This semester flew by, but I definitely feel as if it was a very productive semester. I learned a lot my first year of college and I feel like I can implement a lot of it in my second year as well. I learned how to manage my time better and how to become a flexible learner in many of my classes. My studying habits changed a lot and I find myself integrating the information I've learned in my classes to other things as well.
College Writing 2 has taught me to appreciate citations a lot more, and to appreciate that writing is an effective method of addressing real people in real situations. My favorite part was that we wrote on things other than books; my last CW class required us to read for books. While I don't mind reading, I liked the documentary project and the Multimodal project. The documentary helped me learn how to write objectively and the multimodal helped me use rhetoric with pictures and music to display a message.
It's crazy that this is one of the last writing classes that i'll take. I might actually miss taking writing classes because writing has always been something that I enjoy doing.
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Multimodal reflection
4/19/17
Before I started the assignment I wrote two outlines because I wasn't sure what to present on. My first idea was to motivate my audience to spend their money on experiences rather than monetary items. My reasoning was that experiences build character and create memories whereas spending on items is a waste because trends change and those items lose their value very quickly.
My second idea correlated with the social media aspect that I was writing about for my micro theme and summary and analysis. This idea revolved around social media addiction and how people use social media so much that they forget to truly enjoy life. I thought the idea flowed well and was relevant to today's society.
The difficulty I had was making sure the pictures correlated well with the words on the screen because I wanted the pictures to communicate the messages as well. But overall the assignment was unique and I have never done anything like it. It was a good exposure to adobe spark as well.
Before I started the assignment I wrote two outlines because I wasn't sure what to present on. My first idea was to motivate my audience to spend their money on experiences rather than monetary items. My reasoning was that experiences build character and create memories whereas spending on items is a waste because trends change and those items lose their value very quickly.
My second idea correlated with the social media aspect that I was writing about for my micro theme and summary and analysis. This idea revolved around social media addiction and how people use social media so much that they forget to truly enjoy life. I thought the idea flowed well and was relevant to today's society.
The difficulty I had was making sure the pictures correlated well with the words on the screen because I wanted the pictures to communicate the messages as well. But overall the assignment was unique and I have never done anything like it. It was a good exposure to adobe spark as well.
Monday, April 17, 2017
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Free Write
4/3/17
The current project has revealed that I tend to stick to the way I was taught in high school whenever I write an argumentative. I feel like my teachers did an OK job teaching me how to be firm in my opinions and show that in an argumentative way. However this project is revealing to me my lack of ability to summarize and then analyze to a further extent than what I am used to. Analyzing is a key part in being argumentative so I feel like its hard to know where I have drawn the line. I used to write argumentative essays without regard to the opposing side, I feel like that is an ineffective method because it does not give light to the opposing side of the argument. It creates a better argument to be able to argue the counterargument.
I feel as though my arguments are well developed but I seem to be adding my own opinions more than I should. I think improvement lies in analyzing the quotes and utilizing her rhetoric more to support my claims. I think with a little more guidance from other editors, I will be on the right track to writing a better analysis.
It is challenging to balance the argumentative and analysis aspect of the paper, but I am sure that the summary and analysis will eventually flow.
The current project has revealed that I tend to stick to the way I was taught in high school whenever I write an argumentative. I feel like my teachers did an OK job teaching me how to be firm in my opinions and show that in an argumentative way. However this project is revealing to me my lack of ability to summarize and then analyze to a further extent than what I am used to. Analyzing is a key part in being argumentative so I feel like its hard to know where I have drawn the line. I used to write argumentative essays without regard to the opposing side, I feel like that is an ineffective method because it does not give light to the opposing side of the argument. It creates a better argument to be able to argue the counterargument.
I feel as though my arguments are well developed but I seem to be adding my own opinions more than I should. I think improvement lies in analyzing the quotes and utilizing her rhetoric more to support my claims. I think with a little more guidance from other editors, I will be on the right track to writing a better analysis.
It is challenging to balance the argumentative and analysis aspect of the paper, but I am sure that the summary and analysis will eventually flow.
Citations/Appeals/S&A
3/29/17
After reading and understanding MLA better because of the Purdue OWL, I have been able to intertwine a lot of the skills into my writing. While I do feel like there is room for improvement, it is interesting to notice the small details which I had previously looked over in other assignments.
A few problems I am seeing within my own work is I use my own voice too much; for some reason I thought the assignment was based more on opinion/argument but it seems to be more of a general argument with support from the rhetoric used.
I enjoy using rhetorical devices when analyzing works, but it's been a while since I have done so. My work is a bit rusty and I am hoping to have a one on one with Dr. Kyburz to improve my work and do a better job on this summary and analysis as well as gain important knowledge which I know I can use.
I think its a bit out of my range to focus greatly on ethos, logos and pathos since in high school my teachers always viewed those as "easy" rhetorical devices, however I feel like I underappreciated them because they truly make an argument more compelling. I hope that my skills improve as I utilize them more in my work.
After reading and understanding MLA better because of the Purdue OWL, I have been able to intertwine a lot of the skills into my writing. While I do feel like there is room for improvement, it is interesting to notice the small details which I had previously looked over in other assignments.
A few problems I am seeing within my own work is I use my own voice too much; for some reason I thought the assignment was based more on opinion/argument but it seems to be more of a general argument with support from the rhetoric used.
I enjoy using rhetorical devices when analyzing works, but it's been a while since I have done so. My work is a bit rusty and I am hoping to have a one on one with Dr. Kyburz to improve my work and do a better job on this summary and analysis as well as gain important knowledge which I know I can use.
I think its a bit out of my range to focus greatly on ethos, logos and pathos since in high school my teachers always viewed those as "easy" rhetorical devices, however I feel like I underappreciated them because they truly make an argument more compelling. I hope that my skills improve as I utilize them more in my work.
Summary and Analysis
3/20/17
Summarizing the documentary really helped me properly summarize this article; it was pretty cool to see that I had picked up a few skills from that project and was able to use them in this summary. It was as bit different in terms of format since this one was an actual article, and its so hard to paraphrase without analyzing and without taking the author's words verbatim.
The article I did is quite unique, as I was originally looking into finding something that had to do with how social media make us unapproachable but the article I found was much more focused on the monetary inequality which is associated within social media. The author discusses how advertisers make lots of money from users as compared to the amount of advantage users get from social media. This article posed disagreement from my part, so I chose it because it seemed challenging to analyze and decipher it.
The problem is not so much with summarizing but more so analyzing it without showing my own bias, I hope to develop the skills to analyze this through peer review and help from Dr. Kyburz.
The results of my Microtheme were not as favorable as i had hoped but i am optimistic to bring my skills into this assignment.
Summarizing the documentary really helped me properly summarize this article; it was pretty cool to see that I had picked up a few skills from that project and was able to use them in this summary. It was as bit different in terms of format since this one was an actual article, and its so hard to paraphrase without analyzing and without taking the author's words verbatim.
The article I did is quite unique, as I was originally looking into finding something that had to do with how social media make us unapproachable but the article I found was much more focused on the monetary inequality which is associated within social media. The author discusses how advertisers make lots of money from users as compared to the amount of advantage users get from social media. This article posed disagreement from my part, so I chose it because it seemed challenging to analyze and decipher it.
The problem is not so much with summarizing but more so analyzing it without showing my own bias, I hope to develop the skills to analyze this through peer review and help from Dr. Kyburz.
The results of my Microtheme were not as favorable as i had hoped but i am optimistic to bring my skills into this assignment.
Current Events - Chance the Rapper donates 1 million to CPS
3/13/17
Chance the Rapper donated 1 million dollars to CPS over the past week, a very commendable act done by the rapper. He did met with the mayor of the city to discuss the situation of CPS, and hoped to find some solutions to the growing problem in Chicago's school system. He gave 10 schools 10,000 to the arts programs which seem to always be cut from school funding. He recognized the importance of the arts, as it is music which saved him from the loophole which many inner city schools place students in.
While I do think Chance's initiatives were very admirable, an old friend from school expressed her opinion on it in a Facebook post. She claimed that while it was cool to see Chance donate money to CPS, he could have spent it more wisely. She added her personal experience as a CPS student and as a cousin to many current CPS students. She described her elementary aged cousins having recess, lunch, and all subjects in one class room packed with around 30+ kids. This caught my attention because it reminded me of the schools from the early American days where students were crammed into a schoolhouse. It's depressing to see that school districts in Naperville are able to afford Chrome Books for every student, but CPS cannot afford proper facilities to place their students. I don't think my friend's opinion was irrational, but she cannot blame a rapper for giving back to the part of his education which he benefited most from. Rather, its important to focus on how his initiative his influencing other celebrities and wealthy people to donate to the schools as well.
Chance the Rapper donated 1 million dollars to CPS over the past week, a very commendable act done by the rapper. He did met with the mayor of the city to discuss the situation of CPS, and hoped to find some solutions to the growing problem in Chicago's school system. He gave 10 schools 10,000 to the arts programs which seem to always be cut from school funding. He recognized the importance of the arts, as it is music which saved him from the loophole which many inner city schools place students in.
While I do think Chance's initiatives were very admirable, an old friend from school expressed her opinion on it in a Facebook post. She claimed that while it was cool to see Chance donate money to CPS, he could have spent it more wisely. She added her personal experience as a CPS student and as a cousin to many current CPS students. She described her elementary aged cousins having recess, lunch, and all subjects in one class room packed with around 30+ kids. This caught my attention because it reminded me of the schools from the early American days where students were crammed into a schoolhouse. It's depressing to see that school districts in Naperville are able to afford Chrome Books for every student, but CPS cannot afford proper facilities to place their students. I don't think my friend's opinion was irrational, but she cannot blame a rapper for giving back to the part of his education which he benefited most from. Rather, its important to focus on how his initiative his influencing other celebrities and wealthy people to donate to the schools as well.
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