Analysis or a summary are usually associated when referring to an essay, periodical articles, government reports, and books. These are all known as texts. When writing about a text you must first prepare yourself to do so by annotating the text with observations and questions and outlining the key points. This can help the reader in many ways by getting the full understanding out of the text. Annotating the text means to read and actively write down your own thoughts or questions about the text. This means you are engaging with the text and comprehending the text. When annotating the text you must re read the text, analyze the text, write down details that surprise you, and use critical thinking to further understand it. Outlining what you are reading is important too, it can help your collision of thoughts become more clear. When reading a text write down the topic sentences and thesis. Summarizing a text can help you understand the main ideas and key points.
I think that these techniques can help immensely. I can use these tools to help write better and have a more clear understanding of what I am reading. I have some issues with writing papers sometimes and getting the full meaning out of a paper after I read it. I think that if I use these techniques It will help me become a better writer.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Freewriting Exercises
Freewriting is used to help facilitate stronger and better writing. A freewrite is sometimes known as "babbling" or "automatic writing." It's meant to be mindless writing because it's not supposed to be judged on editing or the mistakes made. The only rule in freewriting is that you must write for ten minutes straight. We edit the grammer and punctuation as we write as well as unacceptable thoughts. So when we freewrite it lets are thoughts explore and be free. The writer can get incoherent because they are focused on editing or re wording the way something might sound. In freewriting it is non editing, if you practice freewriting on a regular basis it can make writing less blocked and your words will flow more easily from your brain to the tip of your pencil. While reading this article called "Free Writing Exercises" I was suppd that it actually helped your writing if done regularly. Its very understanding that when we are writing we are constantly editing and rephrasing. I know that when I mess up a word my thought process is entirely thrown off or I get confused on what I would like to say next. Freewriting should be done in elementary school everyday before class starts and I'm positive that there test scores would improve.
When we free write in class it is meant to help us generate ideas without feeling judged or scared about our writing. It is meant to help generate ideas and help us grasp the materiel. Once a week we do a ten minute freewrite which is accessible as a quiz. You have to keep writing without stopping to fix a word or fix grammar errors. The one requirement when writing a freewrite is to never stop. From the teachers stance she or he must not judge nor comment on the freewrite. To some, Freewriting may sound a little odd but there are many beneficial factors. For one, freewriting is non editing. The student is less likely to have blocked writing because they won't be focussed on editing the paper and rewording to make the text sound better. Instead they will be focused on the flow of the paper and the meaning of what they are trying to say. If you do freewriting on a regular basis your writing skills will improve immensely.
I also found it suprising that freewriting can be anything that comes to your mind and you wont judge us or mark us down for it. I actually use to have a teacher that use to do this when I was in middle school and even though at the time I thought it was crazy of my teacher but now looking back it had a lot of benefits because it got the classes attention for the rest of the period. We were all more awake after she did it each class. The reading was surprising to me because I never new that writing like this could actually improve your writing.
When we free write in class it is meant to help us generate ideas without feeling judged or scared about our writing. It is meant to help generate ideas and help us grasp the materiel. Once a week we do a ten minute freewrite which is accessible as a quiz. You have to keep writing without stopping to fix a word or fix grammar errors. The one requirement when writing a freewrite is to never stop. From the teachers stance she or he must not judge nor comment on the freewrite. To some, Freewriting may sound a little odd but there are many beneficial factors. For one, freewriting is non editing. The student is less likely to have blocked writing because they won't be focussed on editing the paper and rewording to make the text sound better. Instead they will be focused on the flow of the paper and the meaning of what they are trying to say. If you do freewriting on a regular basis your writing skills will improve immensely.
I also found it suprising that freewriting can be anything that comes to your mind and you wont judge us or mark us down for it. I actually use to have a teacher that use to do this when I was in middle school and even though at the time I thought it was crazy of my teacher but now looking back it had a lot of benefits because it got the classes attention for the rest of the period. We were all more awake after she did it each class. The reading was surprising to me because I never new that writing like this could actually improve your writing.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Autobiography-C mandrell
My name is Catherine Mandrell. I am nineteen years old and currently a Sociology major and the Santa Rosa Junior College. I have been going to the Junior College for a little over a year now and I really enjoy it. I am hoping to transfer to a California State College with in the next two years. I want to be a sociology teacher after graduating from a four year college. I'm not quite sure which one yet but I am deciding between CSU San Diego or CSU Sacramento. I currently reside in Sonoma, California which is about forty minutes away from Santa Rosa. I am really looking forward to this class because that means I am one step closer to getting to English 1A and transferring. I am hoping and expecting to learn a lot this semester. I really enjoy reading so I am hoping that the books we read are intriguing and enjoyable.
Usually I learn better in a classroom setting but since my schedule was completely full and I want to transfer as soon as possible I had to go with the online class. I learn slowly but I always try my best and put everything I have into a class. I think that the English class online might be better for me actually because I can pace myself but I will also be on top of the assignments because I have to turn them in each week. I like to be on top of things so I usually get work done early so I don't have to worry about it later on in the week.
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