Coming into English 100, I was not sure what to expect. I was very nervous, and then you mentioned the word BLOG, that through me for a loop.Not knowing anything about computers let alone a blog I thought I was doomed from the beginning. I have never had to write an essay before in my life that I could remember, so after hearing about all this stuff on the first day, I really wasnt going to come back for the next class. After taking English 100 and with a lot of patience and help, I believe that I am capable of writting some what of a essay on different subjects and people.
Over the last 3 months taking the class has helped me to understand the different parts that make up an essay, such as the introduction, body, conclusion and probably the most important part, the thesis.
After I understood the blog I started enjoying using it. It made it easier for me to put my thought and words down on paper, which I have had a very hard time doing ever.I could also go back at anytime and read over what I wrote and make any changes or corrections that I needed to make. I do believe that being modernized and introduced to the blog has made it a lot easier for me to write.
To me a journal and a blog are simuliar, except with a blog you dont have to deal with the mess of papers and pens. And using the blog I get practice typing, something that I have not had to do much in the past.
I would like to see less writing assignments in English 104, it was hard for me to concentrate on writing an essay, when I had to go back and deal with different reading and writting assignments. I have a hard time doing two things at once, I believe that it might have to do with my old age. Also, not so many Task papers, I will hope and pray that their will only be 3 in English 104, or I can see my brain overloading and exploding.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Self evaluation for Task Four
1.What is the thesis for my paper? The different knowledge and power that you can gain through reading and writing.
2. List the main points you make in your paper? The main point that I tried to make in this essay, was the importance of learning how to read and write. Without having that capability you will have a very hard time succeeding in anything you try to accomplish in your life these days. The knowledge that you can get from reading and writing is endless.
3. The most helpful advice I received from my peer review? That my rough draft was messed up, basically I had everything backwards. I was concentrating to much on Fredrick Douglass's life and missing the whole subject of Task Four. So the night before Task Four was due I changed everything around and switched to concentrating on Eudora Welty's essay.
4.What was the most helful info. I received in class for this paper? That it was going to be very simaliar to Task Three in a lot of ways.
5.How many drafts? 3 drafts, 2 using Douglass and then the final using Welty. I write everything down on paper first, then I go over it and put it on the computer.I pre-write everything first in outline form before I put it on the computer. It usually takes me a couple of days to write down everything, then a couple of hours to put it on the computer.
6. Again I had problems with the conclusion, maybe with a little more time I could of written a better ending.
7.I was comfortable with the essay, had a lot of rushing around since I change everything at the last moment.
2. List the main points you make in your paper? The main point that I tried to make in this essay, was the importance of learning how to read and write. Without having that capability you will have a very hard time succeeding in anything you try to accomplish in your life these days. The knowledge that you can get from reading and writing is endless.
3. The most helpful advice I received from my peer review? That my rough draft was messed up, basically I had everything backwards. I was concentrating to much on Fredrick Douglass's life and missing the whole subject of Task Four. So the night before Task Four was due I changed everything around and switched to concentrating on Eudora Welty's essay.
4.What was the most helful info. I received in class for this paper? That it was going to be very simaliar to Task Three in a lot of ways.
5.How many drafts? 3 drafts, 2 using Douglass and then the final using Welty. I write everything down on paper first, then I go over it and put it on the computer.I pre-write everything first in outline form before I put it on the computer. It usually takes me a couple of days to write down everything, then a couple of hours to put it on the computer.
6. Again I had problems with the conclusion, maybe with a little more time I could of written a better ending.
7.I was comfortable with the essay, had a lot of rushing around since I change everything at the last moment.
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