Blog #2

If I could improve one thing when writing an essay, it would definitely be my grammar usage. I want my papers sounding a little more sophisticated and by using harder words it would help me develop my grammar. A strength that I have would be that I try creating a picture in the readers head. I try giving examples and details to go along with my writing. Well when writing this essay I thought it was easy because I speak another language. The essay showed how it impacts the way I am today. If I had the chance of re-writing this essay I would definitely put it into the essay layout. It would show that I know the format of a paper and not just write in one big paragraph. Plus I need more help in my transitions. Often I get lost in the writing that I forget how to transition to another paragraph or idea. I would keep my examples the same because it gives the reader a picture of what I try saying in my writing. When somebody reads my examples they are often interested because they are my own experiences from the life I have lived. I really do not enjoy reading and then writing an essay on what we read. In order to enjoy writing the reading also has to be exciting. I have to be fascinated with a topic in order for me to enjoy writing. The type of writing I really enjoy is argumentative but again on a subject that I like.

BLOG #1

When the class was assigned to read these chapters I was confused. I have heard what “rhetoric” and “genres” were but could not remember their meanings. All I knew was that these words had to do with writing. It was until I started to read the chapters that I knew what the authors were talking about, but at the same time I was learning new information. For example, the purpose, audience, genre, stance, and media/design are part of the rhetorical situations. Basically, when writing a paper the writer has to take into consideration all these elements for the reader to understand their text. As I kept on reading I came across the word stance. According to Richard Bullock and Maureen Daly Goggin, this means how the writer feels about the topic chosen.
When I thought how I would use these aspects in my writing, I thought that was an interested question. Therefore, I would use all of these elements in my writing, because they all play a big part on the writing process. Think about it without a purpose or a point my writing would not make sense. If there is no stance how one would expect the reader to feel what one feels about the topic. Of course, the writer has to target an audience whether it’s teens or adults. Then there is the genre, what kind of or writing one is going to use. One uses these elements in order for their writing to make sense.
When I first saw these concepts, I thought they were hard. As soon as began reading it was like a light shined on me. It was interesting because I knew what the reading was saying. It was sort of hard because I would not understand some texts and I would have to re-read the section again. Well it was time consuming, but overall the reading was informative. I learned new words and their meaning plus information that is new to me.

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