Allen & Bacon Ch. 1-3

There were a few things in found in these chapters to be very useful. One of the more important ones is about thesis statements. Thesis statement set the tone of the paragraph they are about to dive into. The book teaches of strategy to write thesis statements with "tension." This is good because it pulls the reader into something they may have not seen before, weather their reaction is a positive or negative one depends on their view. Another great strategy I learned from these chapters is the "Believing and Doubting Game." Using this free writing game really gets the ideas flowing, ideas both for and against your main point. If you have a statement, then free write "for" and "against" that statement, you're going to end up with lots good points for both sides of your argument. These are just a few examples of good writing techniques  in the chapters 1-3 of Allen & Bacon.