As much as I like to think that I am a good writer, words almost fail me in describing Kristi Parker-Johnson, but I’ll try. The Miracle Worker, the Help, the Iron lady and the Giver scratch the surface of her multiple abilities and talents. For the last two years, Kristi has was my editor and mentor and the one who gave me a chance to write professionally. First, at the Killeen Daily Herald (KPD) and Texas Appeal magazine in Central Texas, and later at Out & About magazine and the Gilroy Dispatch
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choice, being that my highschool did not have the best learning environment. I was a very low funded school and the teachers did what they could with the little amount of supplies they were given. However I’ve always loved creative writing, I like to think of myself as a creative person. I had my doubts about taking a class that required so much writing in a little amount of time but I took on the challenge head first, just like I do with the rest of my problems. In my first essay I wrote my
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How can writers be taught to use for writing in a format suggested by English educators. Providing essay formats help writers organize their thoughts and separate any unnecessary information. Educators insist that student’s practice writing in formats, so that their papers could be presentable to the readers. Writers such as Paul Prior, Nancy Sommers, and Anne Lamott gave readers a discrete amount of suggestions on how to prepare a paper. Paul Prior has a ‘go with the flow’ type of mindset, while
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There are many similarities and differences between writing skills in the book Exploring Language. By examining some of the authors in the book, Linda Flowers and Anne Lamott are the authors that connected best with improving my writing skills. Anne Lamott a graduate from Drew School, tells all her new students on the first day of a workshop that good writing is about telling the truth. Telling the truth in an interesting way is not as easy as it seems. Most lose faith. Their sense of self and story
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Throughout this writing process i have improved as a writer because using a different writing process that im not use to has help me change the way i think about college writing. It has also change the way i write and has helped me learn more about myself as a writer. I believe that through the writing process i have changed the way I think about college writing. I didn't think it would be much different than high school writing but throughout this process i have realized that the process that
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I do not have a much experience writing a rhetorical analysis. The last time I practiced with writing a rhetorical analysis was in High School but it did not consist of writing a 6 page paper. In High School we analysed short speeches but did not go in dept on writing multiple analysis. So when writing a rhetorical analysis on a blog for this semester I had to do more research on how to write a rhetorical analysis. The activities that were helpful were the outside assignment and class workshop.
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“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself,” (Albert Camus). As this quote clearly says, authors not only use their books as a way to entertain the reader but also as a way to prevent society from destroying itself. A way authors do this is by critiquing norms of society. For example, George Orwell uses his book 1984 to critique the normalities found in society. To be specific, Orwell uses the novel 1984 to critique the social, political, intellectual norms of today’s
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Throughout the first half of the semester, I’ve learned a handful of useful things for the future in terms of writing. From the beginning of this class, I’ve been drenched in work online and in class. From doing reflections on the class everyday to the more recent research paper the class has been working on. The most helpful things that I learned in this class that can possibly be used in the future are the vocabulary words, the research paper, and the class reflections. The more helpful out
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My Self Assessment and Journey through this Semester Through my self assessment I will discuss my journey this semester in college writing and the skills I have learned and the skills that still need some improvements; from confidence to five page essays and what’s important to me and my future of learning. First of all, one of the most important accomplishments to me that I have obtained this semester, is confidence. However, I understand this may not be a skill learned from class, but it’s the
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Creative writing was one of my favorite classes. It was the class I looked forward to because your imagination could run wild. Yes there are projects you have to do, and deadlines you need to meet but that is a part of life. I was always a shy kid in school but this class did help me open up a little bit. We had a project where we needed to make an iMovie about a meaningful time in your life. I put time and work into mine and I was proud of it. When Mrs. Jepsen asked if anyone wanted to go first
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