In this blog post I am reflecting on my semester so far. I feel like I have done good but, I know that I can do better. In my previous blog I did a reflection about my life choice memoir. Here is a link to my previous blog to see the process that I went thought to write My Life Choice-Memoir. Happy reading! · How did you feel about English Composition before the semester started? How do you feel now?
When I first started this class, I was thinking here comes a bunch of writing about topics I don’t care for. I thought that I was going to reading a novel and writing about different point of views from the characters. I thought I was going to have a professor that was going to very stern and not nice at all. Now that I have been in the class I love it. It is not boring. I wouldn’t of thought that I would be doing my writing as a blog. Let alone making a website. It is a cool class that I enjoy very much. · In this class, how do we define composition? Our definition of composition is ‘’Combining two or more communicative elements to make meaning.’’ · In this class, we write so we can. I hope this is not a right or wrong question…I believe that we write to show another way to express ourselves. The power of the pen is deep. When I myself write it is like that I must pick my brain. This class makes you think deeper than just writing the first thing that comes to mind. · What have you learned thus far about yourself as a writer? I learnt that I have a lot to share. When I see my thoughts written normally its in my diary. Now that I write, and the topics give me a chance to share a part of me I may have not shared in possibly years. My writing seems stronger when I write from my heart instead of trying to write something that I must make up. · As a writer in this class, do you feel as if you are improving? How so? I do feel like it is improving I still see some errors though. I see that I am not trying to just make the quota. I am starting to put more effort into my writing. I feel like my writing is worth the read now. I am more excited to write my post and share my point of view. · What are your three primary English Composition I goal for the rest of this semester? The first is to make sure that I do all my assignments. I know that I sometimes wait until the last minute to do that. My second goal is to fix my web page without deleting things it needs to be cleaned up. I can see what needs to be fixed I just must take the time to do it. Lastly pass this class with at least a high B. I want to aim higher, knowing me I know I am about a B average student. Well I hope to be. In this blog I will do some reflecting on my memoir. I will go through each question and let you know what my process was. I will let you in to see how possibly it was easy for me. I had a little help with this reflection by watching Reflective Writing. while I was in class. Here is a link to my Life-Choice Memoir page. · Who did you work with to compose your life-choice memoir? Was this a good approach?
I didn’t work with anyone during my writing because I went through this experience alone. No one was there to there to say what I should put inside my writing. I believe this was a good approach only because no one can tell me anything about how difficult of a decision that was for me. I needed to be focused while writing. The only thing I know I did do was re-read what I wrote aloud to my husband. · What rhetorical mode and genre are you using? I am using a narrative approach. I want you as the reader to feel and see what I felt and seen hopefully I can get that done by the third draft. I would call this possibly a tragedy. Reason being is because it is about my daughter’s death. As hard as it is for me to write I still want to share my story. · When did you write this project? Good approach? I wrote my first draft possibly the night when it was do. I think it may have not been. I don’t like rushing my writing. I knew my choice already it was all about how I was going to write it. Since I have already completed the first draft I have a feel of what not to do for the second draft. · Where did you write this project? Good approach? I wrote my first draft downstairs in my living room. My cat was sitting next to me. He is always around me when I am writing. Well while I am doing my blog posts. My living room is the only place that I can get quiet because the tv up stairs in my bedroom is on most of the time thanks to my husband and daughter. So yes, that is the best approach if I need a piece of my mind writing my thoughts down. · Why did you choose to write about your chosen topic? Good choice? I going to start off by saying yes that I know that my topic was and is personal. I have not had any decisions in my life that have ever made me think like this one has. This is something that I think about every day. This topic makes me feel like my writing has meaning in a sense if that would make sense. · How did it feel to write this narrative ("during, after, and since")? Do you have any "if only" moments that can help you revise the draft? During my writing I felt a little nervous, this is a sensitive topic. It was like trying to figure out how I am going to tell my reader or readers what I went through. I was trying the timeline process, but I don’t think I going to use that technique. After I wrote it I was in tears. To see it on paper and sharing my thoughts I had to relive a painful memory. Since I wrote it I don’t regret writing about my daughters’ death. As I am getting older I realize that death is something that no one is going to be able to get away from we just as people must prepare for it. · How will you revise your narrative? I am going to possibly start my memoir with the pain and end it with the pain. I don’t know what is going in the middle. I must think that part over only because I don’t know where I want to take it from after I deal with the action and hurtful part. I have an idea for the middle but closing it to end where is started I’m working my brain for that. When I read through these readings I read some interesting things. Hopefully while you are reading my blog I hope that one of these quotes will stick with you. Here are a few quotes from myself enjoy!
'' Writing is like healing to your mind, you be surprised how it can distress you.''-Mosha Martin ''Once the pen has been lifted the ink has dried'' - Mosha Martin ''Don't think of writing as a chore think of it as a way to escape reality''-Mosha Martin
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