Formulate and articulate a stance through and in your writing.
There are 2 major components in creating an effective stance when it comes to writing. The first is knowing where YOU, as a writer, stand on your topic of choice. Being able to develop a stance starts with your opinion on the topic and if you can’t form a solid opinion and be able to defend it, then there’s no foundation for your paper. The stance is where the paper begins because it’s what your writing is essentially going to be about. The second component is communicating your stance so that your AUDIENCE knows where you stand. Yes, knowing where you stand is important but at the end of the day, your audience will be the ones reading your paper, not yourself. So, it’s important that your audience understands your position just as much as you do.
For example, the multimodal project this semester had a big focus on our stance on a specific topic. Before writing, a mini write-up about our topic which included information about our stance. I knew what my stance was when I was doing the write-up but I didn’t clearly state/explain it. The highlighted parts are what my stance was but it was separated and it wasn’t explained to the point where you can recognize it’s a stance, so it would’ve been confusing to anyone else but myself.
Then, in the final paper, you’re able to find my stance much easier because it’s the last two sentences of my introduction. I used words like “should” which shows my audience that it’s my opinion and then I explained why I believe that so my audience understands why I believe that.
