Do You Like Hamburgers?

This week in class some of us discussed the difference between Surface Features and Deeper Features in writing.

Can you explain the difference?

 A great way to think about it is to think of a hamburger...

 The delicious bits are the ingredients inside. Without these, you just have bread. In our writing, this is the ideas - the parts/story that draws people in and wants them to read more. It is also our choice of language - the words we use in our writing help the reader to imagine what is happening in their minds. It is also the language techniques we use e.g. "Show, Not Tell". All these (and more) make our writing interesting and keep the reader (eater) coming back for more!

The bits of bread hold the burger all together. Without these our burger would just fall apart. Our writing needs to be held together as well. To do this we use proper punctuation, spelling and grammar. These allow the reader to make sense of what they are reading. They are not powerful like the bits inside the burger, but they stop the reader from just walking away from a big mess! Keep the reader reading by using proper punctuation, correct spelling and correct grammar. Without the buns, the burgers a mess. Without these, our writings a mess!