Cover letter for portfolio:
In my portfolio I have included pieces of my writings that I have done through the course of English 151 that I think show how my writing has progressed. First is my major rewrite of our first paper. I made changes to this paper to make it better and meet the requirements. It began as not the best piece of writing. After taking this course I have a better understanding of why it was not good and how to make it better, which I tried to show. Second is the fourth paper that was required for the portfolio, but that from starting out in this class, the fourth paper shows how my writing has also progressed. Lastly I included the second paper from this course. I think that this paper shows the most how my writing has improved with the help of this course. I think that my grade should be raised to the fact that my work in this class started out rough. Due to this class I now have a much better understanding of how to write college papers. I think that in the papers I provided, they show the improvement that my writing has come to. This class was a great class that taught me a lot about writing and how to write proper papers.
Cover letter for paper 1:
In this paper I was trying to explain how the importance of grammar has changed. My main point was that sometimes it is important and sometimes it is not as important. I supported my claims by the article from Dawkins. I think that the argument about texting and how it changes how people write for academic purposes or for their jobs is working well in my paper. I think that maybe the generation part was not working so well. I want the readers to understand that writing has changed over the years and somethings are not as important as they used to be.
Link to paper 1: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9ku8u6rjihJOXZjRE92VktSNjJWX2t1OFQ4SWM1QQ
Cover letter for paper 4:
In this paper I was trying to explain how the importance of grammar has changed. My main point was that sometimes it is important and sometimes it is not as important. I think that the argument about texting and how it changes how people write for academic purposes or for their jobs is working well in my paper. I think that maybe the generation part was not working so well. I want the readers to understand that writing has changed over the years and somethings are not as important as they used to be.
Link to paper 4: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9ku8u6rjihJUUJqc3pSU2VScFdYbjRhRnNTMHVXQQ
Cover letter for paper 2:
With this paper I tried to show the process of how I write. My main claim was that I consider myself a one draft writer and that I don't consider myself a good writer. To support my claim I wrote through the process that I go through when I write papers or articles. I think the good things about my paper were the details that I showed how I go about writing a paper. The parts of my paper that I am not too sure about are the intro and the conclusion because I wasn't positive how to go about them.
Link to paper 2:https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9ku8u6rjihJdkt2Sm5PTGJSZS10Y2tyYXEtd0pkUQ
Monday, March 19, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
paper 4 final cover letter and link.
Reflective cover letter:
In this paper I was trying to explain how the importance of grammar has changed. My main point was that sometimes it is important and sometimes it is not as important. I think that the argument about texting and how it changes how people write for academic purposes or for their jobs is working well in my paper. I think that maybe the generation part was not working so well. I want the readers to understand that writing has changed over the years and somethings are not as important as they used to be.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9ku8u6rjihJS18yOC03d2pTajJLcXpDUEdLaFBCUQ
In this paper I was trying to explain how the importance of grammar has changed. My main point was that sometimes it is important and sometimes it is not as important. I think that the argument about texting and how it changes how people write for academic purposes or for their jobs is working well in my paper. I think that maybe the generation part was not working so well. I want the readers to understand that writing has changed over the years and somethings are not as important as they used to be.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9ku8u6rjihJS18yOC03d2pTajJLcXpDUEdLaFBCUQ
Thursday, March 8, 2012
working link for annotated bibliography
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9ku8u6rjihJbWFvUkVWT0lTUEtWSEhIUXY4UUVZUQ
sorry about the confusion.
sorry about the confusion.
Monday, March 5, 2012
paper 4 cover letter and link
Reflective cover letter:
In this paper I was trying to explain how the importance of grammar has changed. My main point was that sometimes it is important and sometimes it is not as important. I think that the argument about texting and how it changes how people write for academic purposes or for their jobs is working well in my paper. I think that maybe the generation part was not working so well. I want the readers to understand that writing has changed over the years and somethings are not as important as they used to be.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9ku8u6rjihJdWxNbkNvSFhSY3FmVHpIQWZ3V2dvQQ
In this paper I was trying to explain how the importance of grammar has changed. My main point was that sometimes it is important and sometimes it is not as important. I think that the argument about texting and how it changes how people write for academic purposes or for their jobs is working well in my paper. I think that maybe the generation part was not working so well. I want the readers to understand that writing has changed over the years and somethings are not as important as they used to be.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9ku8u6rjihJdWxNbkNvSFhSY3FmVHpIQWZ3V2dvQQ
Friday, March 2, 2012
Intro for paper 4
The importance of grammar and how it is important in someones writing have been misleading. Being taught that there are one set of specific rules that you have to follow when we write hurts the creativity of a person. Thinking that you have only one way to write and this way is the only correct way make a person trying to write just not be able to be creative. The more they lose their creativity aspect the more boring the article becomes. I have always followed the guidelines or rules that I was taught when I was in school. It affected how I thought of my own writing. So the importance of grammar has two sides, and which is the better way to get the point of what you are writing across?
Annotated Bib.
Here is my link to my annotated bibliography.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9ku8u6rjihJd1VUUnAzaVRRRU90RG9ZWk5id2Q1dw/edit
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9ku8u6rjihJd1VUUnAzaVRRRU90RG9ZWk5id2Q1dw/edit
Monday, February 27, 2012
February 27 homework.
Summary:
In their article they performed a little experiment where they took a first year student and doctorate student and made them do the same task. The outcome was that both students concluded that with a longer time as age and experience that people write with more authority.
QD:
3) Janet doesn't think that there is room for anyone else's opinion in paper and she just reexplains what she finds in research in her paper. Roger has more of a conversation type of writing and writes with more authority.
4) She doesn't think that she can write something that goes against a published authors pieces. She doesn't state her own ideas and restates what the published authors have already wrote.
5) I think that my type of writing falls under Janet's type. I am very straight forward and stay behind what other authors have published.
MM:
One way is that I will try to put my own ideas into the paper. Another is that I will not just restate the research, I will try to be more confident.
Response:
I thought that this was a good article to read and get an understanding of what I need to do to help me personally with my 4th paper.
In their article they performed a little experiment where they took a first year student and doctorate student and made them do the same task. The outcome was that both students concluded that with a longer time as age and experience that people write with more authority.
QD:
3) Janet doesn't think that there is room for anyone else's opinion in paper and she just reexplains what she finds in research in her paper. Roger has more of a conversation type of writing and writes with more authority.
4) She doesn't think that she can write something that goes against a published authors pieces. She doesn't state her own ideas and restates what the published authors have already wrote.
5) I think that my type of writing falls under Janet's type. I am very straight forward and stay behind what other authors have published.
MM:
One way is that I will try to put my own ideas into the paper. Another is that I will not just restate the research, I will try to be more confident.
Response:
I thought that this was a good article to read and get an understanding of what I need to do to help me personally with my 4th paper.
Friday, February 24, 2012
February 24 homework.
Summary:
In her article she states that it is very important to understand what position you hold and who you are in your workplace. She explains that your own identity and the authority you follow effect writing.
QD:
3) I think it was a negative outcome based on that he did not want to change the way he wrote even though it would have been better.
4) I think that it happens very often when people use language without thinking and say things without realizing it or giving it a second thought. When we think about language and realize that we are using it we tend to think a lot more about what we are saying.
5) The fact that Alan wasn't accepted into the discourse community because he didn't want to change the way he wrote, I would agree with Gee.
6) In the community he was going to be used to help fix it and put it back together so that would make him a kind of tool as to put it all back together.
7) In school teacher's are supposed to be the authority figure but when you see them make a mistake, it makes it harder for you to see them as that authority figure.
AEI:
To me this means that when given the authority that people will look to you in guidance but if you are under an authority figure that you must follow the rules.
Response:
I thought that this article was much easier to read than others we have read. I really liked that she made a character that was going through her argument and it made the entire article easier to read.
In her article she states that it is very important to understand what position you hold and who you are in your workplace. She explains that your own identity and the authority you follow effect writing.
QD:
3) I think it was a negative outcome based on that he did not want to change the way he wrote even though it would have been better.
4) I think that it happens very often when people use language without thinking and say things without realizing it or giving it a second thought. When we think about language and realize that we are using it we tend to think a lot more about what we are saying.
5) The fact that Alan wasn't accepted into the discourse community because he didn't want to change the way he wrote, I would agree with Gee.
6) In the community he was going to be used to help fix it and put it back together so that would make him a kind of tool as to put it all back together.
7) In school teacher's are supposed to be the authority figure but when you see them make a mistake, it makes it harder for you to see them as that authority figure.
AEI:
To me this means that when given the authority that people will look to you in guidance but if you are under an authority figure that you must follow the rules.
Response:
I thought that this article was much easier to read than others we have read. I really liked that she made a character that was going through her argument and it made the entire article easier to read.
Cover letter for final group project.
The main point of my groups project is to hear how individuals all have their own views on literacy. To support our theory, we interviewed different people to see their personal backgrounds and then we compared them. As an argument we tried to show is that there is no certain guideline that one person must follow to have strong ideas. Every person is different and learns differently and has different views. Overall I think that our project worked out very well, we have a lot of different views that make our project interesting.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
February 22 homework.
Johns Summary:
In her article she gives her own definition of what a discourse community is and how it is a academic discourse community. She talks about how it is possible for people to be in multiply communities at the same time. She also explains the things that are difficult or go wrong in discourse communities.
QD:
1) A complication in a community according to John is one person having authority over every person in that community. Along with that is when there is a disagreement between members within the community and how the authority figure deals with.
2) In her article people in one community had the same goals to strive for and are working to achieve the same thing. She also says that change is a good thing in that when someone had to leave the community that someone would replace that person to make the group complete again.
3) I do not think that my beliefs or values have changed because I have always had the same ideas about how i write and read.
4) I don't think that these things change who you are. I think that they form around who you are and can help you in the future.
5) I think that my authority so far has been my teachers in that they have guidelines they want us to follow when writing a paper for them.
6) It is a mine field in the sense that all teachers are different and you have no exact idea on how they will react to how you break the rules. They could either be extremely disappointed and give you a bad grade to reflect that or they could like what you have to say and take your way into consideration and like your new way that they didn't think of.
MM:
The rules help you understand that ins and outs of a community. You will know if you would fit in and belong with the people of that group. You would also feel the pressures of the group if you don't exactly fit and they try to make you conform to something that your are not.
John's response:
I thought that this article was very long and maybe had a little more information than really needed and it was repetitive like the articles we have already read.
In her article she gives her own definition of what a discourse community is and how it is a academic discourse community. She talks about how it is possible for people to be in multiply communities at the same time. She also explains the things that are difficult or go wrong in discourse communities.
QD:
1) A complication in a community according to John is one person having authority over every person in that community. Along with that is when there is a disagreement between members within the community and how the authority figure deals with.
2) In her article people in one community had the same goals to strive for and are working to achieve the same thing. She also says that change is a good thing in that when someone had to leave the community that someone would replace that person to make the group complete again.
3) I do not think that my beliefs or values have changed because I have always had the same ideas about how i write and read.
4) I don't think that these things change who you are. I think that they form around who you are and can help you in the future.
5) I think that my authority so far has been my teachers in that they have guidelines they want us to follow when writing a paper for them.
6) It is a mine field in the sense that all teachers are different and you have no exact idea on how they will react to how you break the rules. They could either be extremely disappointed and give you a bad grade to reflect that or they could like what you have to say and take your way into consideration and like your new way that they didn't think of.
MM:
The rules help you understand that ins and outs of a community. You will know if you would fit in and belong with the people of that group. You would also feel the pressures of the group if you don't exactly fit and they try to make you conform to something that your are not.
John's response:
I thought that this article was very long and maybe had a little more information than really needed and it was repetitive like the articles we have already read.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
February 20 homework.
Swales summary:
In his article Swales gives a definition of a discourse community by giving it characteristics. He is trying to make it clearer to the readers by arguing with other writers on what a discourse community is. He also uses the characteristics to discuss what is and what is not a discourse community.
QD:
1) First characteristic is having a group and everyone in that group has set goals that they try to reach. Second is having a way to communicate with individuals in an effective way. Third is having a way to communicate with people in the community in an effective way. Fourth is putting the ways you communicate into genres. Fifth is having a specific lingo within the people of a community that helps people communicate. Sixth is to have change within a community and having support.
3) I think that as a first year class would be considered the start of a discourse community and that a graduate class would be the end of one because they will be going off on their separate ways.
5) I would belong to a discourse community of the volleyball team. We all have the same goal of winning and doing the best of our personal ability to win. We communicate as in telling the other players on the court where the ball is and calling out ahead of time where you want the ball to go. The changes we encounter is when we rotate positions.
MM: This article helped me realize that discourse communities are more common than most people realize and with writing there are a lot of them. This was helpful for people to be able to navigate through discourse communities.
Swales response: I personally got a better understanding of what a discourse community is from the specific definition and the characteristics that he give them. This article helps me view things in a different way.
Gee summary:
In his article he gives his own idea on the meaning of discourse and how it relates and affects a discourse community. He gives many details into the community. In this article he argues the opposite side of what we read from Swales.
QD:
3) With a capital D he says it ia a type of identity kit which comes complete with the appropriate costume and instructions on how to act, talk, and often write to take on a particular role that others will recognize. With a lower case d he is talking about the group as a whole.
4) Primary discourse are initial and only contain themselves. Secondary discourse are both dominant and non-dominant bring you things such as wealth.
5) It means that identity is that main idea in discourse and it is all about the individual. Based on his definition it shows that it is true.
6) Its connected with identity because is what you believe not what you learn. It goes with what he states in that its not what you are taught but what you believe.
7) He talks about how in groups we use language correctly and incorrectly. A situation where this happens would be with my volleyball team and if someone uses the wrong form we would all know because we have been doing the same thing for so long.
8) The benefits are how people in a community decide whether someone can be part of that discourse community. It helps the people in charge of the community see how the community is growing and how it would change after they leave.
11) Meta-knowledge is knowing something but not having to focus on it as you do it. Blinking is an example because you blink based off your in stinks not actually making yourself blink every few seconds.
12) I know I am part of the volleyball discourse community because i have played it for 7 + years and I intend to be able to teach it in the future.
Gee response:
I thought this reading was really difficult and hard for me to fully understand as well as the Swales reading. I didn't realize that so many discourse communities existed.
Friday, February 17, 2012
cover letter for group project
The main point of my group's project was to get the understanding from other people about their personal views on literacy. We made a video of our interviews we did with people to support our idea. The argument we made was that people don't need to stay set on certain guidelines like they may have been taught. The project from my opinion worked really well because we interviewed people from different backgrounds that didn't have the same views.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Cover letter and final paper #2
With this paper I tried to show the process of how I write. My main claim was that I consider myself a one draft writer and that I don't consider myself a good writer. To support my claim I wrote through the process that I go through when I write papers or articles. I think the good things about my paper were the details that I showed how I go about writing a paper. The parts of my paper that I am not too sure about are the intro and the conclusion because I wasn't positive how to go about them.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9ku8u6rjihJYTRjNTBhNTMtNmY1Zi00N2U2LWFmZDYtMDU0ODE0NWNjZmE3
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9ku8u6rjihJYTRjNTBhNTMtNmY1Zi00N2U2LWFmZDYtMDU0ODE0NWNjZmE3
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
February 8th homework
Baron summary:
In his article he discusses how today's population is lazy and how today's computers and all the electronic technology have made the population that way.
QD:
2) I agree with Baron and that this is one of his messages in his article.
4) A film camera and cd's used to be huge in technology. For these things they have been advanced and improved and left the originals in the dust.
6) The illustrations make the text funner and more inviting to read.
Response:
I thought this article was very hard to read. I didn't quite understand it.
Malcolm X summary:
In his article he talks about his experience in prison and how he rewrote the dictionary to learn to write.
QD:
1) I think his audience are people who may not be the most educated or are struggling with education. This paper would be something that would make someone feel good and want to try to become better at writing.
2) He defines it as that you are able to read what you are reading and that you understand what people say when they are talking to you.
3) School, prison, and the library are his literary sponsors. I think the library was the most influential because it gave him the books where he learned to actually read and write.
4) I don't think this was the case for him.
6) I think that he read more than college students makes sense cause he didn't have much schooling. I particularly don't like to read so it hasn't really changed how much I want to read.
AEI:
I think that today's technology is making it easier for people to become literate and easier for people to communicate to the sponsors in a quicker way.
Response:
I enjoyed this article, I realized how fortunate some people are and it made me realize what some people who are not as fortunate have to go through.
Alexie summary:
In his article he talks about how he learned to read even if it was through picture books.
QD:
1) When I was in high school and in my English class sophomore year I got an A on a report I had to do and thought I was a good writer. But then my junior year I had to do a research paper and I got a D and i have not liked writing since.
AEI:
1) I think it is possible for people who are in poverty to do what they did but it would be hard and difficult and that is what most people don't make it through.
Response:
I think that this was a good article with a lot of insite to the people who are less fortunate and don't have the same resources as people who have more wealth.
In his article he discusses how today's population is lazy and how today's computers and all the electronic technology have made the population that way.
QD:
2) I agree with Baron and that this is one of his messages in his article.
4) A film camera and cd's used to be huge in technology. For these things they have been advanced and improved and left the originals in the dust.
6) The illustrations make the text funner and more inviting to read.
Response:
I thought this article was very hard to read. I didn't quite understand it.
Malcolm X summary:
In his article he talks about his experience in prison and how he rewrote the dictionary to learn to write.
QD:
1) I think his audience are people who may not be the most educated or are struggling with education. This paper would be something that would make someone feel good and want to try to become better at writing.
2) He defines it as that you are able to read what you are reading and that you understand what people say when they are talking to you.
3) School, prison, and the library are his literary sponsors. I think the library was the most influential because it gave him the books where he learned to actually read and write.
4) I don't think this was the case for him.
6) I think that he read more than college students makes sense cause he didn't have much schooling. I particularly don't like to read so it hasn't really changed how much I want to read.
AEI:
I think that today's technology is making it easier for people to become literate and easier for people to communicate to the sponsors in a quicker way.
Response:
I enjoyed this article, I realized how fortunate some people are and it made me realize what some people who are not as fortunate have to go through.
Alexie summary:
In his article he talks about how he learned to read even if it was through picture books.
QD:
1) When I was in high school and in my English class sophomore year I got an A on a report I had to do and thought I was a good writer. But then my junior year I had to do a research paper and I got a D and i have not liked writing since.
AEI:
1) I think it is possible for people who are in poverty to do what they did but it would be hard and difficult and that is what most people don't make it through.
Response:
I think that this was a good article with a lot of insite to the people who are less fortunate and don't have the same resources as people who have more wealth.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
February 6th homework
Summary:
In her article she discusses the different ways that people become literate. She talks about how people sponsor literacy.
QD:
1) She defines literacy sponsor as forces that shape our literacy learning and processing. Characteristics of them are knowledgeable, wealthy, and religious.
3) They only take into account the upper and middle class students and not the students who are not as wealthy.
4) By the term stratified is how the status of people are organized. By the term stakes are something that limits someone.
AEI:
1) My literary sponsors were my teachers, and my parents. My teachers taught me academic things that I would need to know to further my life. My parents taught me the basic things and skills I would need in my present life and later in life.
In her article she discusses the different ways that people become literate. She talks about how people sponsor literacy.
QD:
1) She defines literacy sponsor as forces that shape our literacy learning and processing. Characteristics of them are knowledgeable, wealthy, and religious.
3) They only take into account the upper and middle class students and not the students who are not as wealthy.
4) By the term stratified is how the status of people are organized. By the term stakes are something that limits someone.
AEI:
1) My literary sponsors were my teachers, and my parents. My teachers taught me academic things that I would need to know to further my life. My parents taught me the basic things and skills I would need in my present life and later in life.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
paper 2 cover letter and link
With this paper I tried to show the process of how I write. My main claim was that I consider myself a one draft writer and that I don't consider myself a good writer. To support my claim I wrote through the process that I go through when I write papers or articles. I think the good things about my paper were the details that I showed how I go about writing a paper. The parts of my paper that I am not too sure about are the intro and the conclusion because I wasn't positive how to go about them.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9ku8u6rjihJYTRjNTBhNTMtNmY1Zi00N2U2LWFmZDYtMDU0ODE0NWNjZmE3
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9ku8u6rjihJYTRjNTBhNTMtNmY1Zi00N2U2LWFmZDYtMDU0ODE0NWNjZmE3
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
February 1 homework
Lamott summary :In her article she explains that to get to a good paper that you should have 3 drafts. The first is a rough draft just to get things written down, the second is where you revise your writing to make it better, and the third is where you make sure its all the way done.
King summary: In his article he talks about how when we write we use a form of telepathy.
Goodman summary: In her article she talks about how to write and be a confident writer. She explains that you need to make yourself not think about bad ideas while writing.
Haruf summary: In his article he talks about how every writer has different things they do when they write and how it might be different to other people but it helps that writer.
Sontag summary: In her article she talks about how with every draft you write there is always a better version.
Diaz summary: In his article he talks about how he spent 10 years on 1 article and all the obstacles he went through in writing it.
Using these essays: With all of these articles I don't see any similarities. All the writers have their own way of explaining what it takes to write a good article. I don't see any of the authors grappling the rules because they know the rules.
MM:
1) First I learned that I need to put bad thoughts or ideas out of my mind when I write. Second I learned what I can do to make my writing better. Last i learned that it is important to meaning into my writing.
2) My writing has not changed that much but I think I am getting better at knowing what is better about my writing and knowing what to fix in my drafts.
King summary: In his article he talks about how when we write we use a form of telepathy.
Goodman summary: In her article she talks about how to write and be a confident writer. She explains that you need to make yourself not think about bad ideas while writing.
Haruf summary: In his article he talks about how every writer has different things they do when they write and how it might be different to other people but it helps that writer.
Sontag summary: In her article she talks about how with every draft you write there is always a better version.
Diaz summary: In his article he talks about how he spent 10 years on 1 article and all the obstacles he went through in writing it.
Using these essays: With all of these articles I don't see any similarities. All the writers have their own way of explaining what it takes to write a good article. I don't see any of the authors grappling the rules because they know the rules.
MM:
1) First I learned that I need to put bad thoughts or ideas out of my mind when I write. Second I learned what I can do to make my writing better. Last i learned that it is important to meaning into my writing.
2) My writing has not changed that much but I think I am getting better at knowing what is better about my writing and knowing what to fix in my drafts.
Monday, January 30, 2012
January 30 homework
Harris summary:
In this article Harris tries to explain that if you have multiple drafts of a paper that you will have a better chance of making a better overall paper.
Harris response:
I personally have always only produced one draft of my writings. I like to sit down and write it all through at once and go back and make the changes that I need to make after its all done.
Ransom summary:
In this article Ransom talks about how you aren't just a good writer naturally that you have to work at it to become good.
Some other questions to consider:
1) I found the study of my own writing very interesting in this article. I think that they need to realize that there isn't just one specific guideline to correct writing.
2) I have found that when I do write things down that they come easier but I don't normally do that and I have not tried the writing for exploration.
In this article Harris tries to explain that if you have multiple drafts of a paper that you will have a better chance of making a better overall paper.
Harris response:
I personally have always only produced one draft of my writings. I like to sit down and write it all through at once and go back and make the changes that I need to make after its all done.
Ransom summary:
In this article Ransom talks about how you aren't just a good writer naturally that you have to work at it to become good.
Some other questions to consider:
1) I found the study of my own writing very interesting in this article. I think that they need to realize that there isn't just one specific guideline to correct writing.
2) I have found that when I do write things down that they come easier but I don't normally do that and I have not tried the writing for exploration.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
January 27 homework
Summary:
Tomlinson's article focus's on the types of metaphors used in writing and then to revise them.
Response:
I personally don't use metaphors very often when I write but I found this article very interesting.
QD:
1) I think she says this because she says that metaphors can not always be trusted.
2) You can not see the writing in front of you when you focus on the metaphor.
3) When I write I always feel the need to write it all down at once to get it all out using sculpting metaphor's.
4) I think there is always room for revision so I do think she may go a little to far.
5) I don't think that I use this process when I revise my papers because I don't think like that.
Tomlinson's article focus's on the types of metaphors used in writing and then to revise them.
Response:
I personally don't use metaphors very often when I write but I found this article very interesting.
QD:
1) I think she says this because she says that metaphors can not always be trusted.
2) You can not see the writing in front of you when you focus on the metaphor.
3) When I write I always feel the need to write it all down at once to get it all out using sculpting metaphor's.
4) I think there is always room for revision so I do think she may go a little to far.
5) I don't think that I use this process when I revise my papers because I don't think like that.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
January 25 homework
Summary:
In her article Berkenkotter explain the studies she has done on the process of writing and how it works. She conducted experiments with Murray on his process of writing. In his article Murray explains his writing in a way that we understand and can comprehend.
QD:
1) My impression of Murray's writing was that he has good ideas. My writing is a little different in that my writing doesn't always go in order and it doesn't always make the most sense.
2) He doesn't make his writing relaxed, it is more professional. He is just trying to get his point across. I think about my audience to the point of whether they will like my writing.
3) She started to realize that planning is a very important part of writing, and revision shows what needs improvement.
AEI:
When I write I try to focus on getting the point across as to what I'm writing about. I would say I'm not a very experienced writer, I only write for school when I have too. I don't like to spend very much time on writing hence the fact I'm not a very experienced writer.
MM:
I learned that to have better writing I need to pay attention to what I'm writing.
In her article Berkenkotter explain the studies she has done on the process of writing and how it works. She conducted experiments with Murray on his process of writing. In his article Murray explains his writing in a way that we understand and can comprehend.
QD:
1) My impression of Murray's writing was that he has good ideas. My writing is a little different in that my writing doesn't always go in order and it doesn't always make the most sense.
2) He doesn't make his writing relaxed, it is more professional. He is just trying to get his point across. I think about my audience to the point of whether they will like my writing.
3) She started to realize that planning is a very important part of writing, and revision shows what needs improvement.
AEI:
When I write I try to focus on getting the point across as to what I'm writing about. I would say I'm not a very experienced writer, I only write for school when I have too. I don't like to spend very much time on writing hence the fact I'm not a very experienced writer.
MM:
I learned that to have better writing I need to pay attention to what I'm writing.
Monday, January 23, 2012
paper 1 new link
Sorry I didn't realize the link was messed up. Here is the new one.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B9ku8u6rjihJOTZiNmUwNGUtYzBhYy00NGU4LTkyZmEtMDhjNTNiNmM0NDVk&hl=en_US
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B9ku8u6rjihJOTZiNmUwNGUtYzBhYy00NGU4LTkyZmEtMDhjNTNiNmM0NDVk&hl=en_US
Sunday, January 22, 2012
january 23 homework
Kleine summary: Kleine's article focus on the art of research. He tells the importance of research, how to research in detail. He also tells you what to do with your findings.
QD:
1) his article lines up with me because I have to do research for school. he pretty much describes how I write and research.
3) for professional sources are not a big deal when in my experiences they are a big deal. Its a difference because as you get sources become less important.
4) not much would change if i followed Kleine because I already follow it.
QD:
1) his article lines up with me because I have to do research for school. he pretty much describes how I write and research.
3) for professional sources are not a big deal when in my experiences they are a big deal. Its a difference because as you get sources become less important.
4) not much would change if i followed Kleine because I already follow it.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
paper 1
Reflective cover letter:
In this paper I was trying to explain how the importance of grammar has changed. My main point was that sometimes it is important and sometimes it is not as important. I supported my claims by the article from Dawkins. I think that the argument about texting and how it changes how people write for academic purposes or for their jobs is working well in my paper. I think that maybe the generation part was not working so well. I want the readers to understand that writing has changed over the years and somethings are not as important as they used to be.
https://docs.google.com/#home
In this paper I was trying to explain how the importance of grammar has changed. My main point was that sometimes it is important and sometimes it is not as important. I supported my claims by the article from Dawkins. I think that the argument about texting and how it changes how people write for academic purposes or for their jobs is working well in my paper. I think that maybe the generation part was not working so well. I want the readers to understand that writing has changed over the years and somethings are not as important as they used to be.
https://docs.google.com/#home
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
January 18 homework
Allen summary:
Allen as a writer tells you in this article that writing hasn't come very easy to her. She also states that many of her colleagues have also had struggles with their writing. She thinks that writing is "alien" to us.
Allen response:
With my own writing and my own skill I have always thought that I was just okay at it. I have always thought that writing comes natural to some people and they are just better than others. After this article my opinion has changed.
Murray summary:
In Murray's article "All writing is Autobiography" he tells that most of his writings are stories of his own life. He also tell you that to make a writing special you can't be afraid to make it personal and put your own personal details in the writing.
GRR:
When writing a formal piece of writing to write in the third person not using I.
QD:
1. He wants us as writers to be more personal.
3. His writing is fiction and he doesn't use sources.
4. To make his writing scholarly he spent a lot of time on it and he had many people review his writing.
5. I think that from now on I will try to make all my writings more personal. It will change my way of writing.
MM:
It will help me put myself into the writing and make me a better writer.
Dawkins summary:
In the article "Teaching Punctuation as a Rhetorical Tool" he wants writers to realize that the guidelines we follow are not always true. He says that with punctuation you can make a sentence stand out against the rest or make it not if you don't want it to.
GRR:
The treehouse is made of wood scraps and cardboard, its a great place for my sister and her friends to play.
My sisters treehouse is made of wood scraps and cardboard, and its a great place to play with her friends.
My sisters treehouse is a great place to play with her friends, its made of wood scraps and cardboard.
I just rewrote the sentences using different words in different places.
QD:
2. He states in this article that when writing you may not always need to follow the same guidelines. The grammer rules may not always be important.
3. Raising is where comas and semicolons are placed and how they are used. Lowering is the complete oppisite and its not about grammer or where and how its used. It impacts your writing because it can make a sentence special or just blend in.
5. The main thing I got from this article is knowing when and where you actually need to put punctuation and whether its important.
6. When I write I have always been worried about punctuation because it has always affected the grades on my writing. This article has changed the way I think about writing and makes me question whats important.
MM:
I think that we read this article because Dawkin's opinion is more forward on the matter. I will gain the fact that to know whats important in your writing you need to know who the piece is for and what the piece pertains to.
Allen as a writer tells you in this article that writing hasn't come very easy to her. She also states that many of her colleagues have also had struggles with their writing. She thinks that writing is "alien" to us.
Allen response:
With my own writing and my own skill I have always thought that I was just okay at it. I have always thought that writing comes natural to some people and they are just better than others. After this article my opinion has changed.
Murray summary:
In Murray's article "All writing is Autobiography" he tells that most of his writings are stories of his own life. He also tell you that to make a writing special you can't be afraid to make it personal and put your own personal details in the writing.
GRR:
When writing a formal piece of writing to write in the third person not using I.
QD:
1. He wants us as writers to be more personal.
3. His writing is fiction and he doesn't use sources.
4. To make his writing scholarly he spent a lot of time on it and he had many people review his writing.
5. I think that from now on I will try to make all my writings more personal. It will change my way of writing.
MM:
It will help me put myself into the writing and make me a better writer.
Dawkins summary:
In the article "Teaching Punctuation as a Rhetorical Tool" he wants writers to realize that the guidelines we follow are not always true. He says that with punctuation you can make a sentence stand out against the rest or make it not if you don't want it to.
GRR:
The treehouse is made of wood scraps and cardboard, its a great place for my sister and her friends to play.
My sisters treehouse is made of wood scraps and cardboard, and its a great place to play with her friends.
My sisters treehouse is a great place to play with her friends, its made of wood scraps and cardboard.
I just rewrote the sentences using different words in different places.
QD:
2. He states in this article that when writing you may not always need to follow the same guidelines. The grammer rules may not always be important.
3. Raising is where comas and semicolons are placed and how they are used. Lowering is the complete oppisite and its not about grammer or where and how its used. It impacts your writing because it can make a sentence special or just blend in.
5. The main thing I got from this article is knowing when and where you actually need to put punctuation and whether its important.
6. When I write I have always been worried about punctuation because it has always affected the grades on my writing. This article has changed the way I think about writing and makes me question whats important.
MM:
I think that we read this article because Dawkin's opinion is more forward on the matter. I will gain the fact that to know whats important in your writing you need to know who the piece is for and what the piece pertains to.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Steadman
Summary:
In the article "Annoying Way People Use Sources" Steadman has an interesting comparison. He compares the way people use sources in writing to slow drivers in the fast lane on the highway. I agree with this comparison because it is quite annoying when people don't go the speed limit in the fast lane. His main point in this article is that to have a piece of writing and to be able to have the reader understand it, you cannot just throw random things in an article. For the reader to understand you need to put things in the correct place in your writing. You need to make it make sense to someone who hasn't done the research that you have on the topic.
Response Questions:
I think that all the articles compare very well on pretty much the same points. All articles want you to be able to write and article that the readers will understand. All the authors put in their articles the importance of using quotes and properly putting them in your writing. They also stress the importance of properly citing your quotes. I have been taught that when i use sources outside the book material for the class that I must do a book or text citation page and turn it in. My view on sources has not really changed. I still follow the same requirements.
In the article "Annoying Way People Use Sources" Steadman has an interesting comparison. He compares the way people use sources in writing to slow drivers in the fast lane on the highway. I agree with this comparison because it is quite annoying when people don't go the speed limit in the fast lane. His main point in this article is that to have a piece of writing and to be able to have the reader understand it, you cannot just throw random things in an article. For the reader to understand you need to put things in the correct place in your writing. You need to make it make sense to someone who hasn't done the research that you have on the topic.
Response Questions:
I think that all the articles compare very well on pretty much the same points. All articles want you to be able to write and article that the readers will understand. All the authors put in their articles the importance of using quotes and properly putting them in your writing. They also stress the importance of properly citing your quotes. I have been taught that when i use sources outside the book material for the class that I must do a book or text citation page and turn it in. My view on sources has not really changed. I still follow the same requirements.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
january 11 homework
GRR: There are many places out there that you can get help from. I would personally start with the people around me as in my friends. I would also use resources like books or informational websites. Your friends and teachers and even parents are a great way to get information or feedback and assistance.
Response summary:
Porter's article "Intertextuality and the Discourse Community" he goes about explaining what plagiarism is exactly, and also how to define it. At one point in the article he brings up the idea that an piece of writing that is new, is just something added to a previous writing. I thought this article was a good piece of writing and i enjoyed reading it.
QD:
2) I disagree with Porter because i think that every writer should be able to voice there opinion or what they find.
3) I think that he calls the idea of and autonomous writer "romantic" because the readers think that the writing is better than anything else when in all reality it comes from other sources.
4) Before I read this article my writings have always been evaluated the same. I had to follow a certain format and if not then i was told my writing was wrong.
5) I think that Porter's does not follow his own writing based on his definition of intertextuality.
6) According to Porter no writing is original because the ideas had to come from somewhere.
MM:
Porter's study has not really changed what I think about writers and writing. If I adopted his notion it would change the way I write.
Response summary:
Porter's article "Intertextuality and the Discourse Community" he goes about explaining what plagiarism is exactly, and also how to define it. At one point in the article he brings up the idea that an piece of writing that is new, is just something added to a previous writing. I thought this article was a good piece of writing and i enjoyed reading it.
QD:
2) I disagree with Porter because i think that every writer should be able to voice there opinion or what they find.
3) I think that he calls the idea of and autonomous writer "romantic" because the readers think that the writing is better than anything else when in all reality it comes from other sources.
4) Before I read this article my writings have always been evaluated the same. I had to follow a certain format and if not then i was told my writing was wrong.
5) I think that Porter's does not follow his own writing based on his definition of intertextuality.
6) According to Porter no writing is original because the ideas had to come from somewhere.
MM:
Porter's study has not really changed what I think about writers and writing. If I adopted his notion it would change the way I write.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
january 9th homework
Reading games summary:
The article talked about how there are articles that are meant to grab certain readers attention. It also said there was a certain formula for all writing from celebrity magazines to academic books. Its talks about how you can actually not force yourself to read for a class but how to actually enjoy it.
Ch1 pg 34-36
Ch1 pg 67-85
This article talked a lot about different types of thinking. It also talked about how when you are asked to do a research paper that you don't have to follow just one type of guideline. A person needs to be creative even with a research paper.
topic proposal: is grammar important in papers?
response: To me rhetoric means that a person knows how to write and speak efficiently. In academic articles i think that rhetoric means that a person can read the article and understand and comprehend what is in the writing to the fullest.
WAW:
1) facts are what you learn from textbooks, opinions are what you have about clothes, and arguments are what you have with your mother when you want to stay out late at night.
2) she thinks that students take what they read in textbooks as more of like a story. She thinks that all students look at a book for class to be all facts and not opinions that the author could have put in the text. In my opinion I think that she is right because i have always just read a textbook for class and always just assumed what I was reading was fact and true. I feel like i still don't completely understand how to read a text book and get opinions and not just think it is all facts.
3) this article taught me a little more on how to persuade someone through writing. It taught me how to use sources to persuade someone.
6) i think her ideas will change my writing style when I'm persuading someone. I will be able to use the sources i find to make it a better piece.
MM: she analyzes rhetoric a lot when she talks about a persuasive piece of writing. It would be more useful for me to use her findings when i would do a persuasive paper or even a research paper.
The article talked about how there are articles that are meant to grab certain readers attention. It also said there was a certain formula for all writing from celebrity magazines to academic books. Its talks about how you can actually not force yourself to read for a class but how to actually enjoy it.
Ch1 pg 34-36
This article talks about the actual facts and what is true and to be believed in writing.
Ch1 pg 67-85
This article talked a lot about different types of thinking. It also talked about how when you are asked to do a research paper that you don't have to follow just one type of guideline. A person needs to be creative even with a research paper.
topic proposal: is grammar important in papers?
response: To me rhetoric means that a person knows how to write and speak efficiently. In academic articles i think that rhetoric means that a person can read the article and understand and comprehend what is in the writing to the fullest.
WAW:
1) facts are what you learn from textbooks, opinions are what you have about clothes, and arguments are what you have with your mother when you want to stay out late at night.
2) she thinks that students take what they read in textbooks as more of like a story. She thinks that all students look at a book for class to be all facts and not opinions that the author could have put in the text. In my opinion I think that she is right because i have always just read a textbook for class and always just assumed what I was reading was fact and true. I feel like i still don't completely understand how to read a text book and get opinions and not just think it is all facts.
3) this article taught me a little more on how to persuade someone through writing. It taught me how to use sources to persuade someone.
6) i think her ideas will change my writing style when I'm persuading someone. I will be able to use the sources i find to make it a better piece.
MM: she analyzes rhetoric a lot when she talks about a persuasive piece of writing. It would be more useful for me to use her findings when i would do a persuasive paper or even a research paper.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Argument as Conversation
GRR: The the word argument is used in everyday conversation by people saying that they do not agree and they are having a disagreement. In the academic setting the word could be used in a different way. it could mean that there is a debate.The difference between the two is that a disagreement is more along the lines of a fight and a debate is a controlled thing that is the basis of two sides sharing and comparing sides of an issue.
QD:
1) According to Greene reading was really about accumulating information and that such an approach to education served you well. You will begin to reflect upon your experience in new ways in developing an argument about what the purpose of education might be.
2) Greene uses this quote because it explains how an argument escalates. The metaphor that Greene uses is that when people pick sides it shows who is on what side and where you stand on the issue. It presents writing in a way that many people can understand. An idea that challenges writing because it isn't always easy to write down.
3)For us to see the world in one way as opposed to another, not unlike the way a photographer manipulates a camera lens to frame a picture. The metaphor that underlies it is for describing the lens, or perspective, from which writers present their arguments. The concept is important for Greene because it helps you develop and argument. Framing sheds light on your ideas.
AEI:
No the article does not represent a conversation. He frames his argument by having a model of the argument. Yes I would say that Greene practices what he preaches.
QD:
1) According to Greene reading was really about accumulating information and that such an approach to education served you well. You will begin to reflect upon your experience in new ways in developing an argument about what the purpose of education might be.
2) Greene uses this quote because it explains how an argument escalates. The metaphor that Greene uses is that when people pick sides it shows who is on what side and where you stand on the issue. It presents writing in a way that many people can understand. An idea that challenges writing because it isn't always easy to write down.
3)For us to see the world in one way as opposed to another, not unlike the way a photographer manipulates a camera lens to frame a picture. The metaphor that underlies it is for describing the lens, or perspective, from which writers present their arguments. The concept is important for Greene because it helps you develop and argument. Framing sheds light on your ideas.
AEI:
No the article does not represent a conversation. He frames his argument by having a model of the argument. Yes I would say that Greene practices what he preaches.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
What Writing Means To Me
Writing is a way to put what you are feeling or what you are doing or what you are going through down on paper. There are endless things to write about when you have anything and everything to write about. Writing to me is about being able to express myself on paper how I can't express myself out loud.
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