Blog #10

Since I had the same instructor for both of my English classes, I already had done most of the assignments given in this class. TS/CD was not new to me. When I would write my papers, this method would come naturally to me. When it comes down to the transitions, I did not use this when writing my papers. It is easy but TS/CD comes normal to me now. I try not to use “you” or “one” on my papers anymore. I try using active verbs to make my writing better. Even though I had the same instructor last semester, I did end up learning one thing.
I learned how to write in APA format. I followed the OWL Purdue format of how to write an APA paper. It includes four major sections: the Title Page, Abstract, Main Body, and References. It was time consuming but doable. In my papers I will definitely use the TS/CD method when writing. I will try to use the transition method, but for now I feel more comfortable with the other method. Plus, I will go to the OWL Purdue website if I need help with citing a paper. I will use easybib.com as well to get help with my work cited page.
I think my research paper tells what kind of writer I am. It has my thoughts and opinions about my topic. I felt strong about this topic because I lived it and my family is still living it. I tried to give the reader a visual about my neighborhood and my family. I like the readers to know how rough I had it growing up. All those experiences have mold me to the person I am today. I believed I still got a long way to go so I can develop to a better writer. I want to be able to write a paper with better vocabulary. When I do that, I will consider myself a BETTER writer.

Blog #8

Well this paper was not goin that well. I did not know where to start. I thought of various ways to put my introduction but it would not work out for me. I guess I was stressing that it had to be done rite away. After taking a day for break I felt relaxed and ready to try doing my paper again. Some how it all came together. My introduction was a story about my experiences and how I was brought up.

The paper was coming together. The difficult part was that I was in Mexico and I did not have a computer with me all the time. I had to sometimes wait a week to get access to one but of course it would cost me some money to use one. On that note it was also good because I would get a break to re-think some of my organization of my paper. It would give me time to come up with thoughts on what to use on my paper.

I think it was also difficult to find sources for my paper. I knew exactly what I wanted to say on my paper but did not have enough sources to back up my thoughts. It helped that I was suppose to write about this topic on some other English class and I had sources from that. That really helped me because it helped my paper come together at the end.