Throughout the year I have noticed a dramatic improvement in my critical reading skills. In high school, I was told to read and mark anything that I had a question about or thought could be important. I didn’t have any system or structure I could follow to make my notes meaningful. Once attending UNE I learned how to used different letters to categorize my annotation to help me use them later on in my writing. This system helped me write a more meaningful analysis. This also helped me find quotes in the reading to use faster therefore completing my essays faster. Understanding what I am reading has always been a struggle for me but I have found that my new system has helped me tremendously.
Month: November 2020
Last Blog Post 11/30
How did switching genres from academic paper to podcast allow you to think in a different way about the subject of your paper? How did it allow you to use language differently?
Starting with an academic paper, I really focused on the evidence and the analysis. I wanted to know the facts that would help me emphasize my overall idea of the paper. After completing my paper I had to turn it into a podcast which then really made me think about my life. Creating a podcast allowed me to relate what I was writing in my paper to personal experiences. I really enjoyed the challenge of changing an academic paper into a podcast because it showed me a new skill of changing langue to sound more casual which isn’t required as much in college. I now prefer podcasts because it makes the topic I am writing about even more interesting because I can talk about it in relation to my life.
Empathy Podcast 11/30
Paper #3: Final
Paper #3: Draft
Empathy Interview Planning
For my empathy interview, I plan on talking to my Mother because I am interested in what she has to say about this topic. I want to try to alternate quotes of my paper and questions so that my podcast flows better. I hope that this will create a more natural conversation. If I cannot create this format then I will start with my paper then transition to the questions. A few questions I have for my interviewee are:
If everyone had empathy how would the world be different or the same?
When was the last time you were empathetic?
How did you try to teach your children the notation or compassion and understanding? Is there anything you would change?
If you could be in anyone else’s shoes for a day, who would they be? why? I would add this to create a fun environment for this podcast and lighten the mood if it gets really deep.
Paper #3: Empathy
Paper #2 Final
Paper #2 Draft
Paper #2
In my second paper, I had one local revision that Carole found in my paper. My original paper said “Assimilations’ negative connotation was also shown in Yoshino’s article” but the issue with this was the apostrophe with the word assimilations. In order to fix this mistake I will take out the apostrophe but keep the “s” at the end of the word. My first draft had no local revision that I had to fix. I try to avoid making many grammatical errors by rereading my paper out loud before I turn it in.
