Professor Kelly
English 120 12:40-2:00
September 3, 2012
Journal
#1
In chapter one of our
book, it starts off talking about using personal narratives to help you write a
paper. When you use narratives to write a paper you have to have some
organization, understand your audience and most importantly get to the point.
I love writing personal
narratives because I feel it is a lot easier to write about something that has
affected you personally than something you know nothing about. Telling a story
is very simple you have to have a beginning, a rise to your climax, a climax and
then a resolution. This is the best way
to organize your personal narrative it makes your story make sense. Without
organization nobody will understand what you are trying to say and then you
have lost your audience.
When telling a personal
narrative you must know who you are talking to. There is a difference than
telling a story through a text message and writing a paper for a professor or
peer in a class. It needs to be formal and follow the formula of organization.
If you’re free writing then it is fine to be not as formal
Another topic chapter
one went over was when writing a personal narrative is that you have to get to
the point when writing a paper. Getting to the point of the paper is important
because then you can lose your audience by not doing that. When I tell a story I always want to get to
the point because I don’t want the person that is willing to read my story to
become not interested in what I’m saying.
Chapter one has some
very interesting topics, that I think can make me a more insightful writer and
I’m sure chapter two will have the same impact.
Journal
# 2
Chapter two talks about reports and
how we have been doing reports since the beginning of grade school. I remember going to the library many times
and learning about doing citations using encyclopedias and eventually using
websites and source material for my research papers. We still continue writing
reports now I think that even though they are harder that I still have a
general understanding on how to write a research paper.
After you decide what
topic you’re going to write about you have to do the research and look up
credible information. You must use a formal style when writing a research paper
and it must be “ free of emotional language that might make it sound like
arguments.” This means that your paper shouldn’t be biased. When choosing a
topic to write about make sure it’s something you really like and will come
most easy to you. Chapter two talked about something I have done since grade
school and I feel it explained information and tips I already know regarding
research papers.
September 10, 2012
Journal
# 3
Chapter two talks about
arguments and how they start. An argument can come from anything like a bad
remark about someone or observation. This chapter also talks about how students
write pieces that talk about being for or against an argument. Brainstorming is
important in writing a paper when you are for or against something because it
will help you better structure your paper and which facts will stand out more. Showing
facts can strengthen your paper like a chart or a photo to grab the audiences’
opinion. We did a class assignment to this when we wrote our reader responses.
Journals
# 4
"Evaluations and reviews are so much a
part of our lives that your might notice them only when they are specifically
assigned. Commentary and criticism of all sorts just happen." This is very
true because we are always judging others and talking about people in good ways
and in bad. We are constantly evaluating the way people dress, the way people act
and the way others act towards each other. I feel that being on a basketball
team that evaluating my peers play is just a part of the game and it is natural
for others in a group to talk about the other group mates. I notice that every
time I play I have something to give back to others if I see them doing something
wrong for the betterment of the team.
September 25, 2012
October 1, 2012
Journal # 5
Chapter five and six
talk about analyzing. Analyzing is best used when trying to find solutions to
problems. When you analyze you want to go over everything in your mind and
solve issues using your reasoning. This is very common in people’s lives and
they use it every day. When we are on YouTube or a blog you are constantly
analyzing what you are reading or watching people don’t usually notice when
they do this. It seems that analyzing is just a natural function because we
want to know or we think we know.
Journal #
6
In chapter 43 and 47 it
talks about citing you work and finding reliable websites to use in your essay
papers. Avoid just copying and pasting websites that don’t have .edu or .org
because there is a high chance that website isn’t very reliable or credible.
Using quotations citing the information you use is the best way to avoid
plagiarism. I feel that in this chapter using websites in your papers are very
important to writing process but you must find the right sites to use. Using
the internet is a great tool when writing an essay for it provides more
information and is easier to use than going to a library.
October 8, 2012
Journal
# 7
In chapters thirty through
forty-five the book talks about writing paragraphs, transitions, conclusions,
introductions, and also titles. These are all needed when writing a proper essay.
Structuring your paper is very important and having smooth transitions between
paragraphs is a must. Taking your last sentence to talk about what the next
paragraph is a about can help the flow of your paper. It is important to have a
strong title and introductions because if you didn’t who would know what you
are talking about and what your paper is about. You want your audience
interested all the way to the end and by time they get to the end the paper
needs to end on a good strong note. When writing your conclusion makes sure you
restate your thesis and summarize the reason why you wrote the paper.
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