September 11, 2021
Literacy Narrative
1. What I did:
- Read texts from the Bad Ideas of Writing:
- “Leave Yourself Out of Your Writing”
- “Response, Never Use ‘I'”
2. What went well:
- Expanded my knowledge on writing
- Looked at common misconceptions in writing
- Thought about how leaving this misconception out could strengthen my writing
3. What was hard:
- Not much was hard for this week, I was able to do all the work in no rush or hurry
4. To-Do List:
- Keep Revising the Literacy Narrative Paper until publishing (September 18, 2021)
5. Where I left off:
- A partially revised narrative
6. How do I feel?
I feel for this week of writing this week was just for revising, and thinking about how I could make my writing better which I did. Looking more in debt to the “Bad Ideas of Writing” made me look at the what ifs. I looked at if my writing would be stronger without these misconceptions which was definitely true. This was also implemented into my Literacy Narratives because yes, moving away from these misconceptions made my writing have more of an impact.
7. Write about a previous writing assignment that was a challenge for you. What strategies did you use at the time? After reading the chapter, what other strategies do you think might have been useful?
A previous writing assignment that was a challenging for me was my year long research project in high school. I feel that basically I believed I was confined to a certain set of rules when it came to research writing. The strategies I used at the time would usually be mostly speaking in third person, and mostly being very descriptive by looking at different texts corresponding to my research project I had at the time. I think I opened my eyes once I asked the teacher for help on my assignment in which she did see I was struggling with formulating my words. She then talked about including my own opinion of what data I was collecting, meaning how did I analyze the data I collected. This opened my mind up more, making me get more words on the paper getting to that word count I needed. This made me incorporate the idea of first person into my writing because I could talk about how I see the data and what trends I see, which would connect back to my claim for the research question I had. Yes, this strategy was a good strategy back in those times, but after reading the chapters, I believe I should incorporate myself more in my writing, going beyond “I” usage. This is because when being able to talk from my point of view I am able to be more descriptive and accurate on my account, making my writing stronger. This week definitely showed me that going from a robotic style of writing to a more self oriented style of writing, would take my writing to the next level.