Category: 2nd Unit: Genre + Rhetoric Assignments (Page 21 of 23)

I don’t really have a set amount of drafts that I write. Usually I do 2-3 drafts, but it depends on whether I’m submitting it for a grade or not. When I write personal pieces I leave them as drafts to retain a more accurate self portrait of my mind. With actual assignments I usually have 3 drafts, just like Lamott. Her title and writing felt very relatable, because it always frustrated me when my first drafts would always end up being heavily revised despite the amount of time and effort I’d put in. Lately though, I’ve started loving my shitty first drafts. They’re fun to write and definitely don’t cramp my style.

In this article by Kerry Dirk he writes about how genre is nothing more than a specific category,  each genre is specific to see which way you should go when writing. When it comes to write in social media, such as Facebook, as it mention on the article I keep in my who is my audience, who I’m a speaking to. I try to keep it short so is better to receive. For my mother it will be very difficult so write anything on Facebook,she doesn’t know how to navigate the web, so without help it will b very difficult. I will always keep in mind the kind of genre which I’m writing for, and keep in mind that if I’m clear and short sometimes people in social media understand better.

Responses for “Navigating Genres”

1. Facebook posts are based on the writer’s will, unaffected by any limiting factors that would restrict writing in another genre.  Therefore, the writers can post anything they wish to express freely. I feel much more comfortable than old people because some old people are worried more than ever about privacy. For example, some old people don’t like to post their birth date in public. Sometimes they use  emojis in a strange way.
2. My favorite title is “Commas, Turning Up, Everywhere”. I’m curious about it. Before I start writing I have to keep the rules in mind. I learned the rules about the writing of summary and analysis last semester. The most difficult particular genre in this semester so far is the writing without ascending letters.

Responses for “Shitty First Drafts”

1. Normally I make two drafts in a writing: the first draft and the final draft. The first draft is just everything about the topic that popped into my brain according to the outline, then I fix and edit the first draft to a complete final draft.
2. I’m not particularly surprised by the chapter’s title because I always have a “shitty first draft” too. I think if I make an outline in advance before starting the first draft, then I don’t need to make changes to the way I write. 

As stated in the previous article “Navigating Genres” by Dirk, that Facebook posts as kind of genre, I personally used to post and write comments or texts a lot on that site and that was before six years ago as I remember. However I rarely write on Facebook these days. That is due to the change and evolution of Facebook to a platform used by most of the world’s population and interact with it in a new way every day which made Facebook an official thing between people. I used to be active and write on Facebook when I wasn’t worried about if someone will read my comments or posts because it wasn’t something official for me.
Perhaps age may be a cause of differing opinions and therefore writing anything on Facebook may not mean anything to the attention of people who are at a different age from the writer. But age is not always the only reason. Culture and education could be important in differing opinions. Sometimes writing from a person at small age would be like writing of a person at old age and vice versa.

My favorite title is “Study: Alligators Dangerous No Matter How Drunk You Are”

What I always care about during writing is how to make what I write is something effective to the readers and how to keep them engaged with what I’m writing.

When I write, I usually do write one draft. That first draft will be written on a piece of papier and to review it I typed it on my laptop. While I type the first draft, I notice how many things need to be fixed and clear. What I need to change is to write more than one draft before typing.