Final Introduction
-------Why did you choose these blog entries?
I chose the blog entry on Nickel and Dimed because I think I described the passage we read pretty accurately and effectively. Also, because I really enjoyed reading the passage because I had read the book my freshman year in my Literature of Social Responsibility Community Service Learning class and enjoyed it. I think her approach as an investigative/undercover journalist is interesting. I chose the final book club blog entry because it was the end of something we worked on all semester. It illustrated the creative ideas we had been coming up with for our big presentation.
-------Why did you choose these in class writings?
I chose the in class writing on Pearls Before Breakfast and Mrs. Kelly's Monster because it showed my close reading and clear understanding of the topics we had been discussing in class. In it, I explained the feature type of each writing, the structure, explained what each writing was about and explained why each writing was a feature. I chose the other in class writing on the magazine style of writing vs. newspaper style of writing and the Death Of A Playmate writing because it not only showed I paid attention on the differences between magazine and newspaper writing but also that I could apply the details of each when reading pieces of writing such as Death Of A Playmate.
-------What revision did you do in your two papers?
I revised the second paper we did, Skinny Sipping, from the midterm and added secondary research on other places where drunkorexic behavior is occurring around the country to provide perspective of how big the problem is. Also, On my fourth paper, Alive Again, I really developed it with more quotes and research. Especially, in the sections on the causes of PCOS, what causes the symptoms, treatments, and her decision to change her life around because of the disease and what the long-term threats were to her future life.
-------How did those revisions improve or not improve your papers?
My revision to Skinny Sipping not only improved my secondary research but in one sentence it showed the drastic amount of people with drunkorexia throughout the world, unofficially labeling it a huge problem and making it worth the reader's time to learn about. My revisions to Alive Again were huge because I pretty much developed over half the paper that I didn't have before hand and I think I really did a good job at not only informing the reader of the facts about PCOS through my research, but also in sharing her personal story with PCOS and how in scaring her to death, and feeling like it was taking away her life, it woke her up and made her fight for the life she wants to live and now she can finally feel alive again.
-------How has your writing improved or not improved this semester?
My writing has improved this semester because I've learned to deflower my language quite a bit (which is a necessity for journalistic writing)... even though I still use flowery language from time to time.
-------What do you want to say about yourself as a writer/reader so far this semester?
I think I've become more well-rounded as a writer and more open-minded as a person who has learned that they love all kinds of writing. I used to think I only like creative writing but I realized all writing can be creative just in different ways like maybe how you attack a story and the angles you come up with and such.
I chose the blog entry on Nickel and Dimed because I think I described the passage we read pretty accurately and effectively. Also, because I really enjoyed reading the passage because I had read the book my freshman year in my Literature of Social Responsibility Community Service Learning class and enjoyed it. I think her approach as an investigative/undercover journalist is interesting. I chose the final book club blog entry because it was the end of something we worked on all semester. It illustrated the creative ideas we had been coming up with for our big presentation.
-------Why did you choose these in class writings?
I chose the in class writing on Pearls Before Breakfast and Mrs. Kelly's Monster because it showed my close reading and clear understanding of the topics we had been discussing in class. In it, I explained the feature type of each writing, the structure, explained what each writing was about and explained why each writing was a feature. I chose the other in class writing on the magazine style of writing vs. newspaper style of writing and the Death Of A Playmate writing because it not only showed I paid attention on the differences between magazine and newspaper writing but also that I could apply the details of each when reading pieces of writing such as Death Of A Playmate.
-------What revision did you do in your two papers?
I revised the second paper we did, Skinny Sipping, from the midterm and added secondary research on other places where drunkorexic behavior is occurring around the country to provide perspective of how big the problem is. Also, On my fourth paper, Alive Again, I really developed it with more quotes and research. Especially, in the sections on the causes of PCOS, what causes the symptoms, treatments, and her decision to change her life around because of the disease and what the long-term threats were to her future life.
-------How did those revisions improve or not improve your papers?
My revision to Skinny Sipping not only improved my secondary research but in one sentence it showed the drastic amount of people with drunkorexia throughout the world, unofficially labeling it a huge problem and making it worth the reader's time to learn about. My revisions to Alive Again were huge because I pretty much developed over half the paper that I didn't have before hand and I think I really did a good job at not only informing the reader of the facts about PCOS through my research, but also in sharing her personal story with PCOS and how in scaring her to death, and feeling like it was taking away her life, it woke her up and made her fight for the life she wants to live and now she can finally feel alive again.
-------How has your writing improved or not improved this semester?
My writing has improved this semester because I've learned to deflower my language quite a bit (which is a necessity for journalistic writing)... even though I still use flowery language from time to time.
-------What do you want to say about yourself as a writer/reader so far this semester?
I think I've become more well-rounded as a writer and more open-minded as a person who has learned that they love all kinds of writing. I used to think I only like creative writing but I realized all writing can be creative just in different ways like maybe how you attack a story and the angles you come up with and such.