Part 1
Dear Kyleigh,
This
semester I am taking English 1102 and we’re focusing on semester long inquiry
questions. So far this semester, I have learned a lot. To being with, I’ve learned how important the
little steps are. For example, we’ve created a blog and an annotated
bibliography. These two things have helped a great deal with my research
because both of these projects made me learn more about my subject. I’ve also
learned about claims and how to evaluate an essay. I learned how to evaluate an
essay from the book we are reading in my class. The book is called From Inquiry to Academic Writing: A Practical Guide.
Overall, I believe that it’s important and useful to learn these things because
throughout college we’re all going to have to write papers. So, why not know
the right way to write a paper if you’re going to be doing it for four years?
Plus, all of these little steps that are leading up to our big papers can be
utilized in the future. They really are helpful when writing a paper!
Sincerely,
Andrea
Jones
Part 2
I wrote the “What’s it Like to Be
You” essay because it was assigned in our class this semester. We wrote this
paper so that we could all get to know each other better, and to share what
it’s like to be us. This wasn’t the simplest paper to write. When it was first
assigned I thought it would be easy, but when I actually sat down to write it
became a little more difficult. I knew what I wanted to write, but I couldn’t
always translate my thoughts into words.
My ideas
for this paper came from my memories growing up and who I am today, so, pretty
much my whole life. Also, workshopping other peoples’ papers helped me gain
some new ideas for my own paper. The audience of this piece was Ms. Ingram and
the class. Knowing that the whole class was my audience made this paper more
difficult since everyone would be reading about my personal life, but I wanted
to make it a good paper. I wanted everyone to get a sense of who I am and why I
am who I am.
While
writing this paper I think I got to work on my free writing skills the most.
When I got my paper back after our workshop class I made a few minor revisions.
I added more ideas and information as well as changing minor errors that my
group caught. During this paper, I do believe that I took risks. I’ve never had
to write a personal paper like that before. I put personal experiences in there
that I would normally tell to a stranger, and because of that I believe I took
a risk.
From this
writing, I learned that writing doesn’t always have to be so serious. It can be
fun. This essay taught me about myself too. It made me think about the person I
am today, and the events that led up to it. Overall, I expect the reader to
learn about me and who I am. Before the final portfolio, I plan on going back and
adding more information about my life today and what it’s like. Also, I plan on
switching around the order of my paragraphs.
Part 3
I really liked Peace, Butter, & Jelly. I think it’s a
great way to start off the semester so students can get a feel for what the
semester is going to be about.
Part 4
Inquiry questions
Take a lot of thought and work
But it is worth it
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