I do not write “Down Draft”, “Up Draft” nor do i write a “Dental Draft” , i personally feel like its a waste of time to write all those drafts for one final draft where the reader will still find any little mistake. I wasn’t surprise at her title because its true but all drafts are shitty. I handwrite my essay, re-read then when i am satisfied of what i read and i corrected my mistakes that’s when i re-write my essay which will be my Final essay.
Category: 2nd Unit: Genre + Rhetoric Assignments (Page 23 of 23)
Jason Morales
CUNY of Technology
English 1121-Section E106
Prof. Schmerler
3/5/2019
1). This article (though somewhat old) mentions Facebook posts as a kind of genre. Can you briefly describe how comfortable you feel composing a piece of writing in this genre? Do you feel more comfortable than someone much older than you — your Grandmother, for instance? Why do you think this older person might not write as well in Facebook as you do? What are some of the mistakes they might make?
I post to Facebook almost every day and I am very comfortable doing so. I also write blogs, comments very regularly and also post photos. I wouldn’t say that I feel more comfortable than someone older than me, as I encounter many people much older than me on FB all the time. The older they are the wiser and mature they are. I think more older people should join Facebook and start sharing their wisdom.
2) Dirk gives a few examples of titles in The Onion (a newspaper that was founded in 1988 at a college, btw). What was your favorite title?
My favorite title from the examples that Dirk gave from the list of titles from The Onion is: “Don’t Run Away; I’m Not the Flesh-Eating Kind of Zombie”.
3) On page 258, Dirk describes the rules we carry around in our head before we start writing in a particular genre. What are some of the rules you carry around in your head? Is there a particular genre in which you struggle to write? I would struggle a lot with commas and periods. I try not to make the sentences too long as well. Commas are meant to be used to fragment run-on sentences and/or to give readers a chance to think about the paragraph..
I find that I am having a tough time starting my essays on my law papers. I tend to write and state all facts and opinions of the courts and the papers are meant to be written by stating the facts straight to the point.
I usually write like maybe two drafts before my final draft. The first draft would be a huge mess of just words thrown into the mix and then I will sort them out and type my second draft. I usually write a draft as Lamott describes, which is funny because it sounds a lot like me. I laughed when I first saw the title when I first saw it. I believe it makes perfect sense it reminds me of how I think, when sometime seems off or makes no sense yea its shitty alright. After reading this, I will definitely approach my writing in this type of fashion because I feel that this excerpt describe me when I start a new writing assignment.
I typically only write 1 draft. I’m not going to lie, I never thought about writing more than one draft. I usually write a draft as Lamott describes. I wasn’t surprised at the title when I first saw it. I thought to myself, “Yeah, that makes sense” (probably because that how I describe things in my life that make no sense, “shitty”. After reading this, I will definitely approach my writing in this way because I feel that way every time I start a new writing assignment.
What about Jay-Z doing a track with Linkin Park? What about Twilight being a vampire story/love story? What about Katy Perry featuring Kendrik on a song?
I don’t really “get” genre because it’s best when you mix it up. It’s best when I focus on the force and passion of the message rather than the category that’s containing it.
Here is what the author of our most recent assigned reading (Devitt) says about why I ought to teach you about genre:
“…the more you are able to master particular genres, the better equipped you may be to master genres that you later encounter:
When people write, they draw on the genres they know, their own context of genres, to help construct their rhetorical action. If they encounter a situation new to them, it is the genres they have acquired in the past that they can use to shape their new action. Every genre they acquire, then, expands their genre repertoire and simultaneously shapes how they might view new situations. (Devitt, Writing 203)”
I don’t know, but I’m a “master” of mixing. How about you?
Oh, and one last thing: “Stan” by Eminem. That’s a whole heartbreaking story told in letters. And it’s rap…right??
Writers call that genre epistolary and it’s centuries old — but they couldn’t have known what would happen to it in 2002. No one searches under “epistolary songs” for “Stan.”
1). This article (though somewhat old) mentions Facebook posts as a kind of genre. Can you briefly describe how comfortable you feel composing a piece of writing in this genre? Do you feel more comfortable than someone much older than you — your Grandmother, for instance? Why do you think this older person might not write as well in Facebook as you do? What are some of the mistakes they might make?
I post to Facebook (FB) all the time and I am very comfortable doing so. I also write blogs and comments very regularly.
I wouldn’t say that I feel more comfortable than someone older than me, as I encounter many people much older than me on FB all the time – I actually find them to be much more clever, witty and very funny with their comments.
2) Dirk gives a few examples of titles in The Onion (a newspaper that was founded in 1988 at a college, btw). What was your favorite title?
My favorite title from the examples that Dirk gave from the list of titles from The Onion is: “Archaeological Dig Uncovers Ancient Race of Skeleton People”.
3) On page 258, Dirk describes the rules we carry around in our head before we start writing in a particular genre. What are some of the rules you carry around in your head? Is there a particular genre in which you struggle to write?
Some of the rules I carry around in my head are: commas are meant to be used to fragment run-on sentences or to give readers a chance to breath when reading out loud, a paragraph doesn’t need to be indented anymore, writing must have good structures – a beginning, middle and an end, and the conclusion should sum-up what you just wrote about; to name a few.
I find that I am having a rough time writing my scientific papers. I tend to write narratively and research papers are meant to be written by stating the facts and being very objective – straight to the point with as few words possible.
Answer 1: I typically write one draft of my paper.
Answer 2: I don’t write a “down draft,” an “up draft,” and a “dental draft” like Lamott says.
Answer 3: I was curious about this title. The author uses this title to tell us about her experience as a writer.
Answer 4: I will change my way if I write a “shitty first draft”. Because writing first drafts is a dreadful process but after that, I will know what should I delete or change.
1). How many drafts do you typically make of a paper/piece of writing? I usually make one draft of a paper or piece of writing.
2). Do you write a “down draft,” an “up draft,” and a “dental draft” like Lamott says? I typically do not, I usually only write a downdraft.
3). Were you surprised at her chapter’s title? I was very surprised and intrigued when I read the title. I couldn’t wait to read the assignment! I found it to very interesting and the author was very funny.
4). Do you think you will have to change the way you write a lot if you decide to write a “shitty first draft”? I think I do. I should definitely try practicing writing at least three drafts as recommended.
