Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Reflections

Q1.) What key things have I learned writing this short I-search and "they say, I say"
A.) When I was writing my paper I made sure I put what other people had to say which I learned from "they say, I say." I also learned that using templates doesn't make your writing less creative but it helps you to make it more creative. I learned that writing a research paper as a story makes it more exciting to write and more exciting to the reader. When writing a paper pick a topic that interest you or something you want to know about because you will actually spend time on it and because it is something you want to write it will be better.

Q2.) How do this relate to what I already know?

A.) This relate to what I already know for the material I learned in the "they say, I say" book I have been doing when I write but I didn't know I was doing it.

Q3.) How can I apply what I've learned in my future writings in this class?

A.) Always take into consideration what someone else has to say. Make sure I pick a topic I want to write about so it want be boring and it will be a paper I want to write and not a paper I have to write.

Q4.) Can I apply what I've learned in this unit to aspects of life outside the classroom?

A.) Sure. When you having a conversation with someone else listen to what they say and then you speak and don't always think what you have to say is better than what someone else is saying or has said.

Q5.) What was the high point of this writing?

A.) The highpoint of my writing was researching my topic.

Q6.) What was the low point of this writing?

A.) The lowpoint for me was narrowing my topic down to a single question that could be answered without writing a 20 page paper.

Q7.) What obstacles did you encounter in completing this writing?

A.) The biggest obstacle that i encountered was actually writing the paper because taking my research material and writing them in a story format was harder than I thought it would be.

Q8.) What strategies did I use to overcome these obstacles?

A.) I got a few pointer from the teacher and I just took a real conversation I had with a friend and put it in my paper and then started building off that.

Q9.) What have I learned about myself as a writer?

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Monday, October 5, 2009