Week 6

We are in week six of our writing class so far. I can not believe it!! Time sure flies. Now that we have done a few writings I am learning how to re-word certain things, like not to have the “be” verbs and to do more showing than telling. For instance here is a paragraph from my Autoethnography, “Sure you think it sounds easy right? Just give her a few toys and be on your way. Not in my house, my daughter loves to be chased, “Chase you mommy, Chase you mommy,” she says. Half out of breath I try to chase her around the house. As we continue to run my breath is unable to be caught due to lack of exercise and she is like Speedy Gonzalez and all you see is the smoke behind her as she runs. Once I catch her she giggles uncontrollably and as the giggles fade she runs out of my arms like a tornado only to begin the “chase” again.”

I don’t ever remember really “thinking” about what I wrote when I was in High School. Now when I write I try to put a lot of thought into it. I don’t know if it’s because I have matured since being in High School almost ten years ago and care more about what I do than “just” getting it done. When I was in High School I probably would have blown off the whole revision opportunity we are given and just turned my paper in as is. I really think we do learn more being able to revise our papers than turning them in once and the grade you get is what sticks.

It is very hard and frustrating to do the writings we do but it has definitely made me think of how I write everyday things from e-mails or even journal entries. I am definitely more excited about my writing’s today than I was back in High School.