Bri Clift Sue Briggs English 1010 December 5, 2013 My Journey Of riting

! "m finishing my first semester in college# !t h"s been $ ye"rs since ! h"%e t"&en "n English cl"ss# ! h"%e to "'mit ! ("s " little ner%ous to st"rt (riting ess"ys "g"in# Once ! got into my English 1010 cl"ss it c"me so much e"sier th"n ! e)*ecte'# +he "ssigne' boo& for this cl"ss ("s ,+hey S"y-! S"y ith .e"'ings#/ +his te)t g"%e %ery goo' insight into the elements th"t m"&e u* ess"ys "n' gi%es e (ere "ssigne' to the re"'ing th"t set u* our first (riting

("ys to incor*or"te them into your (riting# "ssignment, " summ"ry "n' res*onse#

+he first sub0ects (e re"' "bout (ere b"se' "roun' f"st foo' "n' obesity# +he *ieces h"' 'ifferent *ers*ecti%es on the sub0ect "n' (e (ere re1uire' to summ"ri2e e"ch# 3fter("r's, (e got into grou*s "n' 'iscusse' the 'ifferent *ieces# ithin minutes of 'iscussing, ! h"' 'isco%ere' (hich *iece !

("nte' to summ"ri2e "n' (hich *iece ! ("nte' to use to su**ort my res*onse# Discussing the "rticles (ith others re"lly "llo(e' me to h"%e "n e*i*h"ny re"li2ing (hich t(o *ieces to use# +his is (h"t 'ro%e my (riting# ! h"%e to gi%e cre'it to the boo& "n' the (or&sheets# ithout the re"'ing, ! (oul'

h"%e h"' " much more 'ifficult time forming the l"yout of the *"*er "n' re"li2ing (h"t nee'e' to be inclu'e'# +he tem*l"tes in the boo& (ill "l("ys be "ssisti%e in "ny *"*er ! (rite in the future# ! ("s gr"teful for the (or&sheet for the summ"ry- res*onse# ! h"' "lre"'y (ritten the *"*er on the (or&sheet, ! 0ust nee'e' to *ut it in or'er# +his "llo(e' me to focus on connecting thoughts "n' "ttributi%e t"gs# 3lso, the in'i%i'u"l conferences (e h"' g"%e me confi'ence th"t ! ("s on the right tr"c& (ith my (riting "n' "llo(e' me to "s& 1uestions ! (oul'n4t h"%e in " cl"ssroom setting# ! ("ite' " '"y to (rite the *"*er "n' ! felt th"t ("s " mist"&e# !f ! coul' 'o it "g"in, ! (oul' h"%e st"rte' (riting the summ"ry before my conference or "t le"st th"t s"me '"y# +his (oul' h"%e m"'e it e"sier for me since ! h"' the

"ssignment cle"r in my min'# By (riting the *"*er imme'i"tely it (oul' h"%e "llo(e' me to s*en' time "("y from the ess"y "n' sim*ly *on'er on it# +hen go b"c& to the *iece "n' "'' more, "s (ell "s e'it the *"*er (ith " fresh *ers*ecti%e# Our ne)t "ssignments (ere b"se' on .hetoric"l 3n"lysis# e st"rte' by loo&ing "t one e *ic&e' "*"rt the entire thing

*"rticul"rly "m"2ing s*eech, M"rtin 5uther 6ing4s ,! 7"%e 3 Dre"m#/

by loo&ing "t e"ch s*ecific line, (hy he chose e"ch (or' "n' the effect it h"' on his "u'ience# +his s*eech ("s e"sy to "n"ly2e bec"use e%ery line h"' " *ur*ose "n' *"ssion"te me"ning behin' it# +hen (e (ent b"c& to the boo& "n' re"' se%er"l "rticles "bout tele%ision# 3g"in they e"ch h"' " 'ifferent *ers*ecti%e on the to*ic, but this time (e "n"ly2e' e"ch one "n' loo&e' "t (hy the "uthor (rote their *iece "n' in (h"t ("ys they 'i' so# +hese techni1ues (ere e"sy for me to gr"s*# ! use' the (or&sheets to (rite my *"*er, (hich inclu'e' multi*le 1uestions th"t re1uire' s*ecific "ns(ers# On some scr"tch *"*er, ! (rote 'o(n e"ch 1uestion "n' foun' "n "ns(er (ith "n e)"m*le# +his "g"in "llo(e' me to focus on the criteri" of the *"*er bec"use the content ("s "lre"'y (ritten# +his "lso g"%e me insight (hen (riting my o(n *"*ers to m"&e 'ecisions "bout the org"ni2"tion in my (riting "n' m"&ing it cle"r my re"'er (hy it m"tters# By this *oint, ! h"' g"ine' confi'ence in my (riting "n' st"rte' *utting some of my %oice into the (riting# Our ne)t "ssignment "n' by f"r the sc"riest *"*er ! h"%e e%er (ritten, ("s the 3nnot"te' Bibliogr"*hy# 5uc&ily, (e h"' " *resent"tion on ho( the '"t"b"ses (or& "t the school libr"ry# By using the '"t"b"ses ! ("s "ble to fin' "ll my sources# ! st"rte' (riting this *"*er by fin'ing " *iece from our boo&# ! st"rte' (ith one to*ic but "fter fin'ing it 'ifficult to fin' current rele%"nt "rticles, ! ch"nge' to " 'ifferent *iece (e h"' *re%iously (or&e' (ith, th"t intereste' me# .ese"rching on my ne( to*ic of cell*hones c"me much more e"sily# ! foun' " fe( "rticles "n' beg"n (riting my summ"ry, "n"lysis "n' "ssessment on them# 8or me it ("s 'ifficult to go from summ"ri2ing to "n"ly2ing (ithout mi)ing the t(o# 7o(e%er, it ("s con%enient to (rite on one "rticle "n' finish (ith it# +his m"'e the "ssignment feel sm"ller by bre"&ing it 'o(n into *"rts# !n my 3nnot"te' Bibliogr"*hy, ! foun' myself

incor*or"ting e%en more %oice into my *"*er# 8in"lly, (e en'e' the semester (ith " synthesis "n' e)*lor"tion of our 3nnot"te' Bibliogr"*hy# hen ! (rote this *"*er ! too& " fe( ch"nces by "''ing in "n i'iom "n' e'uc"ting myself on (hen it is "**ro*ri"te to use " semicolon# ! re"lly "**reci"te' *eer re%ie( in this "s*ect bec"use ! coul' "s& s*ecific"lly if others thought it ("s benefici"l to my *"*er or if ! shoul' le"%e it out# +he most 'ifficult *"rt of (riting my synthesis "n' e)*lor"tion ("s the conclusion# +"&ing e)tr" c"re to m"&e "ll my *ieces connect together "n' ho( they effecte' my %ie( on the issue of cell *hones# ! h"' one conclusion (here ! use' re*etiti%e sentences to connect them# 3fter *eer re%ie( ! 'eci'e' to er"se th"t conclusion "n' begin "g"in# O%er"ll, ! felt this ("s " goo' 'ecision "n' ("s better fitting to (h"t the criteri" of the *"*er ("s# +his cl"ss t"ught me so m"ny im*ort"nt techni1ues# +hrough *r"cticing (riting, ! c"n "lre"'y see th"t ! h"%e im*ro%e' "n' (ill continue to be " better (riter# One short coming of mine is gr"mm"r "n' ! (ill m"&e sure to h"%e " *roofre"'er for my *"*ers in the future# +his (oul' h"%e *erfecte' my *"*ers this semester "n' ("s frustr"ting to see th"t ! coul' h"%e h"' " *erfect score h"' someone *roofre"' my *"*ers first# ! must inclu'e th"t ,+hey S"y-! S"y/ ("s " %ery e'uc"tion"l boo& "n' fitting for "n English 1010 course# !t h"s im*ro%e' my (riting "n' ! (ill remember (h"t ! le"rne' from it in my future *"*ers# ! foun' th"t by t"&ing this cl"ss my first semester it (ill benefit me "s ! continue my e'uc"tion# ! re"lly feel ! h"%e t"&en " lot "("y from this cl"ss "n' "m gr"teful th"t ! h"' "n "m"2ing te"cher to hel* me through it#

"l("ys h"%e " *roofre"'er9 :'one 'ifferently;