分来解释解决方案,只需要一个解决方案,但是问题的严重性需要有好几条。

Monday, November 12, 2018

Sample analyze

1. Make a list of two strengths and two weaknesses of each of the samples.
2. Rank these proposals in terms of how well they make their argument. Assume that you were actually evaluating these proposals for real change.

Strengths for Meal Card:
1. The topic is narrow enough.
2. The solution is specific enough.
Weaknesses:
1. No references.
2. The solution is not practical.

Strengths for Nuclear Power:
1. Good references.
2. Enough date to support the solution.
Weaknesses:
1. The topic is too wide.
2. The whole proposal is not specific enough.

Rank:
1. Meal Card
2. Nuclear Power

Speech 2 topic proposal

Every creative writer should face the writer's block, which means that creative writers temporarily go through a difficulty of writing. When writers go through the writer's block, they usually have a lot of ideas but can not write. Creative writers go through this block more often than people could image. And facing a blank paper but can write nothing is the most painful thing in the world for writers. Therefore, it's important to have an useful solution to creative writers.
In fact, as a new writer myself, I've been bothered by the writer's block for several years. Studying this topic not only can help myself on this trouble, but also can provide a good direction for other creative writers.
Based on the research I've done so far, I believe that have a daily routine and continue body exercise can help writers with their writing.
sources:
https://goinswriter.com/how-to-overcome-writers-block/
https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/how-to-beat-writers-block

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Speech 2#

In this speech, we need to choose a problem or argument that we are interested in to talk about. Then, provide solutions. Meantime, we need to cite outside sources to provide evidence, proving that our solutions work. The speech is about 5-8 minutes long, and we are allowed to use visual aids.
Question:
How many references we need to use?