These possible models demonstrate
how to successfully write about a learning experience by showing how the structure of an article is one of the most important factors in the effectiveness of an article. Both authors begin with why they challenged themselves in their respective
endeavors. By starting off explaining why they either learned how to program
computers or learned how to live without Google, the authors capture the
readers’ attention quickly. Once they establish their purpose, the authors move
on to the learning experience itself. The authors give multiple specific
examples of what was happening during their experience. This allows the readers
to fully understand what the authors’ were experiencing. From this, we learn
the importance of detailing the experience. Descriptive examples take the
readers on the journey writers already experienced. If we do not give
descriptive examples in our papers, we would be doing a disservice to our
reader. Finally, the authors conclude what they learned, and why the experience
was important to them. A conclusion is extremely important for any paper but I
believe it is especially important for papers that describe lessons. Experiencing
a lesson changes a person so if there is not a strong conclusion there can be
no understanding how the author thinks now.
Above all, my goal is to mirror how these articles reveal how passionate
the authors were in their endeavors.
