Thlog Week 2

              This week was a bit challenging with the papers and reading we were assigned, but I truly believe this class is preparing me to be a more efficient, creative, comprehensive, and improved writer. It has also taught me work ethic, as now I cannot procrastinate to get an assignment done, because the assignments feel like they are never ending and piling up. I am learning a lot more about genres and conventions through each class, and this has allowed me to improve the method in which I write my papers. Each assignment given has its own conventions, and this awareness has led me to make careful and stimulating choices on how to structure and format my essays. I am struggling a bit on understanding the topics on rhetorical situation and rhetorical analysis, though the activity we did in class this past week did clarify some points I missed/ misunderstood.

I enjoyed reading the passage, “So What? Who Cares?” This was an important and interesting read, because it elaborated immensely on the importance to clarify and clearly state how your writing pertains to the audience. By openly and explicitly going into detail, this will allow the audience to comprehend fully what is being informed. I hate it when I am studying a textbook for an exam or reading summaries to better understand a book, but the author does not take time or effort in their writings to explain ambiguous information. This reading allowed me to take a closer look at the importance of writing detailed-oriented and thorough papers.

I love how in every class we are taught simple rules to remind ourselves the “right” way of doing certain things. An example was learning about the differences between a dash and a hyphen or when to use the oxford comma. The daily writing and process tips are improving my writing and also saving me time and effort when revising it.