Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Using Google Drive in Class

I like using Google Drive in class. It makes it easier to share things with the teacher or vice-versa. I think it's very convenient. I like the fact that you can make papers, slides and more. I also like the fact that more than one person can work on a group project without it shutting down. Everything is also connected together, so if you have a Google drive, you have a Gmail account for your mail.

Monday, November 30, 2015

Online Weekly Assessments

 With this Hybrid English class, we don't have a choice but to use online assessments, but I like them. I don't always look at online assessments as work sometimes. I like online weekly assessments because we are constantly thinking and going back to things that we have learned in class. The assessments that we have in class aren't too hard either. I think it's also good because with us being as tech savvy as we are now, it's more natural because we're already used to being on social media.

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Colleague's Post

I agreed with Willie's post about his Doc3 when he said "My doc3 paper was one of the most challenging papers that i had to write this year. ...Its like i have to stretch some of the ideas that i really want to talk about". I agree because my topic is a little difficult to writer about as well because there isn't a lot about it other than what people already know. Another post was about Peer Reviewing by Eriana and she stated, "You have to remember to try not to come off as rude to your reader. Make sure your reader knows that you are just trying to help them get a better grade. The reader must remember to not take everything to the heart as well." I 100% agree! When critiquing, you shouldn't come off rude to others and some people also need to learn how to take criticism.

Monday, November 16, 2015

Writing my Doc3

When starting my Doc3, I had to keep in mind how the essay was supposed to sound to the reader. One thing that helps me when I'm typing my paper is that I re-read it to make sure that it still stays on topic. One thing that doesn't help me stay on task is the fact that with my topic, I don't have an issue it's difficult to persuade the audience to think like me, when it isn't that type of topic....I hope that makes sense.

Friday, November 13, 2015

Give and Receive Peer Advice

When it comes to giving peer advice, sometimes I don't like doing it. Not because I don't want to read the different essays(because some of them are interesting), but because I don't know how some people may take it. I know that in order to get better, you have to correct what's wrong but I think some people get upset when they get critiques. I try to stay away from correcting their grammatical errors, because I shouldn't be solely focused on that, I should focus on the point of the paper and how it all flows together. However, sometimes I do think if I don't correct it, the teacher will count off points and I wouldn't want that for them. For me, critiquing is all in the approach. I try to say things like: "maybe you should try this" or "The paper may flow better if you add this...", instead of, "this paper sounds stupid" or "You need to fix all them mistake you got".  When it comes to receiving peer advice, I feel as if I can take it, because it helps me to make my paper(s) better.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

My Mean Mug Face

Soooooooo, I'm gonna talk about my face. lol. I've heard from other people(Brandon) that I look mean. I don't know why, I don't try to look it. I'm far from mean....unless you make me mad, but that's with anybody.....any who I like to think I'm a pretty cool person so I'm gonna try to make myself look more friendly cause I do understand what he mean't, so I'm trying Brandon!! I'm not about to just walk around here smiling though, lol. But we'll see how it goes. Peace Out Homies!



Monday, November 9, 2015

How I Revise My Document

I first thing I do before I begin to revise my documents is read them and make sure they make sense. If it does make sense, I try to think about other things that I could add to make my writing better. If my writing doesn't make sense, I change it to make it sound better and/or I add other things to it. There isn't one document that I've written, that I haven't had to revise. Another way I revise my documents would be to correct my grammatical errors, such as if my commas are in the wrong place or if I spelled a word incorrectly. I think it helps to revise because it helps us see how things aren't suppose to be written or how they are supposed to be written.