ENGRD101. Fall 2024. Sections 27 & 31.
In my mix tape: “Songs to get over a man,” the rhetorical situation that I addressed was “getting over a guy”. The way that I approached this was similar to the five stages of grief. I have the first few songs as more sad depressed. This kind of represents the immediate ending of a relationship […]
Read moreConstructing a halfa kucha presentation was an interesting and insightful experience. It was very different from writing an essay. On the one hand, I was limited by the strict time limit and slide format, alongside the informal rule of not placing word blocks on the slideshow. On the other hand, the freedom to utilize my […]
Read moreIn this mixtape, I had a combination of the music that I created as well as the songs that I love to listen to. There is the Schubert/Liszt Serenade which I love listening to and playing, there is the Hungarian Dance duet that my sister and I used to play, and there are also Cantonese […]
Read moreVisualizing my writing helped me realize that I spent too much time telling my story in my first draft, leaving less writing that analyzes how this shaped how I write. Therefore, I added some analysis to the comic while also removing the parts that were not necessary and adding more details that could strengthen my […]
Read moreThis was a lot of fun to do! If you know me you know that I will not shut up about my gap year where I worked as a ski patroller in Vermont. It has become an essential part of my personality, for better or worse. Ski patroller’s from the northeast have very specific stereotypes […]
Read moreThe entire literacy narrative project has really allowed me to grow as a writer. Through multiple revision, editing, reflecting and drafting, I was able to meet many learning outcomes through this project. After creating my comic, I found different ways to go about my literacy narrative and I was able to implement much more visualizing […]
Read moreThe halfa kucha was for me an assignment that was quite tricky. I don’t think that I’ve ever worked with a presentation that had to be this concise and it took a bit to work around. When giving an argument through an essay, I am usually able to go into more depth within my reasonings […]
Read moreTrauma leaves an intangible constant mark on those it affects, shaping their identities and emotional states. This is captured in both Spinning and Stitches via the visual language of graphic novels. In Stitches, Daves’s descent into dark carve acts as symbolism for his involuntary deep retreat into fear, a feeling of helplessness perpetrated by generational […]
Read moreAttached is page 272 of Spinning, wherein Tillie goes on a skate to introspect.
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