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Reading Journal Dasbender

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Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page DasBender, Gita. “Critical Thinking in College Writing: From the Personal to the Academic.” Selected Readings for FirstYear Composition, pressbooks.online.ucf.edu/comp1sample/chapter/critical-thinking-in-college-writing-from-the-personal-to-the-academic/.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words In this article, Gita Dasbender discusses critical thinking and how to better understand it. In the beginning, she talks about how when we hear the term critical thinking, many become intimidated because this skill requires attentive reading, and complex thinking. Being intimidated has always been the case for me because reading large essays or writings can be difficult. Dasbender talks about ways to help with this issue of intimidation though. She says ways to help become engaged in the reading is to ask or list question throughout to show that one is actively reading. She also talks about the importance of remembering keynotes and phrases for organization. Organization will help with the essay which should show that one analyzed and responded the the writing accordingly.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.

 

  “Impersonal writing, writing that is detached, distant, and lacking in personal meaning or relevance” (Dasbender).

 

Discrepencies- lack of compatibility
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?

 

  This reading connects to my own college life because it gave me advice on many readings I have done or have to do in the future. It taught me how to look deeper into what is written and actively think and ask questions rather than just skimming over what is written down and trying to scramble everything together to make sense.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.  What is the most important aspect of critical thinking in your opinion?

“Multimodal Final Reflection–So Far”

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My progress on project four is going well in my opinion. I love this type of writing so my thoughts seem to flow pretty freely. I also love being honest about struggles I have had because writing it down really reminds me of how far I have come in my writing and makes me want to do better. I also love looking back at all of the times that I had thought I wouldn’t make it through this year because it reminds me also that I am capable of more than I think. I have my pictures picked out, and I already have a draft that I am correcting and adjusting every day.

I am extremely more comfortable with this type of personal writing. I feel like this because I know me. I already have all the information in my head because it happened to me so now I just need to write it down. Academic essays are great for improving my writing skills overall, but they stress me out. I always feel like I could have found more information about the topic or that I am not being as in depth. With personal writing, it is easy for me to go in depth because I feel more passionate about the subject since it is about my growth and struggles.

I can honestly say at this moment that I am not facing any struggles right now. If I had to say something though, I guess I always get nervous that I am not being as specific as possible, but I am pretty sure I am. Hopefully, I will not fail haha. 🙂

“Op-Doc Analysis–So Far”

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A few important things that I have learned about analysis in this unit are that it is more in depth than I believed. I have learned that when analyzing, one does not just describe the obvious details on the surface, but he or she must explain the director’s choices, why he chose them, what they mean, and put everything together. I have learned to ask myself about rhetorical appeals and focus on how those can completely change a film. I have also learned to not have a opinion but to look at the topic objectively.

I have learned that crying is actually good for one’s health and can actually boost one’s immune system. Japanese culture has been known for seeing not crying as a virtue and the op-doc that I chose talks about changing that. Crying is seen as a weakness in adults, but this op-doc shows a teacher who is trying to change that by getting people of all ages to cry in his tears lessons.

The only area that I would say that I am struggling in is probably critical thinking. Sometimes I ask myself the obvious questions instead of the deeper more important ones