https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9 In the space below, explain why and how Metacommentary is a useful tool in writing. How does the "meta" text differ from the main text? Use a quote (with page #) from They Say, I Say Chapter 10 to support your response. en-us 2022-03-02 13:25:39 UTC 2022-04-25 01:44:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f973.png https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073814162 Metacommentary is basically explaining what you mean, guiding your readers through what your paper says and the thoughts behind it "Essentially, I am arguing not that ____ but that ______." (TSIS, 144), providing you access to your more specific ideas and giving an outlet to your more general ideas "In sum, then, ____" (TSIS, 146). ]]> 2022-03-02 15:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073814162 https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073820682 Metacommentary works really well to help with recognizing some implications of our ideas that we didn't initially realize were there. It differs by being more like "a chorus in a Greek play that stands on the side of the drama unfolding on the stage and explains its meaning to the audience." (pg. 138)]]> 2022-03-02 15:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073820682 https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073830981 Metacommentary is useful becomes it helps avoid confusion for the readers. It adds more depth and context to an essay. The meta is like a second source for your essay. It adds to your main text by explaining what you mean or do not mean with what you say. Metacommentary "help you extract the full potential from your ideas, drawing out important implications, explaining ideas from different perspectives" (pg. 141).]]> 2022-03-02 15:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073830981 https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073831990 While the main text directly states your argument, the meta text guides your readers into processing and understanding what you said. The meta text is a useful tool because if you just say what you mean up front, this could only confuse your readers. Writing could be interpreted in many different ways, so it's better to use another text to explain what exactly you mean. As it says in the chapter, "As a result, no matter how straightforward a writer you are, readers still need you to help them grasp what you really mean." (pg. 140)]]> 2022-03-02 15:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073831990 https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073837104 Metacommentary is basically telling the readers how to interpret your paper. "In sum, metacommentary can you help you extract the full potential, drawing important implications, explaining ideas from different perspectives and so forth." (pg 141) To avoid confusion within your audience it gives direction and help your audience understand what you really mean.]]> 2022-03-02 15:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073837104 https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073838405 Metacommentary can be an essential tool to simplify or make a topic easier for someone to understand. You can use the example 
"What ____ really means is _____." 
-(TSIS page 141)]]> 2022-03-02 15:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073838405 https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073842602 Meta commentary is a way for an author to elaborate on their writing and thought process so that the reader can have a deeper understanding. The main text main text is about the argument, but the meta commentary ensures that the argument is received in the way it was intended to be delivered.]]> 2022-03-02 15:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073842602 https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073844052 Metacommentary is extremely important for transitioning from someone else's writing to yours. If your audience is able to misinterpret your writing, then your entire argument could be blown out of the water. Meta text is used for "state-managing how your claim will be received" (pg 146). This can be done by making your text sound simpler, or rephrasing your own words in way that's easier to understand. ]]> 2022-03-02 15:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073844052 lancemh01 https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073850739 Metacommentary is a helpful tool by developing ideas and generating more text. "Ultimately, then, my goal is to demonstrate that______." (TSIS pg.141)]]> 2022-03-02 15:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073850739 https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073850781 Metacommentary is a useful tool in writing because it basically is "a sort of second text that strands along-side your main text and explains what it means." (pg 139). It is always good to explain yourself more and add examples so that the readers will not be confused on what you are actually trying to say. Metacommentary helps the readers more understand where you are coming from and where you are not coming from.]]> 2022-03-02 15:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073850781 wjhendley https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073851021 Metacommentary is used by an author to explain their thought process on their writing in order for the Reader to have a deeper understanding. Basically, metacommentary, "[helps] you extract the full potential from your ideas, drawing out important implications, explaining ideas from different perspectives, and so forth," (TSIS 141).]]> 2022-03-02 15:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073851021 lanforde https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073851552 metacommentary helps the reader understand the topic. you write for a real audience and you have to make sure you have a clear path. meta text helps you lengthen the paper by being more specific. ]]> 2022-03-02 15:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2073851552 https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2080311203 Metacommentary can be defined as a way of commenting on your claims and telling others how and how not to think about them. It helps you add both length and depth to your writing. Extracting the full potential from your ideas, drawing out important implications and explaining ideas from different perspectives. Other moves that function as metacommentary include entertaining objections, adding transitions and framing quotations to answer the questions "so what" and "who cares."]]> 2022-03-06 22:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2080311203 https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2088925740 Metacommentary is useful tool in writing because you have to explain your point and what you are writing about as said in chapter ten "whenever you make a point of explaining something that is said or written" (TSIS 138)]]> 2022-03-10 18:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2088925740 https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2155725759 Metacommentary is very useful because when you are writing you always must explain the point you are writing about.]]> 2022-04-25 01:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tthomas/ty82g7ibk81t63h9/wish/2155725759