Friday, January 27, 2012
Writing Assignment #2 pg.43
My ideal career is teaching English. I love helping people understand what comes so naturally to me. All of my english teachers in the past were wonderful and inspiring people, and I want to be that person. I couldn't see myself doing anything else. As a teacher, I would have a salary; meaning I would make a certain and same amount of money every year. I would recieve my peycheck every two weeks, and it would be the same amount. No matter if I missed two or ten days out of the school year I missed, I'd still made the same money every two weeks. This would benefit me tremendously. Being a teacher also has benefits, such as a 401k and health insurance. Some careers dont offer this. I would respect my working conditions as well. School typically starts at 7:30 and goes until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. These hours would be great for me, I'm use to waking up early. Due to the fact that teachers spend many hours grading, I would have enought time after school to do so. Lastly, I want to help, love and benefit my students the way my teachers did for me. I went through many things, that only my teachers helped me through. I want to be there for a student, whom was just like me.
freewrite for 5 minutes/p based off of it
FREEWRITE:
I strongly agree with John Holt's statement, "We learn something by doing it. There is no other way." Based off of my own personal experiences. I had a friend in highschool whom was unhealthy for me. We did bad things together and were constantly getting in trouble. Everybody told me that she was bad for me and that I should seperate myself from her. I never listened to any of them untill we moved in with eachother and things went down hill. I saw her true colors, the person everyone else saw her for while I was in denial. Also when I started working at dutchess, my fellow co-workers tried to teach me how to make change. They would tell me how they learned and I wouldnt understand. I would try thier way and would always end up giving people too much money back or too less. However, I found my own way of making change and it worked.
PARAGRAPH:
It's true, we don't learn something untill we do. There are many parents out there that try to protect thier child from danger. They could lecture and scream all they want but untill that child knows how it feels, they won't learn the true meaning behing thier parents words. Like I mentioned in my freewrite, my mother told me over and over that my friend wasn't a good influence on me. She explained how I changed from the person she use to "know". It angered me at first but I figured she just wasn't understand. It took a while before I saw what my parent and siblings were trying to tell me. My friend and I had to go through something so bad to realize that this person isn't who I thought they were; and I should have listened to the outsiders who could see what I couldn't see. Now that time has pasted, I clearly see what I couldn't before. I recognize all the bad decicsions I made and how I had changed dramatically. This factor in my life, truely opened my eyes. I couldn't believe how stuipid I became under a negative influence. I now take my time with whom I become friends with, and what a gesture of a "real" friend is. I will never make the same mistake again.
I strongly agree with John Holt's statement, "We learn something by doing it. There is no other way." Based off of my own personal experiences. I had a friend in highschool whom was unhealthy for me. We did bad things together and were constantly getting in trouble. Everybody told me that she was bad for me and that I should seperate myself from her. I never listened to any of them untill we moved in with eachother and things went down hill. I saw her true colors, the person everyone else saw her for while I was in denial. Also when I started working at dutchess, my fellow co-workers tried to teach me how to make change. They would tell me how they learned and I wouldnt understand. I would try thier way and would always end up giving people too much money back or too less. However, I found my own way of making change and it worked.
PARAGRAPH:
It's true, we don't learn something untill we do. There are many parents out there that try to protect thier child from danger. They could lecture and scream all they want but untill that child knows how it feels, they won't learn the true meaning behing thier parents words. Like I mentioned in my freewrite, my mother told me over and over that my friend wasn't a good influence on me. She explained how I changed from the person she use to "know". It angered me at first but I figured she just wasn't understand. It took a while before I saw what my parent and siblings were trying to tell me. My friend and I had to go through something so bad to realize that this person isn't who I thought they were; and I should have listened to the outsiders who could see what I couldn't see. Now that time has pasted, I clearly see what I couldn't before. I recognize all the bad decicsions I made and how I had changed dramatically. This factor in my life, truely opened my eyes. I couldn't believe how stuipid I became under a negative influence. I now take my time with whom I become friends with, and what a gesture of a "real" friend is. I will never make the same mistake again.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Reflection from pages 2-18
I love to write and I do spend some of my own time at home doing it, so I believe that is why I was infact eager to read the assigned pages to see what they had instore for me .I had a pen and a stickynote next to my just incase I felt the need to write a thought or reminder down. As I was reading the pages and looking through the examples that were provided for me, I noticed that I was either nodding or shaking my head. However, there were so many things that I had agreed with and done before.
For example, In chapter two they discuss techniques for prewriting such as freewriting, brainstorming/ mapping, asking questions and lastly keeping a journal. All of these help you to generate ideas wether its for school or private reasons and personally, I have used every one of them in the past. I took a course in highschool called craft of writing; often when we had a assignment due that involved serious thinking she would have us stop and freewrite for 15 minutes to clear our head, so we would see what we had already written more clearly. I found that it truely did work for me and that it gave me a fresh new look and perspective on my piece. When I would be assigned any work in school that involved me researching or reflection, I would always ask myself questions. If it wasn't part of the grade normally I wouldnt include it in my final draft but no-matter what those question (who, what, when, where, why and how) also popped into my head. Maybe it was because I was interesting in what I was doing, or it was the fact that ever since you entered 5th grade, teachers stuck that in your head. Also, I have to say keeping a journal was a big part of my life, and extremely helpful. When I went through an emotional turn which seemed to be years on end, I would write down my thoughts, feeling or use it as a way to help me clearify what it was exactly I wanted to say to someone. Some people understood my need to write things down and others hated it.
In chapter one the book emphasized why its important to prewrite,write and revise; and to understand the subject of your writing, the audience who will be reading it and the purpose to why you are writing it. I honestly feel that these things are very important. When you understand the subject of your writing you can easily prewrite and write more quickly. I feel that elimates the steps of brainstorming or mapping.When you are aware of your audience and what age group or career they fall into, revising is made more smoothly. As far as the purpose to why you are writing, prewriting is without trouble.Therefore asking yourself questions on how to go about your writng style is effortless. I instantly made bried connections while reading, and once I starting writing i brought in the detail. I knew I had to add it into my reflection. It was one of those things where you didnt have to think twice. The writing steps are very important no matter what type of writing is it. From writing a novel that hopefully becomes famous to writing a daily entry in your journal, these are all things that should happen wether they are on paper or not.
Reading, writing and speaking well go hand in hand; thats bluntly obvious. If you can write, then reading a piece that someone else or yourself had wrote shouldnt be as hard compared to someone who can't write all that well. Therefore if you can read fluently, speaking should just be part of the flow. I have noticed within the nine months that I have been working at Dutchess, there are some people that dont exactly have the best communication skills. When I saw that the person wrote a note stating we couldnt take credit cards, my head turned to the side; it said "No Credit Card". I approached her and suggested that the note should say, "We can't accept any credit cards at this time, thanks!" And in that very moment I had remembered the time she called me asking what a certain phrase explained. It was then that I had recalled that those two go hand in hand.
For example, In chapter two they discuss techniques for prewriting such as freewriting, brainstorming/ mapping, asking questions and lastly keeping a journal. All of these help you to generate ideas wether its for school or private reasons and personally, I have used every one of them in the past. I took a course in highschool called craft of writing; often when we had a assignment due that involved serious thinking she would have us stop and freewrite for 15 minutes to clear our head, so we would see what we had already written more clearly. I found that it truely did work for me and that it gave me a fresh new look and perspective on my piece. When I would be assigned any work in school that involved me researching or reflection, I would always ask myself questions. If it wasn't part of the grade normally I wouldnt include it in my final draft but no-matter what those question (who, what, when, where, why and how) also popped into my head. Maybe it was because I was interesting in what I was doing, or it was the fact that ever since you entered 5th grade, teachers stuck that in your head. Also, I have to say keeping a journal was a big part of my life, and extremely helpful. When I went through an emotional turn which seemed to be years on end, I would write down my thoughts, feeling or use it as a way to help me clearify what it was exactly I wanted to say to someone. Some people understood my need to write things down and others hated it.
In chapter one the book emphasized why its important to prewrite,write and revise; and to understand the subject of your writing, the audience who will be reading it and the purpose to why you are writing it. I honestly feel that these things are very important. When you understand the subject of your writing you can easily prewrite and write more quickly. I feel that elimates the steps of brainstorming or mapping.When you are aware of your audience and what age group or career they fall into, revising is made more smoothly. As far as the purpose to why you are writing, prewriting is without trouble.Therefore asking yourself questions on how to go about your writng style is effortless. I instantly made bried connections while reading, and once I starting writing i brought in the detail. I knew I had to add it into my reflection. It was one of those things where you didnt have to think twice. The writing steps are very important no matter what type of writing is it. From writing a novel that hopefully becomes famous to writing a daily entry in your journal, these are all things that should happen wether they are on paper or not.
Reading, writing and speaking well go hand in hand; thats bluntly obvious. If you can write, then reading a piece that someone else or yourself had wrote shouldnt be as hard compared to someone who can't write all that well. Therefore if you can read fluently, speaking should just be part of the flow. I have noticed within the nine months that I have been working at Dutchess, there are some people that dont exactly have the best communication skills. When I saw that the person wrote a note stating we couldnt take credit cards, my head turned to the side; it said "No Credit Card". I approached her and suggested that the note should say, "We can't accept any credit cards at this time, thanks!" And in that very moment I had remembered the time she called me asking what a certain phrase explained. It was then that I had recalled that those two go hand in hand.
Friday, January 20, 2012
All About Me!
Hello, nice to meet you!
My name is Haley Elizabeth Rawson and I was born on October, 12 at Milford Hospital; 6:33 a.m to be exact.I lived in Milford until I was five years old with my three brother and one sister, whom are all my half siblings. I was raised in Fairfield CT, and has moved multiple times,within the surrounding towns. As a kid I thought I would never move, but I learned over the years that things happen, and sometimes they move you. Right now I live with my Mom in Brideport, CT. I graduated from Jonathon Law High School in Milford, CT. Within that school I had met teachers that truely changed my life. I can honestly say they were my savors. Especially Mrs. Reshenk, she helped me throught thick and thin.
Ever since I can remember I wanted to be an English teacher. Growing up I saw myself being with the younger kids, such as elementry school .However due to those teachers in High School, I had recently decided I wanted to teach High School or to be a College Professor. Just to let you know my favoirte color is red and that will never change. Also, I love animals. For example, I currently have two cats, named Rosie and Sadie! As much as I love dogs, a cat is just the right choice of pet for me.You dont have to walk them and they dont bark!
I am a busy bee. I work full time at Dutchess, located in Fairfield and part-time at Viale Ristorante, located in Brideport. I am now a full-time student at Housatonic Community College, also located in Bridgeport. I love both my jobs, not only because I get a paycheck every week but because I am a people person. I can't see myself sitting in a office, as a way to pay my bills. It may not seem like this at first, but I have been known to talk alot. I guess I get that from my mom. I hope you will see how outgoing i really am.
This is my first time having a blog, or even blogging. I have seen other peoples blogs before, yet never tried it myself. I'm open to new adventures, why not give it a shot? If I'm not mistaken, I believe a program called Myspace which within you'r profile where you could blog. Who knows, maybe this is a site where people make friends. I guess its really true, we learn new things everyday!
My name is Haley Elizabeth Rawson and I was born on October, 12 at Milford Hospital; 6:33 a.m to be exact.I lived in Milford until I was five years old with my three brother and one sister, whom are all my half siblings. I was raised in Fairfield CT, and has moved multiple times,within the surrounding towns. As a kid I thought I would never move, but I learned over the years that things happen, and sometimes they move you. Right now I live with my Mom in Brideport, CT. I graduated from Jonathon Law High School in Milford, CT. Within that school I had met teachers that truely changed my life. I can honestly say they were my savors. Especially Mrs. Reshenk, she helped me throught thick and thin.
Ever since I can remember I wanted to be an English teacher. Growing up I saw myself being with the younger kids, such as elementry school .However due to those teachers in High School, I had recently decided I wanted to teach High School or to be a College Professor. Just to let you know my favoirte color is red and that will never change. Also, I love animals. For example, I currently have two cats, named Rosie and Sadie! As much as I love dogs, a cat is just the right choice of pet for me.You dont have to walk them and they dont bark!
I am a busy bee. I work full time at Dutchess, located in Fairfield and part-time at Viale Ristorante, located in Brideport. I am now a full-time student at Housatonic Community College, also located in Bridgeport. I love both my jobs, not only because I get a paycheck every week but because I am a people person. I can't see myself sitting in a office, as a way to pay my bills. It may not seem like this at first, but I have been known to talk alot. I guess I get that from my mom. I hope you will see how outgoing i really am.
This is my first time having a blog, or even blogging. I have seen other peoples blogs before, yet never tried it myself. I'm open to new adventures, why not give it a shot? If I'm not mistaken, I believe a program called Myspace which within you'r profile where you could blog. Who knows, maybe this is a site where people make friends. I guess its really true, we learn new things everyday!
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