What I revised in my Unit 1 was making sure I did not repeat what I had in my first attempt. I made sure that I added onto the assignment. The reason why I choose to revise this was because I wasn’t satisfied with the feedback and I felt that I could’ve spent a little more time and put more effort onto it to be satisfied. The feedback that I got from my professor was having a good start. The feedback I had received from my professor made me think about how something small can make a difference at the end. It also makes me think about the results that I would receive at the end. Therefore, I realized that I put my mind on it too much which made me receive that feedback.

Unit 1 educational narrative

Educators need to be efficient teachers who include everyone in what they teach and relate it to the students life experiences. They did not go about teaching us about maneuvering around the internet. We want to encourage students to relate between information they have read and by whom it is given out. I only learned about the basic history as most students do. It is important to view things by learning how to read text from the media and question it.

One teacher that did change my life in high school was my biology professor in my senior year. I was not close to him but the way he encouraged and engaged with the students was unbelievable. He made the classroom interesting which something most professors did not do. He was the only professor Ive had that was what some people would describe as an “inspirational professor”. This professor attempted to teach different styles whether it was oral, written, or hands-on. The professor was to have students learn by power points, lectures, or not beneficial activities but rather have the students meet the high expectations that everyone should all have.

In addition, my thoughts on education was had me think about the negative results instead of pushing myself to do the best I can be. I would always procrastinate and leave things for the last minute which would always affect my grade at the end. Therefore, since I never put my mind into my homework or classwork that caused me to repeat the grade. I regret the fact that I never did my homework on time so that I wouldn’t have to go through stress by being left behind a year.

Unit 2 – Navigating Genres

I choose to revise Unit 2 was because I felt that I was missing information in the assignment that was required. The feedback I got from the professor was that I handed it in late and was incomplete due to the criteria. I realized what information I needed to include about navigating genres. Therefore, as I was looking at the work I gave in and the feedback I received I knew right off the bat that examples should’ve been added to the assignment.

In the Kerry Dirk’s essay “Navigating Genres”, the author uses many genres to provide examples to her readers about how genres can be comprehended and why they are important. This essay can be an example of how a writer may use genre as a temple to address their audience. The language she utilizes to address us as reader is informal. The author gives an example of Bordo’s poorly supported arguments because of her poor quotations structure giving a reasoning that,” readers will have a hard time constructing what Bordo argued”.  The author states ” “When offering such explanations, it is important to use lan­guage that accurately reflects the spirit of the quoted passage”. As the author is trying to explain how you present a certain language in the same style of the quotation.

Dirk makes learning about genres a lot more thought provoking than a textbook would have. Dirks examples are relatable they help readers understand how writing within a genre can change and how writers make specific choices within their genres to relate to their audiences. By stating, “Some writers quote too little­ perhaps because they don’t want to bother going back to the original text and looking up the author’s exact words, or because they think they can reconstruct the author’s ideas from mem­ory”, the author defines supporting quotations to usually be “perfect”. This essay. teaches us as writers how to examine our audience, how to contemplate about purpose and how genre can be used as a template when writing but also to remember use the freedom within that genre to effectively convey our message.

Unit 3 – Final Reflection 

I have learned so much about myself during this term. I contemplate that throughout the term I have improved in many ways as a reader, writer, and scholar. When it comes to being a reader, It helps with people that have stress and need improvement in vocabulary. The more you read the more you build social-emotional skills. I learned that setting reading goals would help you become a better reader as well as annotating the text. For example, “I always had issues with coping with my emotions which had me struggle during the time being in the retention situation. Some students may suffer with coping skills and it takes them awhile to cope with their emotions and behavior.” This shows that the more you read the more it reduces your stress level.In this term, I learned a lot about myself as a writer. I learned that i should always go back and proof read my writing because there might be some errors to correct. As a writer, you must know about critical thinking to become a better writer. The writing piece needs to be concise and proper grammar. The more you write the more information you can collect. For instance, “An example of standard written can be when we talk or write to someone its because we need respect to be shown. Standard written english deals with grammar, punctuation and vocabulary.” This tells me that, as a writer practice makes perfect, that you should always make sure the writing has strong reasoning and that you are going to be confident with the grade you will receive. I learned so much throughout the term as a scholar which made me become a better version of myself. I learned that time management is important especially when it comes to education. The lesson that I learned was to advocate for myself and If I am stuck on a certain topic alway ask for assistance. “Little did I know, my procrastination kicked in because I had a bad habit of leaving assignments for last minute or even not attempting them. From then on, I learned my learned my lesson on procrastination and began to do my assignments earlier than they are usually due.Towards, the end of the year I knew right off the bat I was going to have bad consequences. There are pros and cons about being held back in a grade. In other words, I was the type of student was absent often and that told me that issue increases the risk of me getting held back as I did.” I agree with this quote because this was something that was constantly being done. The skills that I have collected from this semester so far that I will be capable to transfer to other writing situations is pulling apart the writing piece into separate sections so that it can be less complex when I begin the piece. I will be capable to meet the deadlines, manage and prioritize tasks as well as motivating myself to complete any assignments that are needed to be accomplished. Therefore, I will be capable of thinking positive. I will proof read my work to make sure there is no errors in the writing piece.  I contemplate that fear can prevent me from growing and progressing which means that would be something that I would need to overcome. In order to compare and contrast my work that I did early in the term, I would say that there is no difference in my writing. I was angry with the results after completing the RAB project. I should have used my time wisely and manage it the proper way. I would say that I need to work on procrastination going forward. In the beginning of the semester, we began with annotation and critical thinking based on several topics. Then, as we are coming to an end of the semester, we are currently revising and brainstorming to finalize for the portfolio. My least favorite assignment was the unit 2 RAB because I was very stressed having to get the minimum of about 2,000 words and the correct lay out professor wanted. My favorite assignment was on annotating “The Markers Eye” because it taught me the importance of revising and the role it plays on becoming a better writer. The notable lessons that have been stuck with me is focusing on positivity and learning to have patience. Therefore, as a writer we all make mistakes so we can learn from it. The article written by Donald M. Murray called “The Maker’s Eye”. It gave me a new way to look after my work after I completed it. In the past, I would always have a bad habit of not checking for grammatical errors and just handing it in. Now that I have learned some strategies, I would brainstorm ideas If it is necessary to do so. My vocabulary has improved as the genres changed. When you read many different genres it improves the vocabulary and the writing skills. The purpose of this to help you identify how people are throughout the writing. The more you read in different genres the more you dig deeper into the story to find out more in the text. Genre lets the reader know what to expect in the writing. The decisions I made in my assignments about content and design were to make sure that everything in my writing piece was narrowed down for my readers. I gathered plenty of information for my assignment which would meet the criteria. I made sure that my writing piece was valid enough by having enough details included. My beliefs on writing is that writing is a process and it is something that takes a person awhile to make a good writing piece sound interesting for readers to read. Everyone does have the capacity to write, writing can be taught and professors can help the student become better at writing. The more effort that is being put into the writing the more better you will be in writing. My early beliefs about myself was that I would not think negative based on what I am capable of accomplishing.There aren’t assignments that I have revised yet. Therefore,  I am currently working on revising, but last week we went back to revising assignments we did in the beginning of the semester which is  “Time Capsule” in class to basically visualize any difference from the beginning to now. Overall, thinking back at the assignments I feel like I should have put more time into the work instead of not proof reading it to make sure there is no errors. In this semester, I found that grammar was challenging for me in this course. I always had a bad habit of misspelling any word or leaving out any punctuation wherever it is needed. I feel like it was challenging because of slang as well. Sentences can be predominantly with slang which can be complex for anyone who doesn’t understand what the writer means. If I had the time to revise the unit 3, I would have taken my time on this and made sure I added more information that would be necessary. If this was need to be corrected, I would’ve made sure that I have no grammatical errors and my punctuation is proper.