Thlog # 4

THLOG # 4

This week in writing 2 has been enlightening. The tips that we’ve gone over have been interesting with the reverse outline being more helpful than I first believed. I use outlines and filling in the blank often to work through a paper but the idea of doing that last never occurred to me. Breaking down each paragraph to a one sentence summary made the point of each segment clear and anything that broke the flow of ideas easily stood out. I see myself using reverse outlining in the future as it does add another way to catch anything that could have been missed.

Finishing the WP1 was relieving and working through the assignment in class was helpful. The peer review activity helped with revising the paper (everyone is super helpful with their comments) and made the final draft less daunting. Going from starting the paper and having no clue how to approach it to having some inkling of what makes genre has been fun. English class has always been a favorite of mine and writing is no different.

The in-class activities have been interesting with the murder project standing out the most. Writing the police report was fun but comparing how everyone wrote was the most interesting part. Seeing how every group came up with a completely different focus for their writing with the same info had me wonder about the link to the next assignment. I’m curious about what the next project will entail as it seems like a lot more than the previous writing project. Starting out I already feel confused about what exactly the assignment will be like but I’m probably thinking too far ahead. Narrowing down a topic will be tedious but I’m looking forward to deciding it, writing about a topic I choose definitely makes the work easier (and I have no one to blame but myself if it’s boring!).