Blog # 3

The essay compared to the in class writing diagnostic was much easier. This was because we had time to prepare for it. In the writing diagnostic we didn’t have time to prepare for it. It made it harder and more stressful since we had not much prior knowledge about it. Also in the writing diagnostic we didn’t have enough time to clear up our ideas. In this essay we were able to take our time writing it. Giving us more time to think about the best way to summarize and put in our own words what we had read.

We were able to choose what article to reflect upon. Whether we understood what we read was more on our part because we choose that article. Choosing the article was good because we were able to pick something of our own interest. This made reading a lot easier and even a little bit faster since we liked what we were reading.

Although I like what I was reading I think I should have read over it more then once, to get a better understanding on the topic of the book. There were some words that I didn’t understand. Making it harder for me to summarize the article. Something else that I would have done differently would be to have someone else proof read it before I handed it in.

The only other source I used was my prior knowledge in writing and summarizing. I did use the notes we took in class to help myself guide myself in the process of writing the article. They helped me to lay out the information in order and to help the reader understand what I wrote.

Blog Number 2

The essay we had to do in class was a little difficult because we didn’t have enough preparation. Writing for me is also difficult because it’s not my first language. Being from another country makes it difficult to translate what I want to say. Sometimes I know exactly what I won’t to write in Spanish but then translating it into English gives it a totally different meaning. It is difficult to write exactly what you want from one language to another.

I don’t like to write on the spot. I feel pressured doing that. While being pressured my brain tends to shut down and I forget about what I just wrote and about what I’m suppose to write about.  I also don’t like to write on the spot because my vocabulary isn’t as advanced as others when I write papers or just read them. There are some words that I still don’t understand when reading the instructions to the paper. This is a key factor when deciding if I am a good writer or not.

There are times when I can be a very good writer depending on the situation. If I have time to write and if I have prior knowledge about the topic my writing strengths are greater. I am able to research about the topic a learn more about it making it easier for me to write. I enjoy writing a lot but like I stated before it all depends on the time and place in which I am writing.

Blog # 1: Rhetorical Situations and Genres

To be honest I don’t really have prior knowledge about these two concepts. I often have heard about them, especially about genres. The prior knowledge that I have would be that whenever you are writing you have to think about your audience or whomever it is that’s going re hearing or reading it. After reading about the topic, I learned that in rhetorical situations you have to consider several factors such as the purpose, your audience, a particular stance, a genre and a medium.


Also while reading these selections I learned that the word genres indicates to the type of writing whether it’s a literacy, narrative, analyzing texts or an argument.

To help my writing I want to incorporate the rhetorical situations because it brings more clarity to someone’s writing. Although I didn’t really get the genres topic I want to learn more to help improve my writing. To be able to attract my audience to read more about what I write.

These selections were informative because it helps you develop peoples writing. While writing you are able to focus more on what you already know and then develop what you don’t know. Knowing the factors of a rhetorical situation you are more likely to attract your audience attention because you know how to state your purpose better and also you will think about the type of audience you are directing yourself to. Being able to identify the type of audience you have is very important.

To conclude I found this selections very interesting although it was difficult to stay focus on something that you aren’t used to reading.

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