ENGRD101. Fall 2024. Sections 27 & 31.
I was clipping my nails on the night I drew this picture. I am struggling to find a good object that fits the Sunday sketch prompt. Then, I look down to my nail clipper and its shape reminds me of a tennis racket. With this in mind, I elaborate my idea to the recently played […]
Read moreThe literacy narrative includes my experience of learning to read and write as a bilingual speaker of Chinese and English. Specifically, my struggles when I first encounter a new language and how I overcome the boredom by finding elements that intrigues me in real life to pave the road of learning the literacy skills. I […]
Read moreI chose this as my avatar because I love pandas and the color purple. When I was in elementary school, my peers and I created a clan for video games, whether it was World of Tanks or Clash of Clans/Royale, using the name “PurplarPandas.” This was what our group was called and from then on, […]
Read moreWhen brainstorming for this sketch, I was just looking around my room for a random object to use. I saw this remote control for my string lights lying on my desk, and the rectangular shape suddenly reminded me of the shape of a tall skyscraper because I saw a few buildings like that in midtown […]
Read moreFor my Sunday sketch I chose to depict a drawing of music playing out of a radio using my airpods. In finding inspiration for this assignment I began to look at the objects surrounding me. It took a few days to figure out what exactly I wanted to use for my drawing but eventually I […]
Read moreWeaving Time: My first thought after looking down at my watch was that it would make a great starting point for my Sunday sketch. The idea clicked as I sat in class and reached back to braid my hair. I glanced at my watch again and noticed how the braid I had made looked similar […]
Read moreIn my literary narrative I wrote about the struggles of learning a new language and how I overcame those obstacles. Learning a new language is not easy, especially if you are doing it alone. However, I found that with the support of my parents and teachers I soon began to adapt to my environment. Learning […]
Read moreAs I was sitting in my friends residence hall doing some homework for the upcoming week I was fiddling with my room key and started almost playing the mini guitar with my key. This inspired my Sunday sketch idea to create a little character performing a concert with her key guitar. I was originally going […]
Read moreIn my narrative, I explore how the academic environment in which I grew up changed how I felt about both reading and writing. Instead of treating reading as something that would give me pleasure, I treated it as a competitive and stressful activity. The line from my narrative that I think exemplifies this the most […]
Read moreWriting the literacy narrative was a very reflective experience. It allowed me to rediscover feelings and insecurities I had subconsciously hidden from myself. Doing the free writing activity first definitely made the process of writing much easier as I already had many ideas laid out for me and all I had to do was connect […]
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