I didn't receive feedback on my draft, since I was behind on the blog posts, but after reading it myself over a few times I just feel like its a little emotionless.
Now I don't think that this is the type of letter that needs to be oozing emotions, but my letter draft is kind of stereotypical, like it was written by a computer or something. When I first wrote my draft I didn't have any quotes or evidence yet, but I do know where I am going to put it and those quotes and examples will definitely help me elaborate.
Regarding my time management, I can utilize my blogs from project 1 to show how I used A LOT of time researching things that were useless to me in the end because I wasn't really sure what I was doing, and I lost interest after about an hour. But to show my evolution, I can reflect on project 3 and how my time management during research was on point because I cared so much, and I was able to realize what would aid me in my process, not to mention I already knew a good bit about my topic.
I will elaborate on the future of my writing as well, because even though I'm not exactly sure what my post-graduation plans are, I'm fully aware that any job or profession I get into will require exceptional writing and communication skills.
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Draft of Open Letter
I'm a little wary of the letter genre, that's really my main concern... I am not exactly sure how formal my draft will be, it might end up like one of those horrible Odyssey "open letter" articles, but I guess we'll see. I know I will need to make it longer and elaborate more, but as of now its kind of a skeleton of my letter.
https://docs.google.com/a/email.arizona.edu/document/d/1QH0sa6Sbpd1HXVjGVYnluya-Fp2w8AdIaNuQA6N0kZ8/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/a/email.arizona.edu/document/d/1QH0sa6Sbpd1HXVjGVYnluya-Fp2w8AdIaNuQA6N0kZ8/edit?usp=sharing
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Reflecting More on My Writing Process
1. I definitely faced a lot of challenges this semester, not only in this class but in multiple. These challenges, as they apply to my writing process, made it difficult for me to give 100%. In my self-assessment for Project 1, I mentioned how it is hard for me to revise and edit my own work. I used to feel like something I created, be it writing, videos, art, etc. was as good as it would get right after I finished. I felt like I would say what I mean and that never needed to change, I would just read through for grammatical errors and that was it. But
2. Project 1 felt really long for me, but I definitely did the most thorough planning for it, but a lot of the planning I did seemed useless when creating my final project. Project 2, however, taught me how to make my planning more efficient and useful, and it allowed me to create the detailed outline that I needed to write my essay. By the time I got to Project 3 I could really see how my editing skills had evolved. My video for Project 3 was cut down by 4 minutes from my initial film, and that equates to a healthy amount of writing. It made me realize the importance of purging things and ordering things in a way that would make my work as effective and influential as possible.
3. Before this class I hadn't really considered anything besides physical writing to be a "genre" of writing. Learning the conventions of all the different genres helped me realize how the smallest things could subtly add so much to a statement or argument, and it also showed me how choosing a certain genre can be very important depending on what your topic is.
4. My editing skills that I have acquired from this course will definitely play a major roll in my future writing. In the past, with scientific writing, I would seriously just try to put as much information as possible into a lab report to make it look like I worked really hard, but I've realized that putting unnecessary information into it is pointless. Sure it might make my report a page longer, but a page of BS isn't going to help much.
5. My most effective moment was definitely writing my script for Project 3. In all honesty, the first two projects kind of felt like all the other writing assignments I've had in the past, only because I went into the processes with that expectation. I wasn't excited about it, I cared about my topics at first but that wore off in a week or so, and I wasn't even writing for myself I was writing because I had to. But Project 3 was so fun for me, and even though I hadn't realized the skills I was acquiring during 1 and 2, I really got to see how I could put them to use in Project 3 and I am so proud of my final product.
6. I wouldn't really say that any moment was ineffective, because even when I felt like something was pointless it just taught me what I didn't need to do, or I would realize later that it wasn't pointless after all. Maybe peer review was the least effective, because I didn't participate in all of them. Every time I have peer reviewed, or been peer reviewed, in the past I never felt like I got any useful information, and I never really felt like I was helping anyone all that much. The best critiques I got were from my friends and roommates, people that I know would actually care about my writing and be honest. Every time I get peer reviewed by a stranger I can't help but think "what if they're an idiot and I'm just going to listen to them" and I'm afraid that they're going to convince me to change something and that will make my writing worse. Maybe it is because I'm a junior and I know most of the people peer reviewing me are freshmen, or maybe it stems from a deeper issue haha, but really just never expect peer review to benefit me at all.
2. Project 1 felt really long for me, but I definitely did the most thorough planning for it, but a lot of the planning I did seemed useless when creating my final project. Project 2, however, taught me how to make my planning more efficient and useful, and it allowed me to create the detailed outline that I needed to write my essay. By the time I got to Project 3 I could really see how my editing skills had evolved. My video for Project 3 was cut down by 4 minutes from my initial film, and that equates to a healthy amount of writing. It made me realize the importance of purging things and ordering things in a way that would make my work as effective and influential as possible.
3. Before this class I hadn't really considered anything besides physical writing to be a "genre" of writing. Learning the conventions of all the different genres helped me realize how the smallest things could subtly add so much to a statement or argument, and it also showed me how choosing a certain genre can be very important depending on what your topic is.
4. My editing skills that I have acquired from this course will definitely play a major roll in my future writing. In the past, with scientific writing, I would seriously just try to put as much information as possible into a lab report to make it look like I worked really hard, but I've realized that putting unnecessary information into it is pointless. Sure it might make my report a page longer, but a page of BS isn't going to help much.
5. My most effective moment was definitely writing my script for Project 3. In all honesty, the first two projects kind of felt like all the other writing assignments I've had in the past, only because I went into the processes with that expectation. I wasn't excited about it, I cared about my topics at first but that wore off in a week or so, and I wasn't even writing for myself I was writing because I had to. But Project 3 was so fun for me, and even though I hadn't realized the skills I was acquiring during 1 and 2, I really got to see how I could put them to use in Project 3 and I am so proud of my final product.
6. I wouldn't really say that any moment was ineffective, because even when I felt like something was pointless it just taught me what I didn't need to do, or I would realize later that it wasn't pointless after all. Maybe peer review was the least effective, because I didn't participate in all of them. Every time I have peer reviewed, or been peer reviewed, in the past I never felt like I got any useful information, and I never really felt like I was helping anyone all that much. The best critiques I got were from my friends and roommates, people that I know would actually care about my writing and be honest. Every time I get peer reviewed by a stranger I can't help but think "what if they're an idiot and I'm just going to listen to them" and I'm afraid that they're going to convince me to change something and that will make my writing worse. Maybe it is because I'm a junior and I know most of the people peer reviewing me are freshmen, or maybe it stems from a deeper issue haha, but really just never expect peer review to benefit me at all.
Revising My Writing Process
Oh man, my calendar and writing process posts from the beginning of the semester made me laugh a little bit. In that post I expressed how I was a "Heavy Planner/ Procrastinator" mix. If I were completely honest I'm more on the procrastination side.
Over the course of this semester I've realized that writing is only enjoyable for me when I truly care about my content. And my interest can definitely fluctuate throughout the process. Sometimes I find myself making an incredibly detailed outline, or planning my writing to the very last detail because I'm so interested in it, but then I feel like that's it. I don't want to actually create the final product because I've learned what I needed to learn and said what I've needed to say in outline form, and it is out of my system and I want to just move on to the next thing.
If anything I think my time management was worse than usual this semester, but the fact that I realize that will help me to manage it better in the future. Before this course, I could write a standard essay easily and make it technically perfect, meet requirements of a rubric, etc. But it would all be bullshit and I wouldn't really care about the content at all.
Moving forward, I think this class has shown me how I can mold any writing situation to fit my interests. That is when I do my best work and manage my time efficiently because I'll enjoy the process instead of speeding through it just wishing it were over.
In the future I definitely think that my personality and values will show in my writing much more than they have in the past. As I move towards graduation and enter into the professional world I can use the skills that I learned in this class to show potential employers the type of person and worker that I am, and it will be easier for me to express the value that I will bring to the workplace.
Over the course of this semester I've realized that writing is only enjoyable for me when I truly care about my content. And my interest can definitely fluctuate throughout the process. Sometimes I find myself making an incredibly detailed outline, or planning my writing to the very last detail because I'm so interested in it, but then I feel like that's it. I don't want to actually create the final product because I've learned what I needed to learn and said what I've needed to say in outline form, and it is out of my system and I want to just move on to the next thing.
If anything I think my time management was worse than usual this semester, but the fact that I realize that will help me to manage it better in the future. Before this course, I could write a standard essay easily and make it technically perfect, meet requirements of a rubric, etc. But it would all be bullshit and I wouldn't really care about the content at all.
Moving forward, I think this class has shown me how I can mold any writing situation to fit my interests. That is when I do my best work and manage my time efficiently because I'll enjoy the process instead of speeding through it just wishing it were over.
In the future I definitely think that my personality and values will show in my writing much more than they have in the past. As I move towards graduation and enter into the professional world I can use the skills that I learned in this class to show potential employers the type of person and worker that I am, and it will be easier for me to express the value that I will bring to the workplace.
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Monday, April 4, 2016
Analyzing Purpose
1. The purpose of my public argument is to educate individuals on the animal agriculture industry and illustrate how detrimental it is to the earth and ultimately to our bodies. I hope that my video essay makes people feel uncomfortable. I mean, I guess I know it will, but I hope that people realize that IF something makes them uncomfortable, or uneasy, that there is probably something wrong with it and it shouldn't be happening.
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3. One possible reaction to my video essay is that a person might decide to cut certain animal products from their diet. For a lot of people, going vegan is a HUGE lifestyle change, but some change is better than no change at all. If a person decided to cut back on their animal product intake, it could have a lot of environmental and health benefits. For example, if someone were to give up red meat, they would be saving 2,500 gallons of water for every pound they previously ate.
4. It is really hard to tell who is most likely swayed by a vegan argument. One might say that vegetarians are the most likely to switch, but its really up in the air. I wasn't a vegetarian before I became a vegan, if anything I was someone that no one expected to ever be vegan. I think that compassionate and emotional people are likely to be heavily influenced by my argument, as well as environmentalists and people that are concerned with their personal health.
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