The most successful assignment that I completed was essay #3. The poem I used went well with the theme of my flyer.. I received a 78%, which is the best grade I got within all four essays and that tells me that poetry is my strongest suit. Reading about the author that I used for essay #3 was very insightful. Natasha Tretheway did a great job portraying her point through her poem “Housekeeping”. As the semester progressed, my work has gotten better. I could’ve done better on the quizzes. I missed a couple of quizzes because I wasn’t on top of my due dates. Also if I took my time with quizzes then I probably would get a better score. Some of the quizzes I was confident about because I knew the topic of the quiz, so I thought I would’ve passed based on my knowledge. I will make sure I am on top of my assignments from here on out. One main thing I learned this semester is writing in MLA format. In the beginning I had issues with work citing at the end of the essay. As the semester went on, my mind tapped into my high school English classes and my work has gotten better. Using citations n MLA form can be difficult when there are no directions. But once you learn how to use citations it get simpler.
Prescious Theriot
In ” The Most Handsome Drowned Man” the moral of the story revolves around imagination, love and innocence. The author uses imagery, the story is mainly about seeing the handsomest drowned man. The story uses imagery to describe the village and the drowned man. The author used symbolism such as the ocean. The ocean symbolized beauty in life and opportunities exist outside the village. In the story, “They noticed too that he bore his death with pride, for he did not have the lonely look of other drowned men who came out of the sea or that haggard, needy look of men who drowned in rivers” (Marquez 4). The narrator used exaggeration to describe the drowned man’s uniqueness. The metaphor, “bore his death with pride” shows an image of the drowned man being put together and strong in his previous life. This language helps the reader understand the point of the story and it helps them imagine what they are reading.
Fairy tales are very important to children. Fairy tales teach children lessons that will help them in life. Also, fairy tales are used to entertain people and give them a sense of drifting away from reality. After reading these fairy tales, my thesis for the research essay would be fairy tales are a great way to teach children lessons because it teaches children about society, emotions and how to deal with conflict. Fairy tales often show children how to function in society and it shows children how to expand their imagination. From list A, I chose to read “The Positive Impacts of Fairy Tales for Children.” by Leilani VisikoKnox-Johnson, she explains that fairy tales help children distinguish right and wrong. She believes fairy tales help with child development and test their action or initiative. In this article, it does a great job showing why fairy tales are helpful to children. These stories are very important in building integrity, coherence, and honesty. From list B, ” Why Fairy Tales Matter” by Maria Tartar, she explains why reading fairy tales help intellectual imagination and creativity. This article shows that reading these stories can trigger emotions in children and how to deal with them. Fairy tales help children with their personal development and help them tap into their emotions.
In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor was a great read. Some ideas that come across the short story are manipulation. The grandmother uses manipulation through the children to get what she wants from the adults in the car. When children are unaware of manipulation, it makes it easier for the grandmother to brainwash the kids, Another specific idea of the story is sometimes people hide their real intentions and they can be decieving. In the story, the grandmother tries to persuade the misfit that he’s a good person. Also the grandmother appears to be ladylike and a good person but as the story goes on it reveals that she is selfish and she tries to be decieving. Lastly, a specific idea the story portrays is violence. As the grandmother is talking to the misfit the other prisoners take the family deep in the woods to execute the other family members.
I would rate my ability to read poetry as improving drastically. I have always been into poetry, I used to write some of my own in high school. My ability to understand what I am reading has improved a lot. When reading and breaking down the poem in class, it has helped me remain focused and knowledgeable. My experience with poetry can help me with reading Oedipus the King by understanding the morals and lessons that are being portrayed in the story. There are a lot of ancient wording in the story and by having footnotes, it helped me understand what I am reading. Know the way, go the Way, show the way, so others will Gladly follow you. This haiku by Raymond Farrell is a great example of how I interpret Oedipus the King. Oedipus wants to let his people know that he is there to protect them. Raymond Farrell does a great job portraying the message in such a small poem.
My experience with writing essay 1 was eye opening. We were supposed to evaluate the student sample essay and critique it. I realized that writing this essay showed the many mistakes one can make. I originally said I liked the essay because I thought it followed the criteria and it was very informative. As I reevaluate, I notice there are some errors on the format and missing some of the criteria of the essay. When I said “The body of the student essay does follow the criteria of the essay.” I was wrong because the essay was missing some in text citations. In text citations are important because it tells the reader whose idea it was and it avoids plagiarism. If I utilize the pre-writing assignments it’ll help me stay on track and follow the criteria.
After reading the story “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, there is a relationship between Ms. Moore and the children. Even if it might be a love/hate relationship, Ms.Moore does a great job teaching the kids a lesson. I would title this essay ” How My Teacher Taught Me a Lesson”. Being that their are many lessons of the story that can be interpreted, the children have different interpretations of the “lesson”. The children have different reactions to the world that Ms. Moore portrayed to them. Some of the kids responded well, while the other kids felt angry and embarrassed. Some of the children felt misplaced and nervous because they haven’t experienced anything like where they were. Ms. Moore wanted to show the children that there is more to life than the ” ghetto”. The relationship between the children and Ms. Moore is important because it shows how most children miss out on life because they are ” stuck” in the life they’re in.
What is your understanding of the prewriting assignment in Week 1 Activity. 10? What do you have to do? What is the purpose of the prewriting assignment? The purpose of a prewriting assignment is to generate ideas to make a strong essay. Prewriting helps brainstorm ideas to be prepared to write an essay. It helps us focus and plan for finding a purpose and an audience for the essay. Reading “The Most Handsome Drowned Man” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez , breaking down the story is important because it helps us understand the story . Prewriting the story plans how the story is going to take place and the importance of how the story is portrayed. Prewriting the essay summarizes and helps narrow the focus of the topic to be more specific. Breaking down the story helps the writer capture the environment of the story. The author wrote this story to persuade the reader to use their imagination.
My understanding of the pre writing assignment is to organize ideas and brainstorm the topic that is being written about. Pre-writing is planning before drafting the assignment. Also finding a topic and gathering information is apart of pre writing. Pre writing is a step in the writing process to help discover ideas about a subject. The process of pre wriitng is first brainstorming an intresting topic. Next is gathering evidence about the topic of the discussion. Lastly is organizing the details of the topic that is being written about.
