February 2021

Letter to the reader

 

For the research essay, I intend on researching a lot more about RebelTHON and the organization. I plan on looking at their website, in depth, and exploring all their social media forms as well. I also plan on emailing the head of the organization so I will be able to receive more information in a face to face type way. I plan on making a calendar of all the events I need to do with specific dates in order to have all my research completed in time. The comments from my peers made me realize that I should plan out my time to make sure I will get all my information completed in time. They recommended I make a log of all the information  I will need with specific dates as well. 

Reading Journal

 

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Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.  Seth Kahn. “Putting Ethnographic Writing in Context.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writings , Volume 2, 2011, 19.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	In the article “Putting Ethnographic writing in Context” written by Seth Kahn, it mainly focuses on ethnography which highlights and emphasizes human relationships. It’s main goal is trying to allow others to understand what makes people or a culture interesting or unique.  In the article, Khan lists the order of operations which is reflected in peer writings, consent forms, keeping a journal, and then finishing up with draft revisions.Throughout the article, Khan makes it extremely important to show in your writing your knowledge of a culture or whatever topic the writer is discussing.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Ethnography: “ really highlights and emphasizes human relationships: between participants and researchers; between writers and readers of ethnographic narratives/ reports; between students and teachers in classrooms”
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	This reading connects to other articles from class and previous research because it discusses the importance of being able to understand your community and being knowledgeable in ones writing. It also connects because we can use this information in our major paper when talking about our communities and being able to show the knowledge we have of them.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	How will you prove to your audience, in your own writing, that you have knowledge of the culture or topic you are discussing?

Julie Cavallaro 

February 19, 2021

When writing my draft, the information I found most important was information I believed would be most informative to my audience. When writing, I try to include interesting information that catches the reader’s attention instead of boring the reader. The information I decided to leave out was information that I believed was not crucial to my writing. Basically any information that would distract the reader from the main information in my writing. My steps for research in my draft are to explore the website and any forms of social media as well as getting in touch with people who are involved with the organization. I am not sure if I included any  assumptions or biases in my writing. When forming an argument I make sure to include facts and observations in order to prove or support my point in an argument. Some information I am still looking for about RebelTHON is more statistics about their fundraising, as well as what it is like to be apart of the organization. What are some requirements, what does one learn from doing RebelTHON questions like those that readers would also want to know answers to as well.   

Reading Journal

 

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Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.  Dana Lynn Driscoll. “Introduction to Primary Research: Observations, Surveys, and Interviews.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 2, 2011, 23.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	The journal “Introduction to Primary Research: Observations, Surveys, and Interviews” written by Dana Lynn Driscoll, discusses the three commonly used methods of primary research that most first year writing students will need to know. The three methods include surveys, interviews, and observations. With each method, Driscoll gives lots of information and advice for students on how to incorporate these works into their writing pieces. She also includes visuals as well. Driscoll also explained 2 student projects which can help other students have a look at work done by students similar to themselves.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Observations- “Observing and measuring the world around you, including observations of people and other measurable events”  Interviews- “Asking participants questions in a one-on-one or small group setting”   Surveys- “Asking participants about their opinions and behaviors through a short questionnaire”
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	This reading connects to our current lesson because it includes information we can use in our major paper 4 project. We can use advice like this for when we have to interview people for our organizations and when we are collecting data.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	Out of the three methods: surveys, interviews, or observations, which of the three are you most likely to use.

 

Reading Journal

 

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Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.  warrington , kate. Writing Spaces 3, Parlor Press, 2020, wac.colostate.edu/docs/books/writingspaces3/warrington.pdf.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	Assessing Source Credibility for Crafting a Well-Informed Argument was written by Kate Warrington, Natasha Kovalyova, and Cindy King and discusses how to use critical reading strategies to help students better understand their assignments and figure out which sources are credible to use in their works. There were a few main points in the article which were Establishing credibility, which is having an understanding for the author,  assessing source bias, which is understanding the author’s perspective, and evaluating an argument, and finding sources. All of these points are important when it comes to perfecting any work of writing.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Source bias is helpful in understanding the author’s main point and can be used to appeal to the reader’s emotion.
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	This connects to other reading and articles we read in class because it discusses tips on how to make one’s writing skills improve better and identifies new concepts that can be very useful.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	Which concept did you find the most interesting that was addressed in the reading?

 

Reading Journal

 

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Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.  giles, sandra. Reflective Writing and the Revision Process: What Were You Thinking? Reflective Writing and the Revision Process: What Were You Thinking?
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	In the article by Sandra Giles, she discusses the importance of students being able to think about their own thinking. One way of doing this is stressing the importance of drafting, revising, and reading aloud their own work. These strategies will help in the long run by allowing students to gain more insight and control over their own work.  The article also features examples of other students writings as well.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Reflection:  “helps you to develop your intentions (purpose), figure out your relation to your audience, uncover possible problems with your individual writing processes, set goals for revision, make decisions about language and style, and the list goes on. In a nutshell, it helps you develop more insight into and control over composing and revising processes.”
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	This reading connects to the other readings we have read because it teaches students new skills that they can use towards their future  work.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	Would you ever try reflective writing for your own work?

 

Julie Cavallaro 

February 3rd, 2021

Writing 102 

Reading one, which is titled You Better Think Before You Spit focused on a poetry club at the University of Central Florida. Overall, I thought this paper was written well and did not find any unusual errors. The author provided readers with a lot of knowledgeable information about the club as well. However, I noticed right off the bat that the author introduced the club in the very beginning of the paper, within the introduction paragraph. For some reason I found it unusual, but that was the only thing that caught me off guard. Reading 2, which is titled The Puerto Rican Student Association: A Community Identity Analysis focused on a Puerto Rican student association at the University of Central Florida. I liked that the author provided background information and introduced the topic before jumping right into what the club was about. I felt that the paper was also very knowledgeable and liked that they incorporated images as well. I could not find any weak points in this paper.

 

Julie Cavallaro

February 3rd, 2021

Writing 102 

 

Letter to My #Selfie

 

If I had to describe myself as a writer, I would probably say I am just your typical writer. I would not say I strive the most in a particular aspect of writing, but I also would not say I struggle too much in a particular aspect as well. When I write, I like to make sure my audience is engaged in my piece by adding a little bit of comedy to my writing. I also try to make sure my writing is relatable as well. A time I felt successful as a writer is when I write about anything I am passionate about, mainly because I tend to think those are times when I write the best. Some aspects I would like to work on this semester is being able to correctly cite my sources, learning to understand when information is useful or unnecessary, and being able to make my writing flow together. My learning style is more visual, I like to look at things because I tend to remember that information better.

Reading Journal

 

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Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.  Writing Spaces 3 , Parlor Press , 2020, wac.colostate.edu/docs/books/writingspaces3/melzer.pdf.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	The main idea of this article written by Dan Melzer mainly focuses on discourse communities. He said that discourse communities have around 6 features and can help in all works of writing for various reasons. On page 107 of the article, he gives readers a list of questions to ask yourself while writing an essay. I read through each question listed and found them to be very useful for my upcoming works of writing.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	“What is a discourse community?   1. A broadly agreed upon set of common public goals 2. Mechanisms of intercommunication among members 3. Use of these communication mechanisms to provide information and feedback 4. One or more genres that help further the goals of the discourse community 5. A specific lexis (specialized language) 6. A threshold level of expert members (24-26)” -John Swales
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	This connects to other articles from class because some of them had talked about discourse communities and gave tips to students to better their essays and writing skills.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	What question to consider when planning your essay did you find the most helpful?