Hey! So this is blog post number 7. Unfortunately, this is going to be our last blog assignment, due to the pandemic we are all facing right now. I am a little bummed about this and how many changes we had to make, but I know we will get through it together.
In this blog assignment, we are to compose a video talking about GRITT: -Genre Awareness -Rhetorical Awareness -Identity as an author -Theory of writing -Transfer or writing to future writing situations We must go over the 5 topics of GRITT in either a five to ten minute video or we can choose to write about specific assignments we've done, topics in class we have gone over, etc. I am also going to talk about my experience as a whole with this class, how it has helped me with my writing, and how I can apply it all to my future. I am choosing to write about my experience, more so because I stutter a lot when I talk and I also ramble too much about things and then I start to not make sense. So I feel a little more comfortable with writing about it instead. Here is the Reflective Writing link and the Genres in Academic Writing: Reflection link. I want to start off by saying, this was probably my favorite class that I have taken in college so far. This was my first year coming back to college in almost 4 years, so I had tons of anxiety leading up to the beginning of the semester. After the first class, my nerves drastically eased up. I never had anything against writing, in fact I actually used to write a lot when I was a child. This class reminded me of how therapeutic it can be to write, how to look for certain symbols in pieces of writing and identify the different genres of writing,. This class was much different than any of the other English classes I had taken. Believe it or not, I actually took this class once already. Back when I had just got out of high school. And honestly, I thought it was pretty pointless. I can't even tell you anything I learned in that class back then. Your Genre Awareness: There were quite a few firsts for me in this class. It might sound crazy, but I wasn't even completely sure what a memoir was until I took this class. I now know that it is basically a short story about something important that happened in your life, and the emotions behind it, as well. I thoroughly enjoyed writing my memoir. For my research paper, I can't even tell you the last time I wrote a research paper about something that I was actually interested in. A research paper is more of an informal piece of writing, and has facts from other pieces of work. I picked the topic of mental health for my research paper, which is something I feel very strongly about. Your Rhetorical Awareness: Rhetorical awareness isn't even a term I remember learning about. It is mainly used to inform people about something, so I had used it a lot in my research paper- targeting people who specifically deal with mental health issues on a regular basis. It is basically persuading, and I was trying to persuade the media that we need to focus more on our mental health in the workplace, and make therapy/medication more affordable with insurance. Rhetoric is not meant to be used in a negative way. Your Identity As An Author: I never thought to have a separate identity for myself as an author, nor was I ever informed to by a teacher in any of my English classes, that I can remember anyway. This helped me understand more about my mental health, as well as finding another way to cope with things I deal with. Having a author identity also pushed me to want to write more, and more to write about, if that makes sense. Your Theory of Writing: This course completely changed the way I feel about writing, in my adult years that is. I value writing so much more than I used to, because I can now pick out certain things from the pieces of writing I read and I understand them in a totally different way. This class has also helped me feel like what I am writing about truly matters and gave me a new way to "let things out" when I don't necessarily feel like talking. Your Transfer of Writing to Future Writing Situations: As far as how I will transfer it to my future writing, I am back in school in hopes to become a nurse. With that being said, I know I will have to write so many documentations with this career. I plan on carrying my knowledge and experience with this class into my future classes.
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