Blog #16

One of my favorite revision strategies was the peer review. Being able to sit down in real time and receive the review in person made it very easy to revise. Having fellow peers go over the essays provided a complete new perspective to my writing process. My entire education career has been just writing the … [Read more…]

Blog #15

Going through the peer review once again has allowed me to look at the assignment from a different standpoint. With their comments and constructive criticism, along with my own personal ideas i will develop a strategy. My goals for this essay is for it be to the best one i have written this semester. My … [Read more…]

Post #14

Brainstorming this next multi model project I’ve thrown around many ideas. There will 100% be a text consisting of sentences and paragraphs as the article requires a word count. With that the addition of photographs will be used. Photos will paint the picture you’re trying to tell and help the reader maintain interest. Finally another … [Read more…]

Blog #13

β€œTo regard beauty as a luxury adornment or a social signifier was to miss the true potential of the experience.” This quote, although just a short sentence, contains great detail that will cause everyone to think about it differently. My interpretation of this comment is the following. I believe the author is trying to open … [Read more…]

Blog #12

I enjoyed all of my fellow peers projects. Everyone brought something else to the table. Whether it was a classical painting, a urinal that changed the art world or music, the projects were beautiful and all provided their own side and explanation. One of the projects i really enjoyed was Taylor Williams. Her project consisted … [Read more…]

Blog #10

Jonah Lehrers main argument throughout the entire article is that science needs the arts. I agree on this topic as having a different perspective through the lens of an artist can expand many ideas that wouldn’t have been involved if the artist wasn’t part of the process. The artist can cause and spark something in … [Read more…]

Blog #9

Immediate context – The text was originally published World Post. This is a website with news and blogs. The site launched out of Switzerland in January of the year 2014. A Harvard graduate with over seventeen Grammy Awards, Yo-Yo Ma is the author of his article, “Necessary Edges: Arts, Empathy, and Education.” I noticed about … [Read more…]

Blog #8

Reading this section in the “They Say, I Say” opened up my perspective on finding and using the right quote. The section helps you along with the process as well as showing you different techniques to approach it. They provide plenty of options which has lead me away from typing, “This person said”. Instead of … [Read more…]

Blog #7

Reading developing paragraphs in The Little Seagull has developed many eye opening strategies in the writing process. With tightening an unfocused paragraph, I learned the information should really be narrowed down and focus on one main idea. Although many details may be brought into the paragraph, the objective is to stay the course and rely … [Read more…]

Blog #6

The overall strategy that i’m looking to accomplish with this paper is to really grab the reader in and express the importance of art. I intend to make sure the audience knows the direction my paper is heading in from the very jump. Within the first paragraph i look to make my opinion as strong … [Read more…]