Is It Sheer Genius?

Based on his argument using a piece of story from his past, the writer conceptually supported his explanatory point of views on how skills can be developed with a passion of understanding the writer’s intention. I believe that the writer of this article addressed fundamental thoughts that should be useful in the process of reading as a writer, and on how to become a better writer.

Chris Anson shares his experiences as a graduate student TA many years ago reflecting how his teaching strategies evolved from the “current-traditional paradigm” to an expressive pedagogical theory and practice. The paradigm shift focuses on the process of writing instead of the final product. Donald Murray is an experienced journalist who joined the movement to embrace the process of writing to open up the writer’s creativity and pull from their own knowledge allowing for more freedom and expression. During this process movement there were numerous researchers who studied the various instructional methods and were able to collect data and provide a meta-analysis which is named “Hillocks’ Research

This was by far the most challenging course that I have encountered while obtaining my Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from UCMO. That is not a negative comment as this course has actually impacted me professionally more than any other course I’ve taken to date. This course has taken more time to complete the assignments, more of my attention to detail, and more of my creativity. The last point was the best part about this course. I consider myself to be fairly creative and this course definitely allowed me to do that while bringing my somewhat odd personality to a professional forum. For this I am grateful. Let’s get to the good stuff, shall we?

While reading “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott and “Journey as a Writer” by Yvonne Sui-Runyan I came to a discovery. Writing is terribly difficult for everyone, not just us college kids. I found that composing any sort of writing challenging for all of us and it is never just sugars and rainbows. This however, can be stressful for those of us who enjoy those things in our daily lives. Being said, after expecting to be thrown straight into a fire after reading these, I came to a suppressing conclusion. I was “okay” with my status as a writer. Not because of the crude humor in Lamott’s writing or the easy to understand structure in Sui-Runyan’s but, because it felt great to know that there are other people out there who are struggling to

Themes for Writers, edited by Lynn Z. Bloom and Louise Z. Smith, Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2014, pp. 63-65.

NYU Tisch offers me both the rich history of matriculating successful alumni such as the likes of Vince Gilligan, Joel Coen, and Martin Scorsese, as well as a group of talented screenwriting students who stimulate an aspect of countless possibilities. For example, during a visit to NYU, I met first-year student AJ Johnson who majors in Dramatic Writing. His academics and

His writer’s notebook is full of stories and moments he has collected over time. He started the year by taking an idea and writing a summary of the events. He has started to use a variety of structures to share his ideas. During the memoir unit he wrote a piece about moving from Florida to New York. In this piece, he utilized feedback by adding internal thinking and figurative language. Going forward, Nicholas can use the collecting phase of the writing process to write longer and in more varied ways about any idea he has so that as he moves on to drafting actual pieces he has more content with which to work. Mentor texts can help him structure his ideas and support the revision process.  As we approach and revisit units, a critical goal is for Nicholas to transfer his writing skills across the day, applying them in all

Vogler, Christopher. The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. 3rd ed. Studio City, Ca: Michael Wiese Productions, 2007.

Giovanna Navas is currently a communications major at Miami Dade College. Her dream for the future is to be an author because she loves storytelling, but feels like until her skills as a writer develop she should learn more about the publishing world and pursue a job in it. The proudest Giovanna has ever been of her work as a writer is the first drafts of two stories she is currently developing. She’s excited about the stories and is going to review and rewrite them because she feels as though there is a lot of potential in the characters and their respective stories.

In this first chapter, Lamott emphasizes the importance of writing within literature of her former students. She tells about how her students enjoy writing and would constantly seek her advice for finding people who would publish their works. In the beginning, Lamott states that she herself loves to write and gives vivid explanations about her own experiences with writing.

Concerning level of writing experience I had entering into this class, I must say, I am better acquainted with the essentials elements it requires crafting a great story. Though I cannot predict the course of this story, I can say I’m more conscientious, mastering the craft. What POV is my voice? Writing and rewrites. The story Conquering Defeat is still a story in progress. Creatively I gain confident in my writing, charting the character, developing personalities understanding the complete story telling element. Successful stories require 100% commitment. Failure is enviable. ‘If you don’t succeed at first, try, try, again’. I believe great writers become great learning from their mistakes. Crafting is an art. I wasn’t born a writer but I

Walking into Advanced Filmmaking class my first day, I thought the class as a way of getting an easy A. Because of that attitude, I decided that it would be a period where I would complete my homework. During one of the classes, in which I happened to be listening, my teacher assigned a project that would be due in two weeks. This should be easy, I thought to myself.

I dedicate this collection of writings to my mother, Ozimen Ohio. I choose her because, My mother was the one who told me to take AVID in the tenth grade. My mother has also pushed me to be the best person I can be not just in school but in everything. She also has pushed me to do as best I can in all my classes. She also inspires me to never give up no matter how hard whatever I am doing is. The purpose of these writings is to talk about the benefits of AVID and why the program belongs in schools. In Addition, the collage shows what AVID means to me. Another purpose of these writings is to teach a little bit of what my future career of screenwriting is. People constantly ask what is screenwriting and what do screenwriters do when I tell them

Have you ever been given an assignment where you say to yourself, “how the heck am I going to do this?” or maybe, “what am I supposed to write about?” Well that’s exactly how I felt, thought, and did with this writing journey. Coming up with something to say about my writing journey has been difficult. I would be bold enough to say nearly impossible. So impossible it’s like trying to get a camel through the eye of a needle. Okay that might be an exaggeration, but it has been difficult. The idea that I have a writing journey I understand. But thinking of an event or something that has made my writing the way it is has been difficult. So, what I’ve decided to do then is to write about my writing journey writing this paper.

I began my journey of writing on May 7, 2017 when I began taking English 1301 at Texas State Technical College. When entering the course, I did not feel that the course was relevant to complete my educational journey. Writing was not one of my strongest points, so this journey was a difficult one. During the course I learned how to better prepare myself for writing and composing assignments, how to construct an outline, proper sentence structure, and punctuation. I feel this journey will better prepare me for continuing my education and help me to communicate better as a professional.