Change.

My attitude towards writing has changed a lot over the semester. I realized that all aspects of English are not my cup of tea like I once thought they were. Maybe it was due to lack of effort or maybe I just lost interest in the essays. I always enjoyed creative writing more than informational writing. Either way a lot has changed for me and I realized that it was not something I wanted to do. I enjoyed the class but due to lack of motivation, didn't get as much out of it as I should have. My attitude towards writing is still good though, just different!

Revise.

I am extremely pleased with having chosen  to revise the "What Makes A Good Writer" piece. It has been very interesting as it all pans out. I did find it difficult to think of ways to back up my thoughts but eventually it all worked out. The biggest change I made this week was making my essay into a letter. The letter is to my old teacher so that is pretty cool. Big change, but not much work. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product!

Revision Piece

For my revision piece, I have chosen to edit the in class writing, "What Makes A Good Writer." I feel that this topic has room to expand on. There are so many different opinions of what makes a successful writer and how they got to that point. In reviewing it,  I have expanded my ideas into paragraphs and made everything more clear. Overall, it should be a good essay.

Short Project.

My project is about the struggles college freshmen face as they transition from high school. I have decided to either write a school newspaper article or magazine entry. I think in this project I am going to focus on how to prevent the struggles from happening because that is what most students would be interested in.

Facebook Messages Galore.

Since my research paper topic is deals with college freshmen, I thought there was nothing better than to ask college freshmen. Obviously. So I decided to send a questionaire to 100 of my facebook friends all at different colleges asking them about the challenges they face. I really enjoyed conducting a survey and getting real life results. The only bad thing was having to sort out Facebook messages non-stop and keeping up with which ones I had already recorded. Overall I really liked this method of information and I will probably use it more often, when it can. Anyways, to anyone doing a research paper, I'd reccomend a survey! : )

Oh The Choices....

Often, when I decide to write a paper, for fun or for school, I am undescicive about which topic I should do. I usually end up picking one and then switching to another. Sometimes it takes me a day to decide to pick and sometimes it takes me weeks. I have found that when I start writing about one thing, it takes a turn in a different direction. For instance, writing a paper that related to my argumentative essay has been very difficult for me because there are SO many other things I want to write about. Most people would say I am a good writer and have a creative mind BUT when my creativity is limited, I have a hard time working inside the box. I do not like not being able to switch topics because it does not let my creativity flow. Although this is how I feel, I see the benefits of not switching. It forces me to commit to one subject and really pull out a good paper. My main obstacle is getting past how much i dislike the topic. I guess I'll just have to see how this paper turns out...

Research.

When I am researching a topic, I immediately look for websites with sources and expert imputs. I tend to avoid sites that are biased and do not have much information. I have started to use the Delta library for more research. They have lots of sources and different databases. Not to mention they are all credited and are excellent sources. When I am looking something up for personally information or just to know, I usually google it or use wikipedia. Sometimes I use Yahoo Answers! if it is something that another person can tell me. Whether I am looking researching for a paper or for myself, I always turn to the internet.