The Pickwick Papers

Throughout this unit my identity as a writer and my confidence in my writing has continued to develop and improve. From the nerves I felt in regards to writing my first journal entry on the Loan and Muir quote about being a practicing writer, to the latest entry on a current news story I feel as though my writing has vastly improved, not only in its context, but also in my approach. One of the most influential pieces I read on writing came from the communications toolkit. Grellier and Goerke…

Perth author releases picture book series in several languages Prolific local author Werner Stejskal has been working on a very innovative picture book series for children up to seven years called ‘Oliver and Jumpy’. This series has been beautifully illustrated in Disney-style and has won a gold medal by the ‘Readers Favorite Book Awards’. There are 20 books including 62 stories. Each book was a Bestseller in various categories on Amazon. Many stories do have educational value. Oliver, is an…

Morgan Wagers Writing a paper, such as this eight page research paper, can be a daunting task to contemplate. Where do I begin? How am I going to create eight pages of words? Even before answering the previous questions a writer should consider using a prewriting tool, such as outlining or concept mapping. So, the new question the writer should be asking is: which prewriting activity should I use, an outline or a concept map? The answer to this question depends on the type of assignment given…

Mindful Awareness Reflection Journal Shape Acknowledge I usually read when I need to for my classes. There are books on my shelves that I bought it and want to read it when I have time. There are few type of books I like to read, love novel, religion books, self-help, education books about kids, cooking books, and many other. However, it is hard to read when I have two young children. The time I read the materials for my classes are at late night, after both my kids are asleep.…

for I learn a great deal of tips to fix my mistake I need to work on in my writing. The papers I did in English 211c made me think outside the box more than my past English courses. The first paper was the Rhetorical Analysis, for one thing it was a rough paper for me write. I struggle with word choice and tone in the paper, as a result causing me to do not so great on the paper. The Rhetorical Analysis paper was about analyzing the rhetorical position and to use rhetorical appeals from several…

Throughout the semester, I had found this class challenging especially with the post lab reports. I found the post labs difficult because there was so much to write and mention. If I had gotten one part of the lab wrong, a lot of my results and labeled parts of the graphs would be wrong as well. In order to make this class successful, I found myself starting the post labs as soon as I got out of lab when it was fresh in my memory. Writing up the post labs was very time consuming so starting…

When I first received Spare Parts at orientation two months ago, I did not think I was going to have to read it. I thought the common book would be more important for those taking an English class, which I am not. Although I did not think I would be required to read the book, I thought that it may be a book that I would find interesting. I rather read non-fiction books over fiction and initially planned to read Spare Parts over the summer. That being said, I found that I did not have time to…

When I started this class I was unable to properly write papers. My thoughts and words were all over the place making writing the papers difficult. I didn’t know how a thesis worked and I really had no idea how to use it to setup my papers and go into detail. Now with the understanding of a thesis I can write a paper and use my thesis to go into further detail. Before I didn’t know what a thesis statement was or how to use it to write my papers properly. I always thought that a thesis statement…

Whenever I inform someone that I am currently taking this course, there is a stale, predictable response I invariably receive. “Why? Did you forget to get your extra language credit?” to which I would swiftly reply, “no, I took it because I want to improve my writing”. I ensured I received the necessary credits in those three special categories a long time ago, by fulfilling the requirement in grade 10. I knew that in these bigger, more demanding grades, my course selection should not be…

In my earliest moments of middle school writing was one of my favorite activities to do because I could let go of emotions on paper. Writing was fun but it can also be boring at the same time because it depends what you can write about. When I got into high school writing was a week point. Even though I was not a great writer, I still have some negative and positive experiences that shape my writing today. Ever since I left my old school, writing has clicked for me and has created many new…