Blog 12

I can tell that I have grown a lot as a writer in the past six weeks. I have learned that I am very weak at writing conclusions, so I need to focus on improving that. I have also come to realize that I need to work on the organization of my papers, as well as trying to stay focused on the main topic and not straying off from it.

Blog 11

Although I have not kept my blog webpage up to date, I have been writing them down in my notebook. They have actually helped in writing my papers though. They are not only questions we need to answer, but rather ideas and areas we should include or focus on throughout our papers.

Blog 10

I am interested in discovering an artist that is out of my “type.” I expect on doing this by asking my friends for some ideas. For example, I have a friend that is in a band and I wanted to use his band, but they are too new and I don’t think I can find enough info on them. He has a lot of experience with music though, so I’m sure he knows of a few bands I don’t know about that I might be interested in.

Blog 9

In order for me to complete my paper, I must still add my opinion after certain quotes to state why I chose that quote in that place in the essay. I know this because a I read my essay, I notice that I explain why critics say what they say , but I don’t write why I chose that quote. The failure of my paper is that people don’t really care how erll of a performer or an artist she is, they just make their opinion on her based on her actions and my paper does not focus on her actions. The success of my paper is that I focus on her abilities as an artist and put all other opinions on her aside.

Blog 8

In this essay, I plan on using sources that not only agree with my opinion, but using those that oppose my opinion too. We need to use dialectic thinking so I have to expose my reader to both sides of the review. I expect to find both types of sources everywhere. It is easy to find people who love Britney Spears and people that despise her.

Blog 7

I see myself using meta-commentary, evaluation, and finding an audience in paper 3. Meta-commentary will help me identify songs as appealing or not to listeners of a specific audience. Finding an audience will help me direct my writing to certain people instead of the general. Rhetorical analysis and evaluation both have a place in exploratory writing. Rhetorical analysis identifies how songs, the album as a whole and the artist appeals to listeners: ethos, pathos, or logos. Evaluation, as stated above helps me focus on a specific audience so that way, I write towards them and their appeals.

Blog 6

I see the revision process as further developing the writer’s original ideas. Everything ever done by every writer has been revised in one way or another at some point. Revision in the writing process is extremely critical. I believe revision is very important but I think it’s neither the most important process nor the least important. The most important process is organizing your ideas in your writing. The next most important step in the process would be the revising process. Revising lets the writer fix everything, but you have to have something already done before you can revise. Revisions only improve your essays and writings, so there is no true limit on how much you can improve.

Blog 5

In my paper, I will use meta-commentary so the reader can understand the point I am trying to get across. When the reader has a better understanding of it all, the author’s point is just that much more effective. I believe I will also use this tactic in other classes and throughout my daily conversations. No one likes to have someone just staring at them in a daze while they are talking or explaining something to them. Meta-commentary is useful sp that people understand you and your reasoning. This tactic will improve the way people think of you as well. People will not just think, but know that you are confident about your self and your information.

Blog 4

My weakness in my writing that I would like to address in Paper 2 is being able to describe and explain my opinion. My conclusion also usually gives me problems and I always have the tendency of straying off topic. To make these improvements, I will introduce my opinion, add a quote, and then give my reasoning for adding and mentioning that specific quote at that particular place in my essay. In order to improve my conclusion, I will focus on recapping rather than introducing other off-topic ideas to just lengthen my paper.

Blog 3

To finish my paper, I still need to create a conclusion and add some quotes from the last few sources that I looked up. I also need to expand my ideas. There are some instances in my writing and ideas that are not explained or detailed to their fullest potential. At the moment, my final vision for my paper is to explain to the reader why he or she feels a certain way when they listen to this specific song. I will explain the meaning of the lyrics and why they were placed where they were. I will also explain why certain words and phrases are given more emphasis or repetition than others for more attention.

Blog 2

So far for paper 1, I have written my introduction and the middle paragraphs. The conclusion has been the hardest part of this essay for me. That is why I am leaving it for last. I wrote my essay in third person. Formal writing has always been easier for me because that is what I was always taught throughout grade school. I have already used some outside sources. I used them to learn more about Jane’s Addiction and their history as a band. I used the information I gathered mostly in my introduction paragraph. I will probably look for some more information and add detail about the song and mention the TV show in which the song is used as the theme song.

Blog 1

Every writer has some weaknesses. There is always room left for improvement. My weakness as a write is that I try too hard to write in third person view so that my writing is more formal and when I need to write informal, it is very difficult for me. I have always learned to never say “I,” “me,” or “my” in essays. I was taught to just come out and say it straight to the point as if it were a fact. This format does sound like you know your stuff but it is not very personal. Every essay is written for a different audience, a specific audience, I have come to realize. And sometimes you have to change your habits according to your environment or in my case for the professor. This semester I could improve in practicing more informal writing. This is something I should try to work on, specifically during this semester, because the essays in this class are mostly personal thoughts and opinions. Some of the essays need to persuade a person to think a certain way or to at least see and understand where you are coming from but not necessarily agree with your views or opinions. I look forward to attempting this new writing style because it is something I have been struggling with for a while and I would like to finally overcome it.