For this assignment, I‘d like you to answer the following questions with honesty. I want to get to know you. Once you finish answering the questions, post your responses to your blog. Add video, pictures and/or music to make your blog yours. For our next class, I will select blogs as models and/or examples for class discussion.
1. If you play a sport, what type of sport do you play? How long have you been playing this sport?
I do not play any sports, I am not an athletic person. However, I do enjoy going to the gym and exercising regularly.
2. What are you passionate about? For example, in your free time, what do you enjoy doing most?
There are many things in my life that I am passionate about. I am passionate about many people and I am passionate about many experiences or things in life. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my friends, family, and my boyfriend. I love them with a passion not only because of the people they are but because of the common interests we share. A lot of the experiences I am passionate about, my friends and boyfriend share the same interests. I enjoy listening to certain music styles and traveling. Also, I love trying new things.
3. What is your nickname and how did you get this name?
My nickname is Lexi. My parents gave me this nickname at birth and it has always stuck.
4. When you write, do you just sit at the computer and allow the words to flow or do you have an outline?
My writing technique has been freewriting. I learned this last semester and it helps me get my thoughts into a flow of words without losing anything. After I am done writing, I will go back and edit my writing. If I am constantly editing as I am writing, I will lose my thoughts and not be able to type out every aspect of my response.
5. How would you describe your writing experience in high school? For example did your teachers allow you multiple times for you to revise your essays to earn a higher grade? Did you learn grammar rules and structure? Did you learn about the five paragraph structure?
I don’t believe that high school English prepares you enough for college. English in high school is more of reading than writing. We would write one essay a year and it was worked on over the course of two months. However, in college you have many essays that are due constantly. You had one draft in high school and one chance to hand in your essay. Although your teacher did review your essay multiple times to give you pointers on what to fix. High school taught me a lot more about reading strategies than grammar and structure. The most grammar and structure I ever learned was in middle school and my first semester of college. High school was known for the five paragraph rule. Every essay had to be responded to in five paragraphs. The five paragraphs consist of an introduction, a conclusion, and three body paragraphs. When I came to college, I noticed this system is not a good writing strategy at all.
6. What type of music do you most listen to and who is your favorite artist?
I listen to almost all kinds of music. However, my favorite kind of music is pop punk. My favorite band is mayday parade. I have been to two mayday parade concerts.
7. Do you use social media and if so how often do you use social media: facebook, Twitter, Snap Chat, Instagram?
I use social media very often. I don’t necessarily like how social media is becoming such a necessity in everyday life. However, I would be a hypocrite if I said I didn’t use it. I use Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram.
8. What is most important for you to learn this semester?
I look forward to enhancing my vocabulary for my writing skills.
9. Rate yourself as a writer: A, B, C or D. Explain why.
I am probably a B- or C+ writer. After my first draft, I would probably be a C+. However, I believe when I continue to edit and work hard on my writing I have great potential.
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