This week, everyone did their final presentations. I did mine on Tuesday, so in this post I’m going to talk about my experiences as both a presenter and as an audience member. Preparing for this presentation was a difficult experience for me. I don’t remember if I addressed this in my blog during the last… Continue reading Weekly Writing #14
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Weekly Writing #13
Gratitude. Who/what am I thankful for? The list is endless and a little daunting. On the base level, my family, my friends, being fortunate enough to get a college education. But there is so much more than that. I am thankful for the strong Jewish community here at muhlenberg and the fact that, even though… Continue reading Weekly Writing #13
Weekly Writing #12
This week we explored how the epistolary form can be seen in children’s novels. I thought this was really fun because it made me realize how many of the books I grew up with had an epistolary component to them in some form. For example, a book series that I’m sure many of us grew… Continue reading Weekly Writing #12
Weekly Writing #11
This week we focused on writing cover letters. I thought that this was a really good topic because writing cover letters is an important skill. Cover letters are one of the only cases of letter writing that people use consistently in the modern day. But they are so different from traditional letters. For one thing… Continue reading Weekly Writing #11
Weekly Writing #10
Doing the interest profiler quiz was really interesting for me. Some of the results I anticipated. For example, the artistic category was highest for me, which aligns greatly with my interests and potential career pursuits. Other results were a little surprising. I did not anticipate that enterprising would be my second highest result. I have… Continue reading Weekly Writing #10
Final Project Free Write
I really am not sure what I want to focus on for my final project. I feel like I have a bunch of very broad ideas that i’m not sure how to narrow down. Something i was interested in earlier this year was codes within letters. that lead me to my topic of censorship for… Continue reading Final Project Free Write
Weekly Writing #9
I enjoyed this week’s reading of letters of note both from the past as well as more recently. The first letter that I read was from a 12 year old girl named Sophia Bailey-Klugh to Barack Obama. In her letter, Sophia asks the president for advice. She has two fathers and children at her school… Continue reading Weekly Writing #9
Weekly Writing #8
This week was very exciting for me because I got to do my presentation for the class. I think it was okay, but there was certainly room for improvement. One of my biggest issues with presentations is speaking way too quickly and rushing through my slides. When I was practicing my presentation, I had a… Continue reading Weekly Writing #8
Weekly Writing #7
I really enjoyed hearing everyone’s presentations this past week! I think that everyone did a really phenomenal job researching and exploring their topics. Even when people had the same broad topic, such as censorship, what each person chose to focus on was really unique and different. As someone who has not yet presented, it’s been… Continue reading Weekly Writing #7
Weekly Writing #6
This week’s classes on thesis statements and epistolary fiction were really interesting. I think that Annalise did a great job explaining thesis statements. I have always felt that an essay cannot begin without a thesis statement. I was taught that the thesis statement should be the first step in writing an essay. Annalise explained the… Continue reading Weekly Writing #6
