My understanding of the literacy narrative is very vague. To my knowledge, it is elements of writing that are significant in some way to you. If I were to write something about literacy narrative I would right about an experience that I have encountered, I would write about something that had an impact on me. Or how writing had an impact on me.
What I fear when writing drafts is my draft's perfection and structure. When I do my first drafts, I always worry about it being perfect and making sure that it is the best I can do. Looking at it now, I feel like I should not worry about it as much just because it is a first draft, and it is not expected to be perfect on the first try. Also, I worry about the structure of my draft though it is helpful to know exactly how you're going to write something it is also helpful to get your ideas on paper first and then go back for structure.
My experience with peer review has been significantly good, it has been effective for me, and it helps me improve my piece of writing so much. I think that peer review can be a little intimidating at first but it is helpful to think of it as just improving your writing. I have had my fair share of peer review, I believe that I have improved and can effectively. Overall I think that peer editing is both helpful for the writer and the editor as well it allows both people to get different ideas for their paper or maybe things they should avoid.
My favorite reading in this class would have to be " Mother Tongue." Although it was a little difficult to read I related to the fact that within one language, exists multiple variations of that same language. It is interesting to me because I also speak Spanish and see how it has evolved from how I speak it with my cousins and friends. Compared to how I speak it with my mom and dad and even people of age. I have also used some of the words in the narrative so I can relate to it.
I think that the revision is more broad compared to your paper. Meaning it's more like a paragraph change or the whole layout of the essay. It covers most of the essay as a whole and the structure. I think that the best method to do this is to revise the main points of the essay and the sequence in which the essay is unfolding. On the contrary, I believe that editing is more pinpointed meaning sentence structure such as making sure sentences make sense and are easy to comprehend.
Though I did learn about rhetoric my senior year in high school unfortunately I forgot what it meant. When I think of the word rhetoric I think of an arrangement or words used to influence people or someone. I kind of think of someone powerful or influential using that in their power to communicate and influence people.
Depending on the paper I am writing whether it is a research essay or personal narrative I always like to start with writing down or at least remembering what I am gonna write about. It is a little different with a research essay because first I would get all my websites or info that I will use. then after that, the process is the same for both, I would create a rough outline of what I am going to write about and how I will sequence the topics I am going to write about.
Overall I think that my peer review feedback was okay. It did meet the requirements and helped me with a little part of my essay, but it lacked focus on some parts. For example, they stated that I did not have a quote even though I did include a quote in the text. If I were to grade it out of ten I would give the overall rating of 5/10 it was not the greatest but it was not the worst either.
When I am looking for a source I like sticking to websites that are .org or .edu just because I know it is written precisely as well as you have people who made sure their work was correct. I also like to look at the author and his credentials. I like looking at the bio usually provided on the website. This allows us to feel or conclude that he is reliable to use in a paper.
Something significant that happened in my life that propelled me to spring into action was remembering I was three days away from my senior paper draft due date. I moved so fast to my desk and I began jotting down ideas for my 12-paper essay. Although it was a difficult 72 hours, I ended up finishing it on time. It is funny how I had the whole year to write this paper and yet I decided to start three days earlier, I tend to do this a lot but I feel like I'm more productive this way.
My view on rhetoric has changed in the sense that I am beginning to recognize certain techniques people utilize in order to get the other person to believe their claim. I can recognize the change between these strategies a little better, which in turn allows me to use these techniques as well and use them to convince my audience or someone of the claim I am making.
My experience differs from what type of essay I'm writing. In general, I would say that my experience is good, I usually find what I am looking for. However, there are times when I can not find sources, so I usually improvise or work with what I have available or can find. I would say I have quite a bit of experience with finding sources and I never used Wikipedia. It is something my teachers hated so I learned never to use it in any essay or paper I am writing.
Extra Free Write: I am trying to decide whether or not to get a job or just wait for an internship during the summer. The reason is that I am involved in many clubs right now and have practice weekly for a school competition I am going to be in, so my schedule is already busy. That being said I need a job with flexible hours, yet I still can not find one. I mostly spent the whole week looking for one but not luck.
To be completely fair I do not find really any topic very joyful. One that I can tolerate would be topics that involve personal experience because I can relate to the topic, therefore making it easier for me to write about it. Those types of writing I usually excel in, though I can do alright in other topics I find that personal experience-related topics I tend to do well in.
What I believe to make a good faith argument would be a well-planned argument that presents enough data to reinforce someone's claim. I believe this to be true because it allows for both parties which is the writer and the reader to analyze what is said and understand with facts that the argument is correct. It also allows little room for error in essentially using the facts effectively.
What worked for me was writing the sources down and being able to assess them individually. This allows me to find multiple sources and have a description of what they were about. I went on every source read the summary got the basic info and wrote it down on a Google doc. Eventually, I had a significant amount of sources and I made a decision based on the information/description I gave of it. What did not work for me was not being specific about what I wanted the article to contain. My tip would be to create a Google doc, make a list of sources give a description, and choose one once you are done. My final tip would be to be specific in your search for the article.
I often voice my opinion when I am sure of a topic or I am the knowledge of a topic. I definitely learned that the hard way, meaning I would often just argue something without really knowing the facts. Eventually, I found myself looking dumb. I like to voice my opinion on things that benefit me or topics that I find either interesting or important.
Unfortunately, I do not enjoy writing. It has been something I have had to adapt to and it has not been a really smooth sail. I also just can not seem to understand or fully understand how to write a good paper. With that being said I usually do not excel in academic writing, though I do not give up and try to submit my best work possible.
I can not wait for it to be Friday. I have been looking forward to the three-day weekend for some time now and I think that it would benefit me and my mental health a significant amount. Most of all I just want to go home and sleep, lately I have not been getting enough sleep and my days have been quite long. So I can not wait.
So far I have learned how to talk to different audiences. What I can highlight would be using rhetorical analysis and being able to convince a reader/audience of your claim. I can say that this is what I learned the most on because I did not understand this topic that well during my senior year in high school but now in college I understand it and know how to use it in my writing. The skills I think I need to develop the most would be learning how to speak to your audience and learning how to effectively communicate a claim.
I think that the concept of revision for me has not changed. However, I would say that the way I format my revisions and what I actually focus on has changed a bit. For example, I used to just focus on sentence structure and the minor things that came with revision but now I look for more in-depth paragraphs. I now know how to look for the main idea of a paragraph and analyze it correctly.