The semester is Over!

The semester is over and just as fast as it started it ended. The second semester of college really flew by and i cannot believe i am almost a sophomore already. It is crazy how time flies and i am one step closer to being in the work force full time. I cannot wait to see what next semester has in store for me and I know for sure what i wrote in this class will have me prepared for any paper I have to write throughout college.

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Dear, Future CW2 Student(s)

During this upcoming semester you will learn in greater depth that you need to fine tune a couple more skills while you are writing at the college level. You will need to sharpen your tools in these areas and perfect them in order to succeed.

The first and most important skill that you will need to accomplish is to “write early and revise often.” This skill will help you become a better writing and be more prepared for during in a final draft. Another skill that you will need to perfect is Rhetorical knowledge. You will need to be able to tell the difference in the types of information you apply to your papers. You should pick wisely and actually pick an article that is creditable and works with your process by giving you the most information possible.  Also, composing in electronic environments which couple be a struggle for some people. This for me involved blog posts, organizing your documents in google docs and sharing them with other students along with the professor. These two skills are critical in your success in college writing two.

One of the projects that I had to write early and revise often and compose in electronic environments was the Malone Paper. The paper required me to share my paper with a couple students and the professor in order to get feedback on my paper. I would recommend you do the same in order to fine tune your paper to exactly what the criteria is because it is a tricky paper to write and expand upon if you are unfamiliar with this type of writing style and concept.

Another paper I want to talk about it the Final paper for this class. The Information and surprising essay is one where you will definitely need to write early and revise often as well! This is a complex paper that will take a bit of time to acquire all the research and write the paper. Getting a hang of this will make your paper stand out and learn what exactly the professor is looking for. Additionally, this paper makes you fine tune your rhetorical knowledge by finding articles that can be used in this type of paper and recognizing the different types of literature you will need to use.

By recognizing your weaknesses in these areas you will become a better writer and succeed in college writing two.

Revised paper: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DclLLQwQ57zfcu17_ddWOnMlP8-8ygb9ha3sZIDgLvk/edit?usp=sharing

Favorite Blog Posts: https://cgrad21.blogspot.com/2018/03/worth-fighting-for-analysis.html

https://cgrad21.blogspot.com/2018/02/snow-day.html

https://cgrad21.blogspot.com/2018/04/writing-process.html

Just Some Funny photos that describe my semester

Final Paper Completed

The final paper came together very nice for me . I was making revisions until the night before it was due but those were just minor adjustments that I felt would make my paper better. It wasn't like I was adding whole pages of work. I simply changed a couple words to make the paper flow better and tried to fix any mla errors. I feel as if this is one of the best papers I have written in college and it is the most informative paper because it shows people that just because someone looks ripped and like they are in really good shape on the outside this does not mean they are healthy on the inside of their bodies and their hormones are completely out of wack. Overall, I feel as if this paper came together very well and that it is a really good paper for people to enjoy.

Making the Writing Process Video

During the making of my video I started with iMovie. This was a problem for me because i got the pictures that I wanted but not the music and for me the music set the mood for the whole video. I did not want to buy a song because i'm a broke college student who spent all there extra money on the weekends. This lead me to using AdopeSpark for my video and it was a lot easier to use then i movie. My video also changed from more humorous to modern and clean cut. While I do feel as if the first images were more impactful and required less words on the slide it was still lacking in the mood I wanted to give off with the presentation.

Writing Process

Half way Through This Final paper

I went through many revisions within the first week of this paper. I knew I needed to revise what i had before moving forward because I didn't want any fluff in my paper. I wanted it to be straight info and useful information. I knew i needed to paraphrase more and saw that when I did i left out the citation and i had to change that to get in that habit before writing the rest of the paper.

Final Paper At the Start

At the start of my final paper I was confused and overwhelmed with the amount of work that needed to be put into the paper. Once I got the hang of what sources I needed to collect it got easier for me and i found a total of six sources. With these sources I was consumed with a bunch of info and no start to my paper and I knew that needed to change. I started piecing together information in order of how I wanted to complete my essay. Then I got a head start and wrote three and half pages before I knew it.