Friday, October 24, 2008
Laearning About Myself
The thing I learned about myself is that I don't give my life the credit it deserves. I need to be more happy about my life because I've heard many stories this past month that are very sad. I am thankful that I do not have to go through some of the things that my fellow classmates have gone through. I have had some issues in my life of my own but they were not that bad. People have gone through a lot worse and I should be in that mindset whenever something unfortunate happens in my life.
Plan to do differently next quarter
What I will do differently next quarter is I will get a Writers Notebook s that I can get my full credit in English. In DMA I will try to work faster on the computers so that I can finish up all of my work. I am not all that fast on computers and I know I need to be most of the time.
How do the choices I make affect communication?
The choices I make affect my communication because some people may see how I act and what I say to certain people and that may be their first impression of me. If somebody sees me cursing someone out (most likely you won't see me doing that), they may possibly be intimidated by me or think that I am a rude person even though that person deserved to be cursed out. Basically you should watch the way you act in front of people you do not know because they may think something of you that is not true.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
What did you learn about memoir writing?
Writing a memoir on an event in my life was something new to me. I never gave myself the time of the day as far as looking back on old times and seeing what I learned from those times. Starting off on writing my memoir, I thought it would be just like writing a regular story. In a way it is but I found out there is a lot more to it than a regular made up story. Its real, therefore you have to make the readers believe how real it is.
On my first draft of my memoir I over did it on quotes and useless sentences. The quotes I used were true, but boring and did not get straight to the point and the sentences weren't of high importance. The reader would have probably thought I was stalling and would soon get tired of my story. Overall, I learned not to put unnecessary things into my writing pieces whether I am writing a memoir or a report.
On my first draft of my memoir I over did it on quotes and useless sentences. The quotes I used were true, but boring and did not get straight to the point and the sentences weren't of high importance. The reader would have probably thought I was stalling and would soon get tired of my story. Overall, I learned not to put unnecessary things into my writing pieces whether I am writing a memoir or a report.
Friday, October 17, 2008
What Do You Need To Improove On As A Presenter
What I need to improve on as a presenter is very simple. I do not always speak as loudly as I should while presenting. This is very important for presenters to be able to do this so that they can be heard by their audience. If I do not improve on this skill I will not be able to get my point across as well as I would like and of course i always want to get my point across.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
A part of my memoir i am most happy with
I am most happy with my whole memoir. The part that I am the most happy with is the part where I had to describe what happened and how I reacted to the surprise I had got when I opened the door. I am most proud of this part because I actually wrote down what happened. I didn't want to because I didn't want every one to know i was crying over something like that.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Revisions
The part of my memoir that needs revising is my conclusion. I feel that it can be stronger. I think I need to expand on how I have learned from my experience. I also want to use bigger words and get rid of any tired words I may have used.
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