English Final

I do make my quick writes as blog posts because i expand my writing more, When i write the quick writes in class my writing amount tends to be much less than a normal blog post. So i just go home ans work on it so it is ready to be published. I go into more detail. Also i think that its a good thing that we have a choice whether we can put the quick writes on on our blog posts. I don't know about everyone else but for me it is sometimes difficult to come up with a topic for a post. Since we usually we have two quick writes per week then it makes it a bit easier t choose a topic, i just go home and add more information on it because we only get 10 to 15 minutes to write in class.I write at least a full front page in the amount of time we are given to write. Another pro to using a quick write as a blog post for me is that one topic can lead to another,i can be writing about one thing that will bring up another issue and it grows form there. My rough draft really changes when i start write a final draft because quick writes are meant to be written quickly trying not to stop so when I'm writing I'm not really 100% thinking about the prompt and all the ideas i want to put on the piece of paper, i just want to get it over with but with a blog post your not just seeing it its your teacher and sometimes your friends or ever people you don't know. I have more time to think and comprehend my writing when I'm just sitting at home doing homework and thinking about school rather than in class thinking about what I'm going to eat for lunch. I do go back and re read my quick writes and i find small grammar,spelling and punctuation errors. Sometimes i leave a letter out of a word either because i forget ,i don't press check spelling,my keyboard is just weird like that or i type to fast. For Example "items you see on t.v son't always work." Friday, October 30, 2009.

What i have learned from struggling with writers block is that there are a couple ways that that you can get past it. What i mean is there are different strategies and Mr.Sutherland told us that would help with writers block is to simply write out "I'm stuck" even if your in the middle of a paragraph or sentence. It also helps to clear my head out of everything. I take a minute and close my eyes and start fresh. When i think about a concept there are so many ideas that pop into my head that to me it feels like a could write a whole book about one of the ideas running through my head but then something strange happens i get stuck.Ohh the wonders of writing. I can't put the put the words that are in my head down on the piece of paper. It sounds almost perfect in my head then my mind starts to drift, i get lost and don't know what to write. I honestly really don't know why i get stuck, its a mystery to me. I think it could be something mental thing, for example i have a fear of getting stuck. Maybe i want myself not to get stuck so bad that i think about it way to much and i eventually do get stuck. The way i tend to get unstuck is just by writing out "I'm stuck" i think its the easiest thing to do and it works but of course i can't speak for everybody. Sometime i just clear my head and start out with a bunch of new ideas even if their not on the same subject. Another thing that work for me is i make outlines before i start to write but usually if it for a big essay like this on. They work really well because i can actually see my ideas and small details that I'm going to write about already on paper, then i just go and pull from the outline instead of fishing for them in my head not knowing where they are. A pattern that i have seen in my writing is that i usually get stuck near the end of the page but i always manage to get past the writers block.

Overall i like having blogs every week even though some weeks i wish i didn't have a blog post due. Other times i would forget to publish them but their still saved or sometimes i would just forget about them until Saturday morning. Blogging has changed the way i write, because i notice myself getting deeper with my thoughts and i can easily explain more and i can expand more. It has changed the way that i think about writing not necessarily what i think. I learned that there are many types of writing. For example in class we do quick writes that are simple and kind of easy to do they only take up around 10 minutes of class. They can be something you share or not. There is also journal writing, which can be also writing in a diary. It can be personal, talking about your day or maybe your writing a story. Essay's are a type of organized writing. They have to be clearly written, edited, and sometimes typed. We also do Portfolios in school where we put things for our previous school years such as writing materials. In a portfolio you can maybe decide to put in weekly quick writes or an essay that turned out really good, this is when all types of writing come together. There is also poetry, non-fiction, fiction, novels, creative writing, there are so many ways one can express themselves by writing. even if you feel like your not the best writer to ever walk the planet just simply do your best and do what makes you happy and comfortable. Sometimes writing down my thoughts helps me think and if I'm thinking about writing something it makes sense to just start, start writing anything, it just comes to me , it flows. I can be outspoken and opinionated, writing helps me express their my ideas and thoughts while developing style and voice.





These are the questions i used in order.

5. If you used any quick writes as blog posts, how did they change from what you wrote by hand in class to what you published on your blog? In other words, how did you go from rough draft to final draft? Explain your revision/rewriting process.
7. What have you learned from your struggles with writer's block? Why do you tend to get stuck? How do you tend to get unstuck? Notice any patterns?
8. How do you like having a blog? How has blogging changed the way you write, the way you think, or the way you think about writing?

Writing Groups

I believe that working in writing groups will be more useful and helpful because we can get more comments and advice about our writing from not just the person sitting next to you but from 4 or 5 other students. I'd really like help when i get writers block. I have a tendency to get stuck when i run out of ideas in my head. I think of a bunch of ideas and i will make it sound to myself that i have so much to say that it will fill up a page but it turns out to be a paragraph and then when i want to go into more depth i can't, my brain just freezes.I would also like to talk through my ideas with a group before actually writing them down because then the people in the group can offer other ideas and comments before i start to write them down so i can have more of an idea of what i want to write. When they proofread it they can offer more comments and suggestions and tell me what works and what doesn't. There are so many books out there that is really hard to choose which one to read. We should discuss books that we have read or are currently reading so we can tell each other which books are good to read. Blog posts. Blog posts are really important because we can expand more in our writing. We should leave comments on as many peoples blogs as we possibly can. Its not just for their benefit but its also for yours because you learn how to analyze a piece of writing and this will make your English writing develop.