Rules for Writers ch. 2

     In rules for writers chapter two Diana Hacker explains how to use all your information you collected (chapter 1) and apply it to a first draft. First create an outline to help organize your information or ideas. Once you have your outline you can start drafting and a good way to do that is to come up with a focused thesis and create your body paragraphs from that and come back to do your introduction and conclusion after. You might want to change your thesis slightly after you do this.
     When writing a a essay or paper I use these steps to help create a focused and clear essay but I don't exactly agree with everything. Diana was implying that the thesis is best when included in the introduction but i disagree. In the past I have given hints of my thesis in the introduction but I don't clearly state it until the conclusion. It just feels right to me to write this way. I believe it helps the reader become more involved and brings them possibly a new realization. I don't feel as if I'm wasting the readers time by stating my thesis at the end. It seems like high school writing to force my thesis on the reader in the introduction but what feels right isn't always correct. Maybe I need to try what feels wrong.