Sunday, January 29, 2012
Autobiography
My name is Catarina Crespo. I'm in my second semester at BCC. This is my first time doing online courses. I live in Fall River with my son and my fiancee. I enjoy reading horror and mystery novels. One of my favorite writers is Stephen King's The Shining. I enjoy reading in my spare time which I rarely have due to having a family and being a CNA. I also enjoy reading books to my son. I wish I had more time to read to him because I believe it would encourage him to want to learn more and maybe become a writer someday. I always have a hard time writing about things. I think that is going to be one of my challenges this semester. I seem to do better when it isn't a timed writing assignment. Another challenge I think I might have is brainstorming and coming up with ideas to write about. When I am thinking of ideas to write about, I like to be in a quiet place. I do not like to be disturbed. I find that it is easier to concentrate. My 5th grade teacher helped me express my feelings on paper and open up to write about them. I think it's easier to type on a computer than writing on a piece of paper. You can always move things around instead of rewriting the whole paper or erasing something and making your document look messy. When I write I like to write about personal experiences. I think it makes it easier for me. This semester I want to accomplish being a better writer and expressing my thoughts and ideas better.
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Yes, coming up with ideas you want to write about is at least half of the "battle." We'll talk about brainstorming and have a chance to share ideas via the blogs. I always suggest that writers try to find a topic that they have heaping piles of details about so that they can write from abundance. It may be messy, but it's much easier than trying to stretch things out or try to come up with details out of thin air.
ReplyDeleteAnd I despise timed writing! I know students need to be able to do it for essay tests, but good writing and fast writing are two very different things.
Catarina, any ideas about what theme you'd like to read and write about? I'd like to get theme proposal approved by this weekend if possible. You can send me an email if you want to ask any questions or if you're debating between a few, or you can post your thoughts here.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about the friends and relationship theme
DeleteWhat I had in mind was something about family issues. Do you have some ideas for specific essays you'd write (personal, observation, argument)? If so, could you please post as a separate post (see other students' for samples).
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