Thlog #4

            After reading over my WP1, I knew I had to fix some stuff but I wasn’t too sure where to start. The highlighting activity we did on Monday was the key to success. I completely got what Zack said about seeing our paper in a bird’s eye view. By highlighting the evidence and analysis, I got a clearer picture of what was missing. I was never really a fan of color-coding as I thought it was a waste of time, but after seeing it used this way, I’m a changed man. Reading the paper wasn’t enough for me to see what was wrong; I needed to visually see the problems. Also, highlighting is aesthetically pleasing, especially if you use bright colors. After highlighting, I quickly saw that there was too much analysis and not enough direct evidence. Like having too much cereal to your milk, having the right proportion is important. It brings harmony and a good mouth-feel.

On Wednesday, we did a group project on Google Docs about writing on a topic based on our assigned genre. Every group had the same topic but we just have to write in the style of our assigned genres. The topic was about a man’s murder and my group had to write it as a newspaper report. Zack gave us the option to add in details so naturally, we made him the murderer. Not that we think he would make a good murderer, we just did it for kicks and giggles.

To be honest though Zack’s a great teacher and I think he really does put a lot of effort into making us into better writers, especially during the process of writing our WP1. I would be more specific and add details but I’m pretty sure the whole class knows what I’m talking about. 10/10 would recommend as Writing 2 teacher.