Thought Blog Week 9

Almost done with this quarter! Can't wait to be on break and spend some quality time with my loved ones. Anyways, this week, we only had one class. On Monday, we did our presentations and I'd say we nailed it! My group got together on Sunday to make slides together and do the whole practice presenting. We did our presentation on (...uh....almost forgot) transitions & flow. We pulled out the rubric and added slides to our Prezi, reading along the guidelines. And then I went home to make my own cue card because I don't speak in good grammar when I improvise. So I practiced literally 10 plus times to test if my presentation is within 5 minutes and whether or not the explanation of the answer makes sense. Next day, I was kind of nervous as our group's turn got closer and closer but when I got up in front of the class--thankfully--I wasn't too nervous. Our group did a great job and I am happy with the results too. Good job team!

Thlog week 8...

Woah, we’re almost done with this quarter. I’m exhausted with all the midterms & projects so I feel like I’m not enjoying going to classes as I did before. But just 2 more weeks of pain in the butt and I’ll be done. We are now done with WP3! YASSSSS..then here comes portfolio and presentation! Yassss……I think I did okay on self analysis paper but I feel like I could have done better if I put more time into making magazine survey page for the adult genre. I wish I knew how to make magazine surveys fancier! I struggled fo’real until a day before the due date but I was able to figure out what the prompt wants me to write about, thank God! This class is interesting but really do require substantial amount of work since I’m not perfect in English. This week in class, we just went over with how to write a good reflection paper for the portfolio. The important point I need to keep in mind while writing self-reflection essay is to follow the prompt. I think if you stick to the prompt, you won’t be way off from what the instructor wants to see in a paper. I’m not really confused with anything for the portfolio thingy but I just need to set my mind to really sit down and do what I’m told to do. At this point, I feel like giving up but I know I won’t. I got a goal to achieve.

Thlog week 7

We did not have class on Wednesday so there are not that much to talk about..Oh, I got free pizza and drinks on Veterans Day! We are now done with week 7, time flies. I am still thinking of what to do for WP3. Zack told me that he does not like the idea of pamphlet genre so I am trying to come up with one still. I think WP3 gave us so much freedom that I lost my mind a bit too much but I'm sure I'll come up with great idea on transforming a genre later today or early morning tomorrow. In class on Monday, we brainstormed on what genres we can do. I thought of Facebook post as young adults genre since young generation--including me--is always on Facebook. I'm excited to do my genre transformation for young audience but still thinking about older audience's genre. Hopefully, I can come up with an idea that I can write while enjoying my choice of topic!

PB3A- Just a thought..

ARRRRRRRR…..!!!!! I've been thinking of brilliant ideas for this project because we're given so much freedom unlike the first two WPs. Now I know that I work better when I’m not given so much creativity. I lost my mind during the weekend and I’m pretty sure I am lost still. But I was able to come up with one idea but I'm pretty sure that I'll change later. I chose prompt one, transforming scholarly article into young audiences' genre and older audiences' genre. My scholarly article is "Mobile Phone as a Potential Vector of Infection in a Pediatric Ward." From this article, I think the big message here is that cell phones carry more germs than we think so people actually should only use cell phones in designated area at hospitals.

For younger audience: ages 7-12(?)

Genre: Facebook post or...poem...?

What I’ll be doing: Since many teenagers use Facebook a lot these days, I thought of doing Facebook post. The video should start with caption of "You won't believe what this phone can do to you..." or something like that because that how people can be drawn to attention. The post will include video from youtube/buzzfeed showing how dirty your mobile phone is. And the post will have short caption above the video maybe like a story of a patient who got sick from germs on their phone or something like that. I am still not sure of which genre I want to transform into, I was thinking about doing a poem for teens for “awareness of technologies these days and lack of social interactions.” If I were to do poem, I’ll look up conventions of poems for teenagers then try to fit into those conventions.  

For older audience: adults

Genre: Health awareness pamphlet

What I’ll be doing: I’ll be transforming scholarly article to a health awareness pamphlet that can be posted on the walls (or in bathrooms) at the hospital. There are paper folded pamphlets placed right next to the waiting room area along with magazines and books. When people wait for a long time, where there is no cell phone use allowed, they are willing to read whatever they can see. So I will write/draw my pamphlet with big title that is creative and shocking enough for them to decide to read it. Then I will also include pictures of maybe…zoomed in pictures of germs that are on phones and introduce what kind of diseases those germs can cause. So the main message in the pamphlet will be “Don’t just wash your hand, wash you phones too” (??) I don’t know… this is so hard!

Thlog week 6...(LATE)

I just got back from Army Reserve training down in Oxnard.. It was from 6th to 8th and I did not have time to write my thlog or PB3A. All my body is sore but my fingers aren't so I can at least type.. For WP2, I would say that I am pleased with my final product. I tried my best and put effort into it. I feel like my organization of my essay is improving compared to my WP1. During peer review session, I found out that I had a possibly-strong thesis statement so when I went home, I revised the organization and sharpened my thesis statement. And this week in class was pretty interesting because on Wednesday, we did online class session (Dang, technology these days man!). It was really confusing to me. I would say that I could not really concentrate well during class because I was at home and everything around me worked as distractions. I'm a person who needs to be present physically in order to be mentally there. It was confusing because we had to follow the timeline, check chatting window, and write responses. I suck at multitasking so I hope there are no more online classes

Response to "Painting Trees"

• What are some "moves" you see in these videos?

-Bob Ross breathes in heavily and then speaks, repeats phrase “nice sharp edge,” says things that can make us feel like drawing trees is not hard at all. He describes the brush sizes and how much paint people should put on the brush.

• How do these artists describe what they’re doing?  What do the artists refer to while they describe their work?  What do they talk about?  What do they direct our attention towards?  

-They describe painting as if even children can do the same. Bob Ross says things like “happy little trees,” “he lives in this tree,” and etc. He uses adjectives so children/young adults can be interested in drawing.

• How would you characterize each artist's style, and what impact does their style have on you (a viewer/audience member)?  How have these artists chosen to portray their subject matter?  

-The styles vary. Bob Ross is targeting children who likes to draw and disney character painters are targeting adults by explaining drawing steps  in much detail.

Journal Q&Responses

Q1. So, in the end, how’d your WP2 paper go?  What were you happy with?  What weren’t you?  Why?  Be specific!

I wrote shitty first draft because I had a little too much fun on Halloween(but Zack told us to have fun so…) but after doing the peer review with my group, I was able to come up with thesis statement. So I like my final product. My peer review group pointed out what exactly I was missing in my paper. I reorganized my essay, corrected some vocab errors, and cited more sources from our course reader.

Q2. Which 2 or 3 comments that you received yesterday were the most helpful for you?  Why?

It was helpful to know that I can have stronger thesis statement by reorganizing paragraphs and adding more statements that relate to my “possible” strong thesis statement.

(Idk if I'm doing this right...)