#engl1413

[arcticwolfpatrol]

Last Journal

This class has been a whirlwind of experience that cannot be described in words. I learned that I can throw off the chains of inner city stereotypes and show I do have intelligence and a decent writing ability that transcends people. I absolutely loved writing about my true love in life, animals. I felt that writing a paper and making a website about how important they are to me would allow others to see their beauty and it may have. I had a tough time discovering my writerly identity because I realized I didn’t really ever look deep down into who I was and it was difficult to comprehend overall. The research part became my favorite while making a collage seemed hard because I had never stopped to pay attention to who I was. That was the only reason it was my least favorite part of the course. I am writing this after the premiere of Avengers and have decided to pay homage to Stan Lee by leaving with a callsign. Excelsior!

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Journal 15

The best part of this class has been the overall fresh feel it’s had. No class I've had before has really looked at the Internet as a medium on which rhetoric can be applied, or at how the way you present yourself in everyday situations makes use of rhetoric. Additionally, the comic book style of the textbook was enjoyable and sensible.

My only real critique was that the essays/major projects all ended up feeling rushed, as though the time between their introduction and their due date.

Overall, I would say this is my opinion on this class:

[logandierker22]

How the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program impacts society's view of gun rights.

Here is the link to my research project website!

[logandierker22]

Journal 15: Course Reflection

     Overall, I have really enjoyed this English 1413 course. I really liked the multimodal theme of the course. It is easier for me to understand writing when I have pictures to look at, or when I am explaining something I can use pictures to help describe it. I learned that I am good at writing despite my constant thought that I am terrible at it. It has boosted my writing confidence because I better understand how writing is communication. This course tackled the idea that writing is not just about books and plain text; it is about communication. Communication is done though visuals as well as plain text, and always both in everyday life. I learned that writing a research paper is really not all that difficult. All you have to do is find a topic that you are interested in, organize your sources and take the time to analyze those sources properly. Once you have your ideas set, the composing of your paper goes very smoothly.      The research journal was a huge help to my understanding of the course teachings because I could reflect on what we discussed in class. It also helped me with my research paper, specifically with the annotated bibliography and organizing sources into categories. This is where my paper began to take form because my ideas were organized, so writing the draft was really not that bad.      The writerly identity collage was also a blast! Being able to be crafty and express myself was very fun. I usually do not have time for things like that while I am in school because I spend my time studying and hanging out with friends. To be able to be crafty for a grade was a very rewarding deal. 

     The connections analysis was fun as well. I enjoyed analyzing visual images and how they work with plain text to convey messages and ideas. It gave me new insight as to how websites work and ideas to help me create my website at the end of the semester. I did not know it then, but looking back on it, it did help.      One of the most important things in this course is that it was easy to talk with our teacher, Ms. Rachel Chapman. She scheduled meetings to talk about the progress of our research papers. By getting feedback from her, I was more confident about my paper and I knew where to fix things or add things in.      I think the only negative comment I have toward this course is that we were not given much time during class after our research paper was due to work on our website. Wix.com is a really easy website creator but I wish I had more time in class to figure out how to work it.      Overall, I have really enjoyed this course and I am glad that I had this type of English class for my last required English credit.

[save-the-trexes-college-project]

My research project website.

[arcticwolfpatrol]

I started writing this paper how I start writing ever paper by mentally planning out my paper and refraining from planning it out physically because I like everything to be in my head as opposed to in front of me. I loved the peer review comments and they were an inspiration to write as well as I  could and anytime I ran back to the comments it gave me an extra surge of motivation to write. The most common thing I altered in the paper was I added analysis and information I felt could improve my argument in any way. The additions of my analysis helped to humanize and make all the data easier to understand. I truly am proud of the success of the paper.

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Journal 14

After most of the research work had been done, I set out deciding how I wanted to organize my paper. I had two ideas.

The first was to list all of the good aspects and then all of the bad aspects:

The other organization style was to delve into each aspect, while looking at the pros and the cons for each aspect:

After that, I set out writing the paper. Due to my busy schedule, I wasn’t able to get the draft in on time to be peer reviewed. I just kept writing. As I’m not overly fond of drafts, I just wrote and edited as I went.

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2am - Finishing essay

All right, Kids

[logandierker22]

Journal 14: The Revision Process of my Research Paper

     The question of when did I begin writing my paper is a very tricky one. It seems that for any sort of paper you do not have a set time when you really begin writing. Ideas begin to form, and you record those ideas. Overall, I began writing my paper right after I found my sources. I had ideas and I recorded them in some fashion, whether it was on sticky notes, on printed out sources so I could highlight and write in the white spaces, or in my research journal. I also pulled those ideas into my annotated bibliography, which I used to organize my paper into themes and categories. The formal writing began when I began my rough draft. The final formal writing was correcting my draft to make my final draft.      My reaction to my peer review was very good. One said that if I just finished my paper it would be really good! That boosted my confidence and allowed me to finish writing without worrying that it was going to sound bad. My meeting with Ms. Chapman was also very helpful and gave me good insight as to what I could add to my paper to make my argument stronger.      Changes to my initial draft included basic grammar, punctuation, correct citations, and moving a few sentences around or changing words or phrases here and there. I also had to write my last point, and create my conclusion, and add in a quote from one of my sources. The changes I made cleared up the direction of my paper, and made it flow very well. I have had a very straightforward view of my topic since the beginning so revising my rough draft did not affect it much. I really enjoyed researching about this topic and being able to put together a paper that explains my viewpoint on this topic felt empowering. The only problems I encountered in this whole project is that I had a hard time keeping my topic narrowed down, because the more research and writing I did, the more I wanted to bring up other issues and points about arming pilots, and I had to consciously restrain myself from doing so. Overall, the research and writing experience was very good.