Blog #10

So what did I really learn in English 102?  I learned that Owl Purdue is the best place to go to help me cite my information. Remembering, all the concrete details are cited and if it is not my own words then I need to cite it.

            I have also learned that using “you” and “one” are offensive to my audience. I can use “I” in my paper. But I need to avoid using “I think” or “I feel”. I have learned that writing contractions is wrong to write informal paper. Contractions do not help my word count. I have also learned that using active verbs will have better impact on my audience that using is, are, was, and were.

            I have learned how to use TS, CD, and CM paragraphs. It should be eight sentences and it is an effective tool to use. I have also learned to use old and new information. I really like using this. It challenges me to write my paper so it flows together and helps me stay on track. The old and new information also helps fill in the space.

            I learned that writing my rough draft it is a working progress and I should not turn in my rough draft. I should revise my rough draft many times before I turned it. I have learned that doing some prewriting helps me write my paper. That is ok to have peers edited my paper.

            Overall I have learned a lot in English 102. Most important I learned that if it is not your own thought, I must cite it.

Blog #9

In meeting my goals, I learned that when reading articles then stating your opinion and evaluating the author. I found this difficult at first because I wanted summaries the article. But I have learned that I need to state my opinion and be bold about it. I did revise this paper.

            I found that Critical Analysis paper to be a challenge because you had to watch a movie and analysis the characters, the storyline, and your opinion about the movie. I was not sure how to write this paper. I will continue to work on this skill awhile I am in college. The Critical Analysis paper I still need to revise and I will revise it before the end of the semester.

I have master the goal of writing the research paper and using electronic sources for my paper. I am getting better at using Waubonsee Library’s databases.  I learned that when citing the article do not use the catalog citing because it is wrong. One goal I learn was citing what are not your own words and learning that it is your concrete details. Today, I will be looking at my research paper and polishing up so I can turn it in today.

I will continue to work on my writing skills because I know I will need later my career. If I want to be a teacher, I need to have good writing skills to communicate with kids, other teachers, and parents. I will continue to work on my grammar.

Overall I have master most of the goals in this class. But there is always room for improvement. I will always willing to make my writing better.

Blog #8

            My research paper is going good. Some problems I had was taking all the research information I got and reducing it down. What was really helpful was following the outline to write my paper.  I was good at doing the citing and the in text citing in the paper. I need to go back over my paper and reread it. I also need to look over my grammar because my grammar is not good. The thing I would have done different is not writing the paper last minute. I also wish I would have looked at all my information and complied it down.

            But overall my research paper is doing well.