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Gianna Bell

September 29, 2015UWRT 1103

Mid-term 1

Throuhout the !ir"t hal! o! thi" #our"e, $e ha%e barel& tou#hed on the 'e& #on#ept" in

#la""( )n"tead, a" a "tudent, $e had to independentl& anal&*e them and adapt to them( +o$ #ould

$e u"e the"e #on#ept" in thi" #our"e What about in other" Some are #omparati%el& ea"ier than

other" to under"tand and %i#e %er"a(

So !ar in thi" #la"", $e ha%e done a "erie" o! peer editin a#ti%itie"( We ha%e al"o had

dra!t" that $ere due( With tho"e dra!t", m& peer" in m& roup pro%ided me $ith !eedba#' and

"ue"tion" on ho$ ) #ould that paper( ro!e""or )nram ha" al"o pro%ided the "ame a" $ell(

The"e a#ti%itie" ha%e helped me de%elop "'ill" !or the #ompo"in pro#e""( The #ompo"in

 pro#e"" i" one o! the 'e& #on#ept" ) reatl& enae $ith( .l"o 'no$n a" the, writing process, the

#ompo"in pro#e"" #on"i"t" o! three to !i%e "tae"/ $ith drafting, revising, and editing bein

the main three/ and pre$ritin and publi"hin bein "upplement" to the pro#e""( With the u"e o!

 peer editin, ) am able to utili*e the #ompo"in pro#e"" to enhan#e m& paper"( n September

10th, $e $ere a""ined a $arm-up to epre"" ho$ $e !elt about dra!t 1(  I like the fact that it’s

almost finished … I would like my peers to help me not be so “wordy” when I write.” While

t&pin thi", ) a#tuall& thouht all m& paper needed $a" a #on#lu"ion( ) $a" #on!ident in m&

 paper( +o$e%er, a!ter re#ei%in !eedba#' !rom m& peer roup and ro!e""or )nram, ) "a$ there

$a" "till plent& o! $or' to do( Riht no$, ) am in the re%i"in and editin "tae o! the pro#e""(

Multi-modalit& i" a #ru#ial #hara#teri"ti# in thi" #our"e( We brie!l& tou#hed ba"e on the 5

mode"/ linui"ti#, %i"ual, aural, e"tural, and "patial( The u"e o! the"e !i%e mode" #an help m&

$ritin" #on%e& the me""ae to m& audien#e( B& ma'in an e-port!olio, a" a $riter ) $a" able to

utili*e a !e$ o! the"e mode" to et m& me""ae out( n m& blo po"t", ) ha%e in#orporated

animated i!" and pi#ture" that relate to them( With the"e, ) am u"in the %i"ual and e"tural

mode"( )n #la"", $e did a Seein the Moment a#ti%it& to enhan#e our a""ion related paper"(

4or thi" a#ti%it&, ) had to thin' ba#' to a moment ) $rote about in m& paper( 4rom there )

de"#ribed thin" ) "a$, heard, "melt, or e%en ta"ted(  How do I feel? ‘I am bored mentally!’”"

“#hat do I feel? ‘$he cold chill of the %&’”" and “#hat do I smell? ‘'ebree(e plug)in* my dog

 smells like outside’”" are a !e$ o! the thin" ) #ould re#all( B& in#orporatin the"e and other" into

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m& net dra!t, ) #ould impro%e ho$ ) #on%e& m& me""ae linui"ti#all& and add "ome imaer& to

m& bland paper(

. 'e& #on#ept ) tend to ha%e trouble $ith a#hie%in i" making connections( )%e al$a&"

had trouble doin "o( ) #an ma'e #onne#tion", but it i" hard to #on%e& that #onne#tion $ith m&

audien#e( Sometime" tho"e #onne#tion" are 6uite %aue( 7urin the peer edit o! dra!t t$o !or the

 pa""ion a""inment, ) re#ei%ed !eedba#' !rom ro!e""or )nram, a" $ell a" one o! m& peer"(  +ut 

 you could always e,pand and include how your phone is your passion”" $a" a "ue"tion one o!

m& peer" $rote me( .!ter oin ba#' and readin dra!t one, ) reali*ed he $a" riht( Throuhout

the $hole paper ) $a" tellin $h& m& phone $a" m& pa""ion, not how. ) !ailed to de"#ribe the

 pa""ionate #onne#tion ) ha%e $ith m& phone( ) $ant to $or' to$ard" bein able to ma'e

meanin!ul #onne#tion" and #on%e& them to m& peer"(

)t i" hard !or to get out of my comfort (one. )n thi" #la"", ) !eel li'e the #om!ort *one i"

di!!erent !or other"( +o$e%er, !or me, m& #om!ort *one i" $ritin !or a rade and not !or m&"el!(

)n hih "#hool, paper" $ere epe#ted to meet a #ertain #riteria/ thi" man& "our#e", and thi" man&

 pae"( )n thi" #our"e, )%e bean to "ee that the $ritin" $e do are !or our o$n bene!it( Man& o!

them ha%e no $ord limit or pae re6uirement( )t onl& $ant" u" to epre"" our thouht" in the $a&

W8 $ant, but m& paper" tend to be in a 5 pararaph, $ith #on#lu"ion !orm(  It sounds like a

narrati-e …"” $a" a "tatement !rom "omeone in m& peer edit roup( The a""inment #alled !or

an eplorator& e""a&, &et in"tead m& paper "eemed li'e a narrati%e( 4or the "e#ond hal! o! the

"eme"ter, ) hope to brea' !ree o! m& hih "#hool $ritin trend and eplore di!!erent t&pe" o!

$ritin" ) #ould utili*e(

M& 'no$lede o! #on%ention" i" prett& $ell( M& rammar, pun#tuation, and "pellin i"

ood al"o( )%e ne%er reall& had an& problem" $ith that( +o$e%er, ) do ha%e problem" $ith enre

#on%ention" $hen it #ome" to $ritin m& paper"( Thi" oe" alon $ith m& #om!ort *one( 4or

eample, )m not "ure $hat ma'e" an eplorator& e""a& an eplorator& e""a&( r $hat ma'e" a

narrati%e a narrati%e( What are the #omponent" Throuhout the "e#ond hal! o! the "eme"ter, )

hope ) $ill be able to pi#' out the di!!eren#e" in the enre #on%ention"( ) "eem to be "tu#' in

narrati%e mode(