Thursday, February 24, 2011
Blog #7: Annotation for 1 source
Amato, Mary. "Dear Diary: A Fiction Writer's Secret Tool." Illinois Reading Council Journal 37.2 (2009): 3-7. EBSCO. Web. 28 Feb. 2011.
Mary Amato had a problem figuring out how she should write her next novel, her characters voice was being lost, and she had to ask herself who this character was communicating with. She solved this problem with a diary, the character would write to herself. By using a diary you can flesh out a character, let their inner most thoughts come out in a natural way. By inhabiting this character as a writer it should also ease the development of their traits. This can also be used in minor characters. By writing a diary for even the most mundane characters you can develop them into likable characters, thus making your characters and world more likable and believable. I will try this method out for developing my characters, and I find it interesting how it pairs with the character trait list. However it remains to be seen if I continue to employ this method as I was never a diary type person.
Mary Amato had a problem figuring out how she should write her next novel, her characters voice was being lost, and she had to ask herself who this character was communicating with. She solved this problem with a diary, the character would write to herself. By using a diary you can flesh out a character, let their inner most thoughts come out in a natural way. By inhabiting this character as a writer it should also ease the development of their traits. This can also be used in minor characters. By writing a diary for even the most mundane characters you can develop them into likable characters, thus making your characters and world more likable and believable. I will try this method out for developing my characters, and I find it interesting how it pairs with the character trait list. However it remains to be seen if I continue to employ this method as I was never a diary type person.
Syllabus Question #1
Difference between fact and opinion
Fact:A true statement backed up by conclusive evidence and given by a credible source
Opinion: Someones personal thoughts, neither true nor false, however not credible in certain context.
Difference between summarizing and paraphrasing
summarizing:Writing a simplified concise version of the reading in your own words.
paraphrasing:A smaller version of summary.
Difference between thesis and support
thesis: Not quite sure
support: I know what a thesis is but paired with support I'm not sure
Fact:A true statement backed up by conclusive evidence and given by a credible source
Opinion: Someones personal thoughts, neither true nor false, however not credible in certain context.
Difference between summarizing and paraphrasing
summarizing:Writing a simplified concise version of the reading in your own words.
paraphrasing:A smaller version of summary.
Difference between thesis and support
thesis: Not quite sure
support: I know what a thesis is but paired with support I'm not sure
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
BLog 5: Converting Bibliographic data
Griswold-Ford
Valerie
Lai Zhao
Writing Fantasy: the Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy
Red Deer, Alta
Dragon Moon, 2006.
Print.
Griswold-Ford, Valerie, and Lai Zhao. Writing Fantasy: the Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy. Red Deer, Alta.: Dragon Moon, 2006. Print.
doesn't seem to want to tab
Valerie
Lai Zhao
Writing Fantasy: the Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy
Red Deer, Alta
Dragon Moon, 2006.
Print.
Griswold-Ford, Valerie, and Lai Zhao. Writing Fantasy: the Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy. Red Deer, Alta.: Dragon Moon, 2006. Print.
doesn't seem to want to tab
Blog 6: Bonfiglio
Bonfiglio, Robert. “College: A Time of Wonder.” About Campus (May 2006): 27-29. Print.
In “College: A Time of Wonder” by Robert A. Bonfiglio, he starts his discussion by pointing out the irony of students being anxious or even fearful, and the excitement that seems coupled by the prospects of starting college. The fear he says, comes from the experience of a radically different environment, academically and socially, than anything they've experienced before. The excitement is derived from the thoughts of reaching a new, very recognizable chapter in their life. Bonfiglio then goes into the evolution of collegiate academics, stating that pre World War II colleges were elitist institution. The administration and graduates felt that completing college was a simple matter of you either have the ability, or not. This led to these individuals to purport themselves as social and academic elites. However with the end of World War II, more individuals wanted to become educated as well as had the means to do so. University’s started focusing on retention of their students, and started developing programs and carefully structured freshmen curriculum to help integrate the incoming freshmen population more seamlessly. This further evolved into institutions educating their students on such aspects of crime or racial discrimination. Unfortunately the approach colleges have taken in the past to help ease students into college life has shifted to focus less on academics, and more on social issues such as drug abuse. Also a lack of advising to an incoming freshmen class makes the message portrayed as don't thrive in college, but survive it. Bonfiglio I feel, wishes to get across the point that through education, we can overcome the new issues that freshmen encounter, whether it's a more diverse racial environment, inability to cope with new found freedoms, or a more strenuous curriculum. Through education we are all both capable and equal.
Bonfiglio, Robert. “College: A Time of Wonder.” About Campus (May 2006): 27-29. Print.
In “College: A Time of Wonder” by Robert A. Bonfiglio, he starts his discussion by pointing out the irony of students being anxious or even fearful, and the excitement that seems coupled by the prospects of starting college. The fear he says, comes from the experience of a radically different environment, academically and socially, than anything they've experienced before. The excitement is derived from the thoughts of reaching a new, very recognizable chapter in their life. Bonfiglio then goes into the evolution of collegiate academics, stating that pre World War II colleges were elitist institution. The administration and graduates felt that completing college was a simple matter of you either have the ability, or not. This led to these individuals to purport themselves as social and academic elites. However with the end of World War II, more individuals wanted to become educated as well as had the means to do so. University’s started focusing on retention of their students, and started developing programs and carefully structured freshmen curriculum to help integrate the incoming freshmen population more seamlessly. This further evolved into institutions educating their students on such aspects of crime or racial discrimination. Unfortunately the approach colleges have taken in the past to help ease students into college life has shifted to focus less on academics, and more on social issues such as drug abuse. Also a lack of advising to an incoming freshmen class makes the message portrayed as don't thrive in college, but survive it. Bonfiglio I feel, wishes to get across the point that through education, we can overcome the new issues that freshmen encounter, whether it's a more diverse racial environment, inability to cope with new found freedoms, or a more strenuous curriculum. Through education we are all both capable and equal.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Key words
Key words for my research proposal
Narrative
formating
grammar
publishing
+houses
+short stories
+magazines
Narrative
formating
grammar
publishing
+houses
+short stories
+magazines
Research Topics: Part 2
I decided to go with the process of getting published for my research topic. I will include the process of getting published as well as research on different publishers. Also I will include my own personal goal of improving my grammar as part of my research.
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