Dear Reader,
In this blog post I will be answering a few questions about my experiences in this course!
1. What were the biggest challenges you faced this semester, overall?
The biggest challenge I faced was having to adapt my writing process in order to effectively progress through the course. Because I used to be a procrastinator, it was difficult for me to have to plan out/manage my time in order to complete each deadline successfully. Over time, however, I learned to manage my time well and keep up-to-date with my projects and deadlines.
2. What did you learn this semester about your own time management, writing and editorial skills?
I learned that my work really is better when I make effective use of my time in order to plan and gradually develop my work, as opposed to writing the entire project in one night and revising it heavily.
3. What do you know about the concept of 'genre'? Explain how understanding this concept is central to being a more effective writer.
Before this course, I had really only ever written analytical essays (with a strict format); my experience with writing was very limited/restricted. However, in this course, I have learned a lot about various genres of writing as well as when to use them and how to construct them effectively. I think that understanding this concept ('genre') is critical to being an effective writer because you have to understand the conventions of the genre as well as the audience to create an effective/successful work. My first experience with an unfamiliar genre was our first project, the Quick Reference Guide. Through this project, I learned a lot about the various conventions of writing within a specific genre.
4. What skills from this course might you use and/or develop further in the next few years of college coursework?
Being a journalism major, this course has been extremely useful to me; it has prepared me to write in certain genres that were unfamiliar to me before, that I will have to write in (hopefully) in the future. Additionally, I have learned to manage my time and preparation well, helping me create better work.
5. What was your most effective moment from this semester in 109H?
Personally, I really enjoyed project 3 and how we were able to choose the genre we wanted to write in. Through this project, I was able to implement the many writing skills/strategies this course has taught me into a project that interests me and pertains to my major.
6. What was your least effective moment from this semester in 109H?
My least effective moment from this course was probably project 2 on rhetorical strategies. Although I understood the information that I was writing about, the genre/style I was writing in felt uncomfortable to me. Also, it was not as exciting or interesting to me as the other projects because it was less about my interests and my major and more about rhetorical strategies. However, I did my best and completed the project and deadlines!
In this blog post I will be answering a few questions about my experiences in this course!
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The biggest challenge I faced was having to adapt my writing process in order to effectively progress through the course. Because I used to be a procrastinator, it was difficult for me to have to plan out/manage my time in order to complete each deadline successfully. Over time, however, I learned to manage my time well and keep up-to-date with my projects and deadlines.
2. What did you learn this semester about your own time management, writing and editorial skills?
I learned that my work really is better when I make effective use of my time in order to plan and gradually develop my work, as opposed to writing the entire project in one night and revising it heavily.
3. What do you know about the concept of 'genre'? Explain how understanding this concept is central to being a more effective writer.
Before this course, I had really only ever written analytical essays (with a strict format); my experience with writing was very limited/restricted. However, in this course, I have learned a lot about various genres of writing as well as when to use them and how to construct them effectively. I think that understanding this concept ('genre') is critical to being an effective writer because you have to understand the conventions of the genre as well as the audience to create an effective/successful work. My first experience with an unfamiliar genre was our first project, the Quick Reference Guide. Through this project, I learned a lot about the various conventions of writing within a specific genre.
4. What skills from this course might you use and/or develop further in the next few years of college coursework?
Being a journalism major, this course has been extremely useful to me; it has prepared me to write in certain genres that were unfamiliar to me before, that I will have to write in (hopefully) in the future. Additionally, I have learned to manage my time and preparation well, helping me create better work.
5. What was your most effective moment from this semester in 109H?
Personally, I really enjoyed project 3 and how we were able to choose the genre we wanted to write in. Through this project, I was able to implement the many writing skills/strategies this course has taught me into a project that interests me and pertains to my major.
6. What was your least effective moment from this semester in 109H?
My least effective moment from this course was probably project 2 on rhetorical strategies. Although I understood the information that I was writing about, the genre/style I was writing in felt uncomfortable to me. Also, it was not as exciting or interesting to me as the other projects because it was less about my interests and my major and more about rhetorical strategies. However, I did my best and completed the project and deadlines!
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