Thlog #3 Change Of Habbits

          Entering my second college course made me a little on edge! Especially because it  was 2 courses in one. Which meant the work would be intense. I have always been good at turning in assighnments, however my writing process took way longer to get out my ideas and organize them so it makes sense to the reader.

          One of my biggest problems was finding a way to open my papers. Now that i have been introduced to new strategies on how to hook my reader i am more confident. I feel i have options now. Definition openers, Quotes, Strong opinion statments, facts. I have learned how each of these can be affective. Also how they are used to convey a tone at the beginning.
       
          Since starting this course i was able to pick up new habbits that increased my writing ability and speed. Starting with first order-thinking. Now i began all of my assignments by picking a topic and free writing what knowledge i already know about the topic. This helps me enter the topic with an open mind instead of trying to relate it to the paper. Which is what consumes most of my time.

          Next I research my topic to see the different views an how people write about the topic. When i finally settle on the writing im analyzing, I organize my ideas that are relavant to my academic argument. Following that, I see what vocabulary would be beneficial for me to use to explain the text the best.
       
          I feel that starting these types of habbits have increased my productivity in writing. I don't get flustered when i'm unsure how to start because now i have almost created a writing template that works to make my ideas flow accordingly.
   
          Without these tools I've been given I am using them in a way that makes me yhe most comfortable to understand what's asked of me. Than I use them to answer all the questions.

           Another tool that has elevated my writing is space savers. This small tool has helped me to eliminate wasted time on trying to find the write word in a sentence. When i use this tool i noticed once im finished my work and i read it back out loud, whatever words were missing seem to just fill in the blanks.

Thlog #2 Post- Pros & Cons of WP1

          My initial thought of wp1 was way off from how difficult of a task it really was to complete. I struggled with how to get my thoughts down on paper. However, the hardest part was settling on a topic that was interesting to me so tye assignment would not seem like so much work. Although I have a pretty good understanding of genre I struggle with explaining my ideas. But that was one of the pros that i recieved the chance to exercise the strategies i have been leatning in class to make me a better writer. I give a lot of credit to Shitty First Drafts for navigating me on the notion that first-order thinking can work in a positive way when writing a college essay also. I learned that you do get ideas that you might not have thought about through free writing about your topic.

          The class vocabulary was used as a big tool in explaining different genres and conventions I learned that to explain writing you have to use the correct venacular to achieve the desired goal in your academic argument. I used it for topics in my paragraphs to navigate my reader through so they would not get lost. I also kept in mind the understanding of each word and how it relates to writing. Even when i got stuck if i referred to another vocabulary word i had a new idea.

         

          The fact that genre is so broad was the hardest part to break down. Every form of written text has a genre. That was a new concept for me so i was a little nervous. How would I be able to convey answers to all the questions ? How would I be able to merge the topic with explaining a genre without over powering one another.

          Another pro that helped me to better my work was when the class shared their papers with each other. That played a big part because i was able to see how my other classmates chose to analyze the genre. This gave me fresh eyes to critique my own work. My classmates helped me to realize that i was missing the point of an academic argument.

           i will use these to improve on my next assignment.

       

PB2A Peter Pancakes

Peter Pancakes

• Move - Standard Views : Many people do not realize that different types of literary genre are present in almost any form of writing.

This move is used as an introduction to let the reader know his opinion on people's general idea of genre. Which in this case is good because it gives the reader a hint on what's coming next in the rest of the passage. Also, from a writing perspective it's effective because he starts with what a reader already knows, so that he can build on that knowledge to persuade them to his beliefs.

• Move - Indicating Who Cares : Although each menu has the same purpose to sell pancakes, each writer aimed to incorporate his or her own ingenious way of attracting customers.

The use of this move is effective. The writer tells the reader the exact purpose of the particular genres. He also makes it clear that each choice in the text is geared toward the same purpose even though they differ from each other.

• Move - Capturing Authorial Action : The descriptions are no more than three sentences, including adjectives such as "sky-high" and "legendary award-winning" (IHOP).

The writer emphasizes how the words are used to enhance the customers thoughts about ordering the meal. It's effective because even though the text are short, the writer uses words that appeal to a readers thoughts in a positive way about the pancakes.

• Move - Compare & Contrast : However, similarly to IHOP's but different from OHOP's, Denny's menu does have pictures of pancakes, though the images are very imaginative combinations if different components to create obnoxious, yet appetizing and appealing.

This move is used to show how the menus are similar but different. It is effective because all these are successful businesses that sell the same product, however they have similar and different approaches at getting the desired outcomes. Each has their own special way to make the audience think a specific way about the author's product.

• Move - The Jump Out : The color and organization forced the eyes of the customer to focus on the picture because of the light back round allowed the HD pancakes to "pop-out".

This move was used to show how little changes such as color is chosen by the writer to invoke more stimulation from the reader. By using a visual approach it comes automatically as soon as you look at the piece of writing. This is effective because you can see how the picture stands alone but the text supports it's claim to taste.