The last blog post here is a reflection of where I was at the beginning and where I am now as a writer. I’m gonna reflect on my author identity, my theory of writing, my growth, and how I will use what I know now in the future. To start off, I watched this video about reflective writing and looked at Genres in Academic Writing: Reflective Writing and drew a lot of comparisons to my personal growth process. Whenever I reflect on something, whether it be a conversation i just had or an activity I just did, I always think about what I learned and how it could be applicable in the future. I usually do this mentally and automatically, but when Sabatinos got you under the gun and you have to write about it, I actually think I retained and comprehended my experiences better. Also, thinking on the paper lets me understand my thoughts better spatially. I think that this alone has lent itself heavily to my author’s identity. Looking at where I have gone wrong and working towards the meta-level understanding of an issue is something that I enjoy ruminating on. In terms of what has actually changed about my author identity, I think that the horizon only got bigger. I think that at the beginning of the semester, I was trapped into one style of writing, and never before have I tried to write with emotion, so there was a lot of learning to be had early on. Now, I have a clearer understanding of where I am as a writer and what the next step for me is. My theory of writing has also changed over the course of the semester. While I don’t particularly enjoy writing more now than before, I value it much more now. I used to only ever write one draft for every paper I wrote. Now i get the whole shitty first drafts and whatever. I understand the value of failing in writing now more than I ever have. It kind of reminds me of Zeno’s Paradox which is only being able to move half of the way to your goal at a time, but this means that you can never reach it, only get ever so much closer. And while it might seem like a losing race, you win knowledge by making it to the halfway point each time. My growth as a writer has also seen a lot of improvement. Having the leniency of choice on these assignments has helped me out of my comfort zone. In the past there was a lot of learning conventions and what I am allowed to say and what I am not allowed to say. I can confidently say that I have learned more about writing this semester than I did in my last 2 years of high school. And lastly, where am I going with what I know in the future. While I see value in having a personal journal, I am mostly likely not going to do that or anything similar. What I will do, however, is every time I walk into a room I’ll bring my ancestor’s knowledge, my previous knowledge, and now our discourse communities knowledge with me and apply it to anything that is thrown at me.
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Sabatino
5/2/2019 09:09:40 am
I cannot wait to talk to you about this reflection during our final portfolio conference. Thank you for sharing...
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julia
5/5/2019 11:15:52 am
whoa went all out with that picture, it's awesome
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Nadiia
5/6/2019 02:05:55 pm
I was as you, wrote only one draft and that's it. Maybe slight editing I would do. Sabatino has changed this bad habit. I like your reflection and how detailed you described your own growth. Keep making meaning)))))
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Tiffany
5/6/2019 08:03:33 pm
I really felt this!! From the writing helping me out of my comfort zone, to this being my first experience emotional writing and definitely finding value in writing. I knew we were Discerning Um for a reason! lol
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