Essay # 2

Writing essay two was somewhat difficult. Reading three different essays and trying to find what makes them a like was somewhat of a hard task for me. At times it got boring and very frustrating. I believe it was difficult because it was hard to point out what was a like in the three essays. It was very very very very hard to site them. I know I did not do my citations right. Frankly I do not understand why it has to be so darn difficult! I even attempted to look in my book and go to OWL but it just didn't work out for me. After going to the computer lab in class and you showing us how to properly cite, I feel as if I have a better understanding on citing and that for essay # 3 my citing will be a lot better if not perfect.

In essay #2 I did use TS/CD. I think I did a very good job at using TS/CD. I'm hoping I receive a better grade than i did on essay #1.I believe that TS/CD did work for me and my paper. I really believe it helps a lot to write a good paper. Even though it takes more time and planning, I still believe it is a very good approach in writing a good paper. I will be usuing it in my next paper and hopefully i'll do even a better job.

Essay # 1

About essay one. Honestly I did not really enjoy it. I mean it was interesting reading the story. But let's be honest the stories were kind of boring and it was hard to summarize it and Honestly I think I did a crappy job on essay one. It's as if all my essay skills flew out the window and I Forgot how to write an essay! The essay I summarized was okay I guess. It just was boring to me. If I could do it again I would probably read a more interesting essay. I attempted to use the cites to help me, but it did not work out so well. I believe that my essay one could have been a lot better. After having a conference with you, I understand now more of what I am suppose to do and I believe that my essay #2 will be a lot better.

Blog #2 Reflection

The writing diagnostic we did in class was some what difficult for me. I usually know exactly what to write about. and this time around it was a little more difficult for me to think about what to write about. I've always been a good writer, and somewhat of a good writer. When it came to the topic of discussing a time in my life where literacy was difficult for me, I couldn't think of anything. My mind went completely blank. Until I remembered taking my Spanish classes, and how difficult it was for me to attempt to learn another language. After brainstorming on what to write, I definitely have a lot of respect for the people that know more then one language. It is not only a hard process but also a wonderful gift.

Overall, it was very hard for me to write the essay, I felt blank and somewhat rushed. If I had the chance to d it all over again I would most likely had looked the prompt over before had and did some brainstorming on what would be a good approach to write this paper in. I do enjoy writing when it relates to interesting topics. When it relates to boring topics, i definitely push things off to the last minute, because I dread doing it. I know this is not the best way to go about boring topics. I know for a fact my papers would be a lot better if I took more time on doing them. But I feel as if there are so many rules and regulations in writing a good paper, and honestly.. it is really annoying!

When it comes to writing on spot, or taking more time, I feel it depends on the subject of what you are writing on. If your writing about something you are very confident and positive and know a lot about. I believe writing on the spot will have a better outcome. But when it comes to a topic one does not know much about, I believe taking out more time to look over the topic and set out a sturdy outline will benefit the paper. So to me it depends on the topic.