Be Careful!

Chapter 7- Analyzing a Text. I didn't believe this would be a fun reading. I quickly came to a different conclusion. As of right now, I am a Advertising major; naturally this chapter appealed to me. It really struck me when the writer decided to relate how we all interpret messages differently. "All toothpaste ads claim to make teeth "the whitest.""  Analyzing a text may be referring to either a newspaper, or a book, or an essay- different forms of writing, but it also pertains to ads. 

Most advertising is niche advertising. This is directly related to how people analyze things! Companies focus on niche advertising because it is the most affective. It allows a company to see more success in one advertisement focusing on a certain group of people than an advertisement focusing on pleasing everyone. This would be because the people in that niche have the same psychographics (the way people think or act), so they tend to analyze things the same way and take the same impression from something. 

Not only did I learn a lot about how to analyze readings, I learned how to relate this to my career and make it interesting and relevant to me.

That's all for now,

A Girl in English 103

Proofread People Proofread!

Well Hello Again,

I am here today to inform you on proofreading and how it really can affect your writing and grades. Chapter 26 was alllll about editing and proofreading. I found it interesting and all that came to mind was a paper that I wrote in high school.

It was the first semester of my senior year &I was taking "Advanced Composition"! WOOPII! I was excited, for I had loved to write. Well, the first assignment came; it was a diary of someone during a big event in history. I WAS EXCITED! I knew exactly what I was going to do: THE TITANIC! However, my story was better. I was going to tell it from a child's point of view! 

It was the day before and I actually forgot to write it. I was so excited &I forgot... So I was rushing to finish it. After a long night of writing and thinking, I finished it. I was so proud of my paper. I was convinced it was "the perfect paper." The next day came and I turned it in to my teacher with a big smile on my face. Excited to get it back. 

The day came that we were getting it back! I was extatic. SO excited! :) However, she handed it back and I had only recieved a 85%. WHAT THE?! HOW?! I was so confused... As I read through it I realized I had not proofread or edited my paper.. I had A LOT of mistakes.. 

So there, there's my lesson for the day! PROOFREAD PEOPLE PROOFREAD!

Until Next Time,

Amanda

Refreshment anyone?

Well hello, after a break last week I need a refresher. Also, while I am writing my first actual English paper I realized that I need a refresher. Our teacher assigned us a paper that has to deal with how technology has affected our lives. Something in the past that has "left a hand print on my heart." I decided to write about my mom &Skype, how it is allowing us to live 7 hours apart &stay in touch. Anyways, back to the refresher part. After reading our assignment I realized that even my twelve years of learning how to write and edit papers isn't enough. I have already learned the majority of the things I read, but I had forgotten many of them. I was previously confident in my writing and editing knowledge, but I have come to realize that a brush up is always good. I may not exactly use these methods, but I now know what to look for. 

Read closley! 

Till Next time, 

A girl in english 103

Flow.

Hello everyone.

I'm here today to talk about flow. Do you have it or do you struggle with it? As I sit here in my room, there is no doubt that I am trying to figure out how to fulfill my requirements from English, keep this entertaining and convince my teacher that I read the homework. Flow is not something that comes easy to all of us, especially me. I tend to go off in random directions &then at the end of my writing I say something completely different than what I originally wanted to say. 

It is important to sit down and brainstorm first; make a list of what you want to say and how you want to link everything together. This was a trick that my high school english teacher taught me, believe it or not- it really helps. You need to go into your writing with a plan. That is the most important key to creating a flow. 

Well now that I have shared how I keep my writing on track, it is time to spread it to the rest of my homework. 

Till next time,

A Girl in English 103

A Day full of emotions!--> Welcome to college!

Emotions. Ha, don't they just run our lives. If you don't have emotions there isn't a such thing as a good day or a bad day. Well today was a bad day for me... Two weeks into college and it seemed like things were falling apart. I woke up with a horrible headache, my boyfriend was ignoring me, I forgot my speech homework, I had no money to order Chinese food with my friends, I ate dinner alone, my facebook was acting up and my stomach hurt...

So now, those of you who are reading this from my English class are wondering how this all ties into what we are supposed to write about. Well, it's simple! Read the first sentence of the chapter! I am a person who always writes through emotion. So my blogs will always be heartfelt!

For now,

A girl in English 103

"The Start of Something New"

Hello to all you bloggers out there.

I'm A Girl in English 103. This blog is part of my English 103 course. So the posts on here may be sometimes a little dry, but I'll try to keep it as lively as possible; just to keep you entertained! Who knows, this blog could turn into something more than an English assignment based on how attached I become.

I will be blogging soon??!

A Girl in English 103