In this blog post I talk about my English Composition I class. I explain how it has helped me grow and learn as a writer and enjoy english more than I have in the past. To help me with this blog post I read/watched Reflective Writing, Genres in Academic Writing: Reflection, What is a Vlog?, How to upload a Video to Youtube, How to Upload a Video to Youtube From your Phone, How to Embed a Youtube Video on Weebly Blog and Youtube Video Editor.
Entering English Composition I, I was nervous. English was never my strong suit and I never enjoyed writing. As we started by created websites and blogs it changed my perspective a whole lot. These types of writing made me excited to write. Looking at my writing in different ways such as starting with a normal blog about a scene to working up to doing a blackout poem of it to a whole narrative allowed me to see ways I can improve and see my writing differently. My favorite assignment has been the scene writing where I sat in one spot and observed and wrote about everything I saw, heard, smelt, felt and tasted. It opened up my mind to a true scene rather than what I used to think a scene was. While it was my favorite assignment it was probably the hardest assignment I have done as well. It challenged me to open up my writing and take a different path. It showed me that what I thought a scene was, was not correct. I liked being able to make that connection in those assignments though and change my writing style. Also during this course my teacher has keeps the course exciting and always captures our attention with his unique personality and teaching styles. My three primary intrinsic English Composition I goals are to exceed my standard work and go above and beyond when given the chance to because I know I am capable to do more. Another goal I have is to get work done way before the due date and space out my time accordingly so I don’t feel overwhelmed or rushed. My last goal would be to always come to class with a positive attitude because positivity radiates on others.
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In this weeks blog I read What is a found poem? | Sample found poem | Visual examples of found poems. After these readings I was able to look at my narrative project and use the erasure method to make a poem out of my work. Section I: Section II:
Yes, I believe description goes a long way in stories like narratives. I focused on using description for the setting to help the reader picture themselves in my shoes that night. The purpose of this blog is to look over and rewrite blog 5. As i rewrite this blog I also add more dialogue to help you understand more how I feel. Reading My Mother Gives Me a Writing Lesson helped me with blog 6.
Driving down the street with my windows down as the cold fall night wind blew outside. It was 11 o’clock and my gas tank light was blinking 10 miles till empty. I was exhausted after finishing a double shift at work and knew that home was only 3 miles and I could wait to fill my tank in the morning. Being as tired as I was i forgot about my plan to wait to fill my tank till the morning and found myself pulling into the gas station up the road from my house. As an owner of a fairly brand new drivers license I had only filled my tank a few times before. I pulled up and jumped out of the car. Realizing I had no cash I took out my debit card and quickly swiped it trying to hurry since I couldn’t wait to go home take a shower and go to bed. I removed the nozzle from the stand and began to place it into my gas tank realizing it wasn't fitting into it. As tired as I was I showed it into the gas tank and started to fill my car up. After about 5$ into filling my tank I looked down and took a good look to quickly realize that the nozzle was green which I had never seen before. I looked on the stand where I took the nozzle out and frantically saw that that type of gas was different then the usual gas and was labeled “Diesel”. I ripped it out of the tank and put it back on the stand. I started google what happens if you put diesel into a normal car tank and the answers that were popping up were not what I wanted to hear. I began to not feel tired anymore and now began to feel scared and nervous about what I had just done. Knowing how mad my parents would be after finding out how serious putting diesel into a normal gas tank was I resorting to my last option of calling my brother. “HELP”I screamed as he answered the phone. “Meet me at the gas station on Oak Ave! I put the wrong thing in my tank don’t tell dad just hurry!”. He arrived as soon as he could and warned me not to start my car since the diesel would run through the car and ruin the engine that quick. He proceeded to put my car into neutral without turning it on and pushing it to the side where luckily that part of the gas station was also an auto shop. I started to feel relieved that I didn’t ruin the car completely and could leave it overnight and call to get it looked at in the morning. “You got lucky this time! You need to be more careful and listen to yourself when you are tired next time.” he told me. Knowing I had no gas and had to work a double I should have made sure I had gas beforehand or waited till the next day but I know now for sure to make sure I always have gas and never wait till im too tired or last minute. After listening to the podcast What You Don't Know By Lulu Wang I was able to think about my own life and find a moment in my life where a choice I made negatively impacted me. In my post I compose a past scene in first person point of view.
Driving down the street with my windows down as the cold fall night wind blew outside. It was 11 o’clock and my gas tank light was blinking 10 miles till empty. I was exhausted after finishing a double shift at work and knew that home was only 3 miles and I could wait to fill my tank in the morning. Being as tired as I was i forgot about my plan to wait to fill my tank till the morning and found myself pulling into the gas station up the road from my house. As an owner of a fairly brand new drivers license I had only filled my tank a few times before. Realizing I had no cash I took out my debit card and quickly swiped it trying to hurry since I couldn’t wait to go home take a shower and go to bed. I removed the nozzle from the stand and began to place it into my gas tank realizing it wasn't fitting into it. As tired as I was I showed it into the gas tank and started to fill my car up. After about 5$ into filling my tank I looked down and took a good look to quickly realize that the nozzle was green which I had never seen before. I looked on the stand where I took the nozzle out and frantically saw that that type of gas was different then the usual gas and was labeled “Diesel”. I ripped it out of the tank and put it back on the stand. I started google what happens if you put diesel into a normal car tank and the answers that were popping up were not what I wanted to hear. I began to not feel tired anymore and now began to feel scared and nervous about what I had just done. Knowing how mad my parents would be after finding out how serious putting diesel into a normal gas tank was I resorting to my last option of calling my brother. He arrived as soon as he could and warned me not to start my car since the diesel would run through the car and ruin the engine that quick. He proceeded to put my car into neutral without turning it on and pushing it to the side where luckily that part of the gas station was also an auto shop. I started to feel relieved that I didn’t ruin the car completely and could leave it overnight and call to get it looked at in the morning. Knowing I had no gas and had to work a double I should have made sure I had gas beforehand or waited till the next day but I know now for sure to make sure I always have gas and never wait till im too tired or last minute. |
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