Thursday, September 27, 2007

corrections

The idea that people could be so strongly effected by writing intrigued me. I learned that there are different ways to accomplish this; some of these ways might be considered right and wrong. I could write something very libelous and spiteful, and I would receive a certain reaction to that. On the other hand, I could write something that you cared about. Others might find that they care about this too and react to it.

The idea that people are strongly affected by writing intrigued me. There are a couple different ways to achieve effectiveness; some may be right or wrong. If I wrote very libelous and spiteful, people would show a reaction to it. I would also write about something some one cared about and once others read it they cared as well.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

the essay that is due Thursday is giving me a very big problem because i cant think of anything i thought my self, most of the things i know i was taught by either a coach or a teacher. my parents also taught me many things. i also don't know shit about any authors or their styles. plus i don't read a lot on my own so i would have to look back on a book i read in high school so for now i am concentrating on a skill i taught myself.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

When I was in 10 grade chemistry I had a teacher who was very hard to pay attention to, I would sit in class an just doze off into space. I couldn't pay attention to him because he would just sit at his desk an just rattle off definitions about subjects and at first I tried to write them down but i couldn't keep up with him. So what I would do was before each test I would sit down at night before i went to bed and read the chapter the test was on to myself, and in chemistry there is a lot of math that needs to be done. So when I came across examples in the book I would examine the problems and do each one until I got the same solution as the book. I would do this for probably most of the tests, just like Malcolm X, I taught myself but about chemistry.

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

What I would do if I was asked to write an essay is I would first think about the topic of the essay I was asked to write. I would start to group ideas in my head about the essay and form an outline and once I looked over the outline I would begin on a first draft by forming an appropriate introduction for the essay. Once I wrote an introduction I would move on the body paragraphs, my personal style I use if there is no specific length is that I write three body paragraphs and move on to the conclusion. For my first draft I like to use paper and pen before moving on to the computer. I then read over the rough draft and make any corrections, after I finish reading over the rough draft I try to give the paper to another person to see if they understand it and catch some of the mistakes I made while reading over the rough draft. Once I make sure the paper is good with out and stupid grammar mistakes I start on the final draft, and once again I read the paper over make any necessary corrections that I catch. I also like to give my final copy to someone to read over and help find any other mistakes I made. Then I look over to see if what I wrote is appropriate for the audience that will be reading my essay I just wrote. A great example of where I used this style was when I was writing my college application essays I made sure that I had no mistakes and that it was completely legible for anybody reading the essay. I had three English teachers in my school read my essay to make sure the essay was very good.