The Last Days

As everyone in my Writing I class already knows, it's the LAST WEEK of the semester. For our last class assignment blog we were asked a series of questions about the course that we had taken. Here are my responses: I learned that when writing, whether it is a persuasive piece or a biographical sketch, has many different parts. I also learned that writing also includes many different thought processes. I learned that people all write differently, and have their own unique styles. I struggled the most with learning to write a research paper. It was trying to get different sources and also learning to cite them correctly. I also learned a great deal about subjects such as physics and mediums. I also learned that maybe there is truth to their claims from writing biographical sketches, and thesis papers. I had a little trouble setting up my web folio, and this blog page, because I am not the most computer literate person in the world. I had to call my X-husband for help a couple of times throughout this course. I also had trouble, which I hate to admit to with learning what a URL was, and was an rtf format. I felt a little stupid when I found out just what they were from my twelve year old son, which was very patient with his behind the times mother. A few of the things I would have changed before I had taken the course would be that I would have became more computer literate, so I wouldn't have allowed myself to become so frustrated sometimes when trying to complete assignments. I also would have asked for help sooner, and not felt upset or stupid for having to do so. The easiest assignment was writing about a movie. It wasn't that easy though, but it was the easiest out of all the assignments. Thir13een Ghost is a favorite of mine so watching it for an assignment was simple to do. However, it was hard trying to summarize the movie in just one paragraph. It was also hard to turn that assignment into a persuasive writing piece. To be honest, at first I thought this class was going to be weird, due to the subjects we were discussing, but It turned out to be quite interesting, and fun. The assignment that I liked the most was the a la carte. I enjoyed writing my own ghost story. I am a believer of ghost so that was right up my alley. I also thought it was creative the way the assignments throughout the course all included a paranormal theme, in which we were still able to pick from. I enjoyed the feedback from my peers about various assignments as well as the encouragement of my instructor throughout this course. There wasn't anything that I just disliked about the course. I would recommend this course to a friend of family member if the were required to take a writing course.

Essay #2 Peer Review

I thought that every ones comments were helpful, especially Adam Paytons, and Michael Blose. Thanks guys! Some good points were made on how to improve my paper like to make my paper a more persuasive paper instead of informative one. There were also ideas on how to make my paragraphs flow better. I'm glad that everyone thought the topic was interesting. I will use all the tips that were recommend to me. I will also reformat my indention's in my paper, and correct fragment sentences.

Comparing Research Material for My Essay # 2

When beginning to research my essay, I deiced to use several different publications. Five of which are books, and two were Internet sources. The first book I researched was called Find Me, it is written by Dan Baldwin. The second is Adventures of a Psychic, Fascinating and Inspiring Story of One of Americas most Successful Clairvoyants. it was written by Sylvia Browne. The third was The Truth About Medium by Gary E. Schwartz, PhD. Fourth, was called Dread by Ali, and the fifth was Psychic Eye, a Psychic Eye Mystery by Laurie Victoria. The two Internet sources I deiced to use were Police Department Evaluation, Do Police department Really use Psychics? at www. skeptically.org, and Police Psychic, do they Really Help Solve Crimes? at www. csicop.org. Out of all these resources, the best three were Adventures of Psychic, and Psychic Eye, a psychic eye Mystery, and Find me. These had the most information I could use to prove my point of view on the subject. They also had more reliable information sources and were better suited to prove my thesis statement. Dread, was a book that was not what i had suspected. It was a book with several different poems on the subject of psychic. It wasn't helpful at all. The two Internet sources were helpful with providing a little information about real police cases that were solved with the help of psychics.

How I'm Researching My Thesis Statement

When starting my thesis paper, I decided to do it on a subject that I was for and not against. This made it easier for me find reasons to to support my claim. I decided to use all books as my non-web sources as non-fiction books are a good source of accuracy of events. This was suggested inside the reading material on researching and information sources as well. The books that I have selected are all featured at the Free Public Library. I used the Kentucky Libraries by County site to reserve my book titles for pick-up. I also used good old fashion foot work before I used this option and went to the main library and researched the topic. When I read the recommend site about thesis, I gained a better understanding of what a thesis was and how to make mine stronger to support my views.

What is Persuasive Writing All About?

Persuasive writing is when a writer is trying to get the reader to see, and understand their point of view through there writing. This is done by a writing making a thesis statement that can be debatable. This statement shouldn't be too board. Like in other writing pieces, a persuasive piece should include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion as well. When the writer writes this piece, they should try to appeal to the readers logic, and understandings. The writer needs strong evidence to support the claims they have written. This includes using reliable sources, and remembering to cite these source accurately. The writer has to also keep in mind not to bully, or threaten a reader to see ther point of view.

The Process of Revising Essay # 1

When I revised my essay, I took into account what was the meaning of revision. I will be honest, I thought like many others, that revision was just proofreading an assignment. After reviewing the information on the suggested website, I used some of the helpful tips that were listed. I learned that revision requires you to be objective in your writing. Some of the tips I used were, I waited two days before I revised it so I could have a fresher view point of what I had written. I used some suggestions from the peer view as well. These were things like sentence structure, punctuation, spelling, and also wording. I also tried to revamp my ending and make my opening statement more catchy to the reader. I also allowed others to read my eassy to voice their own opinions.

Essay Response

Comments on Essay # 1

I thought the comments made on my paper were very helpful. I thought that everyone's comments were useful and respectful. I will use the comments about spicing up the beginning to catch the reader attention. I will also try to leave the end with a question. I did forget to do so in my original paper. I really did appreciate the comments about misspellings. I am a terrible speller sometimes.