For my U1 writing assignment, I found it easier to write using a speech rather than a letter because my content was not directed at a specific group or people; it was a general topic that could be given to a general audience who could have something to take away or learn from the content. I feel like it wasn’t harder than a traditional academic essay, it just required the same amount of effort that I usually put in. It could be considered easier in some ways, as I didn’t have to adhere to an academic tone, and could instead write my speech like it was a free-write poem or if I was talking out loud. This method of tone was something that I picked up from Young, as it felt like she wasn’t giving a lecture, and instead it felt like she was speaking from her mind. Her being in a TedTalk makes it a bit formal of course, but her sort of easy-going tone really impacted the way I structured my own work. I feel like I learned that my DC’s problems overlapped with the problems that some other DCs or the general population had. I used some things I learned from my COM 1330 Speech class to create my work for this Speech, and when all is said and done, it was a very informative and interesting assignment.
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Professor: Jessica Penner
Email: eng1121.citytech2@gmail.com
Class Meetings & Times: in person Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 – 5:15 PM in Namm 403
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12 – 1:30 PM. I’ll be available through Zoom and will send an invitation via email that you should keep all semester. Try to join my meeting at the start of the hour, not at the end—since I may be talking to other students or have another appointment after the hour is up. If those times don’t work with your schedule, we can schedule a different time. This means you’ll have to schedule an appointment in advance via email. I suggest you have multiple times in mind, since your schedule may not mesh with mine!
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