- What I did this week:
-I read some of the class readings assigned this week.
-I finished studying for History and completed my mid-terms before the deadline.
-I started some research on the BIAW topics I could use for my research paper rough draft. - What went well this week:
-I would have to say the work that I had to do this week. It was definitely hard which I will explain in the third point, however, it’s because I was able to wrap up all the work I needed to in good time that it went all so well. I never felt as if I had to rush and I could feel relaxed at each task I had to do. Which is the reason why, even though this week was stressful for the amount of work I had to finish, because I was able to finish without being late is what went well for me this week. - What was hard this week:
-Now I’ll explain my dilemma of the week. The beginning of this week I felt like I was swamped with so much work to do. I had to write a monologue piece for FYS, study video lectures of 2 classes other than the class I had mid-terms for. The reason for that was because in one of the classes I was slacking with the video lectures and I needed to catch up. The other was for math and that was in preparation for any quizzes I may have had. Since I had my Modern American History mid-terms during the middle-end of this week, I wanted to study as much as I could before then. However, by wanting to study more that left less time for doing everything else for my other classes. It was hard managing everything so that I would have enough time but I got through it. - To-do list:
-First thing on the list is definitely to do more research on my what kind of question I want to research for my research paper. I don’t want to answer question from a previous topic, not unless I have genuine new ideas to use in my essay. I hate using old ideas so I’ll have to spend at least an hour or two of research to determine my topic more accurately.
-Next I’ll have to study pre-calc for the remainder of today and tomorrow (Saturday and Sunday) in preparation for a quiz. This past week my teacher had surprisingly not given us or had forgotten to give use any quizzes.
-I also have to read the remaining assigned readings of the week.
-Outside of school, I should start running again in the cold. I’m not too sure why but I’ve always loved running in warm weather and prefer when the weather is colder. Thus, now that the weather is growing colder I gotta go out running more. - Where I left off:
-Last week I basically left off with having to study for a ton of classes. Which is basically what I did this week. Thankfully I was able to finish all the studying that was a real necessity. Only kind of studying I need is quick reviews for pre-calc.
-Where I’ll be leaving off this week will be having finished half of the assigned pre-calc homework, only need to study for one of my classes, and that’s all. - I’m honestly feel very satisfied with the work I put in this week. Although the end of this week seemed to have slowed down so much, it’s mostly because I haven’t been placed in as much pressure as I was placed in the beginning of the week. However, because I was able to get through all that I feel genuinely satisfied with myself. Although I haven’t done much writing this week, I’m happy to see how I’ve been able to grow as a writer. Incorporating different tones and writing techniques in my work.
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Writing Prompt:
Usually the strategies I implement before I start to write is simple imagery. I tend to imagine or visualize how I want my story to sound. It’s also how I can judge what kind of approach to the tone I want to use because I imagine the type of personality I am using when I am reading my paper out loud. Using this method, my writing tends to resemble an actual conversation with another person. As if I am speaking directly to my readers as individuals.
Honestly, thinking about it now, my strategies are actually quite similar to the invention strategies we had read about. I had already placed great importance on how my writing is being articulated to my audience. I also love using questions. Even if the questions are rhetorical, I love using them because of how it introduces visuals both I and my reader can visualize. It sets the narrative. These two strategies are probably my favorite because of how often I already make use of them. Probably another strategy I’d enjoy would be the brainstorming one for 5 minutes. I don’t usually tend to write out my thoughts because I’ve simply grown accustomed to keeping my thoughts in my head. Sometimes I may even have thoughts yet no words to express such thoughts, so I’ll keep brainstorming on alternatives to express those thoughts.
The outcome of my invention techniques was honestly a lot more satisfactory than I had originally thought. The brainstorming of ideas was probably the best technique because of how many ideas I could come up with. However, the free writing was terrible and I’m sure the reason is simply because I don’t like free writing. I’ve never been good at it because my thoughts begin to wander so much that I’m not even thinking about the same class anymore. So that was a disaster. However, the brainstorming was better because I my chart started to look decently organized. Although there was a huge in balance of ideas, it still looked pretty decent to me. (Imbalance pertaining to me having lots of keywords to explain only one main idea. So if I have 6 main ideas to talk about in total, one of those ideas can last a couple pages and the rest will fill up less than half a page. I focused too much on one idea.)
I think my tentative research question will be about the grading criteria. I’m honestly not too sure about what section of the grading criteria I’d like to write a research paper about. It could be about the grading writing in general and my question could look like: How much of an impact do you think a grade makes on your writing? Or something along those lines. Or I could talk about the horrors of rubrics. A question that could spark lots of controversy but also keep it somewhat professional. Maybe: How effective are rubrics truly? Honestly I have no idea how to start this paper. There’s just too many ideas I could write about, even if its just in the sphere of grading criteria in writing. I could still change that theme completely if something else attracts me, I can very spontaneous at times.