January 2021

Reading Journal

 

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Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Dirk, Kerry. Navigating Genres. Parlor Press, 2012, wac.colostate.edu/books/writingspaces1/dirk–navigating-genres.pdf.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	While reading this article it makes you think about everything you’ve written. And if the way you wrote it was in the right genre that it needed to be. And with that you can really tell how we know how to write in more ways than we thought. I never really took the time to sit down and reread my papers to make sure they fit the “genre” of what it needed to be. I would always write to answer the prompt given and never think twice as to if my writing was in the right genre. Dirk also states that once we are able to familiarize ourselves with the genres we are most familiar with it will be easier for us to see the genres that others are writing in and how it is supposed to make us feel.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	“Learning about genres and how they function is more important than mastering one particular genre; it is this knowledge that helps us to recognize and to determine appropriate responses to different situations—that is, knowing what particular genre is called for in a particular situation.” I know this isn’t a new word and definition but to me it is a new way of thinking about genres. I have always just thought about them with just a simple meaning. And after reading this article it has given me insight into how much more complex they really are.
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	In ways you could say this relates to our last reading. DasBender spent time to give us insight into how important critical  thinking is when reading and writing. And I think this article goes hand in hand with that thought. Because to really critical think about something you are going to need to know what genre and how the genre affects the way of writing.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	What is the most used genre of writing in the US?

 

Reading Journal

 

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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	While reading this article I have begun to think about the way I write and how my writing comes across for those reading it. And if it is as complicated to understand as it is complicated for me to write. In the article the author explains that she has found herself more interested in reading things that are more meaningful than what is on the page. I have really been able to understand what he/she is meaning while reading because when I see the words “critical thinking” I get intimidated and do everything in my power to stall. But if it is something I am interested in and am really willing to think about then I will take my time and go through it.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	“Animals (like the weasel) live in “necessity,” which means that their only goal in life is to survive.”  When I think about necessity I think about things that are important for survival or of what every is needed to perform a task. Not necessarily just to live strictly to survive.
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	I have read a few articles in the past talking about how people are less likely to continue to read something that is “too hard” to read when they first look at it. And reading this article just allowed my mind to think about really taking the time to read things and understand them and not give up because the article seems to be intimidating.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	What is one strategy that you use when breaking down articles in the sense of another meaning behind the page?

Today we were assigned a reading about different types of communities of people. And how you can go from a super broad community that many people could be considered to be under and then from there you can see how many people are divided into other communities, that are some what related to your community but have different aspects. For example, I am a student of the School of Applied Sciences. Now you can think of that as an umbrella. We can take that and divide it into an Applied Gerontology, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Criminal Justice & Legal Studies, Health, Exercise Sci & Recreation Mgmt, Nutrition & Hospitality Management, Social Work. But with those there are so many other Majors that can come from those specific titles.

There are three major communities that I fall into currently. The three A’s. Artists, Academics and Athletes. Under the artists, I would be under performing arts, and then dancer. When I was younger I danced for a good five years and then I did dance for two years in high school along with our high school cheer team. Under academics I would fall under a social sciences and then political science I believe. I am a Law major so I would more than likely fall under that wing of an umbrella. And then the athlete I could go for both the Team and Individual sport section. I played golf, basketball, softball, volleyball, and cheer. So technically that wouldn’t really help.

Free Write Exercise

So lately I have been really unmotivated to do school work. But I have also been so excited that I am able to be back on campus and to be back with my homies. I have always been one to love going to class because I get to sit and broken my brain. And now with this whole stupid corona thing being in person is not really possible. Which super sucks because I was so excited to be able to sit in a big lecture hall and listen to a professor speak about something they are passionate about. And now we are sitting in our beds in our PJ’s not really interacting with any of our class mates or teachers and just barely sliding through the semesters. I am not excited for next year if the world goes back to sort of a normal. And we have to go and sit in classes again. It will be just like we are freshman again even though we have been at this school for a year already. But I will be very excited to sit in person and meet more people.

Also I just ordered a delivery robot that has my food in it and I am so excited. I don’t have these robots where I am from, although they just got some at a grocery store that is probably twenty minutes down the street from my house. They don’t deliver that far but it is always fun to go over there and see them crossing the big streets. I have also always wanted to ride one of the robots to see if it could cary me. They seem pretty stable because they have fallen down several flights of stairs and still been fine. So maybe one day I will get the courage to try and ride it. If you see me riding one.. no you didn’t. (LOL). Anyways I really have no idea what else to put down here. But there is this one frat guy who I fancy. He’s really tall too and that helps a lot. But its not even like I’m really tall, I am literally 5’5″. But I just like the thought of a big height difference. Once again have no idea how much longer I have to write but I definitely don’t know what to say now.

One of the questions that was asked in our assessment was about whether or not I would be willing to change my mind on a subject if there was other information provided. And I put a lower number on this one because I am not very easily convinced that other opinions are correct. Which I know is a bad trait of mine and I’ve been trying to work on it but I hav always been like that and it has killed me when people don’t respect my opinion. I am not saying that I don’t respect others opinions, because I do. And so that is part of the reason why I hate when others try to change my mind because I am not trying to prove them wrong, I think what I think and I respect what you think.