Aw,
the last blog. Wow that means the semester is almost over!! I feel like we just
started…
Well
throughout this course, we learned about and wrote in different genres that, at
least for me, I don't think we would ever have written in otherwise. For
example, I would probably have never written in a blog, or op-ed, or
ethnography genre. The only genres I would probably ever write in are
programming languages, emails and text messages.
My
favorite genre would probably be the blogs because I was able to be as casual
as I wanted and not think about how correct I am. I was able to just let the
thoughts flow out of my head as they came. I guess it was sort of a diary/
journal, but with a topic to follow (or not if we didn’t feel like it).
My
least favorite genre… hmm… well even though I haven’t even written it yet would
probably be the ethnography. But only because it’s basically like a typical
college research paper that has formalities we need to follow, and it has to be
long and yeah I don’t know I just don't like formal writing…
I
am glad that we’re going to do a resume genre though because that is definitely
something that can be useful to everyone in the future.
I
honestly don’t remember what I was apply for when I wrote my first resume… But
I remember the hardest thing was making it look somewhat full when you don't
have much experience because you’re trying to get a job to gain experience!!
I’m sure everyone has had this annoying problem… But the things I was able to
put were the volunteer experiences I had such as being a camp counselor,
assistant dance teacher and youth group leader for my church to show some
leadership skills. Since this was some time in high school, I also put the
different classes I had taken, since they were all the advanced courses, to try
to show my somewhat higher-level knowledge.
I
don't remember the first time I had to use a resume and if I got the job or not,
but recently I have gotten jobs with my current resume, but sadly wasn’t always
able to accept all of them because of time conflicts and other commitments :(
Well
I guess I’m done here! I wish all written assignments could be in blog form! Haha.
--Victoria
I also enjoyed the ethnography. Research papers require more work, but it is still comforting to work with a genre you are familiar with. Enjoyed reading your blog.
ReplyDelete- Joseph Cashman
Hello Victoria. I can relate to your feelings about this semester being almost over. It’s crazy how time goes by so quick, but I actually want it to because I am ready to finish this semester, enjoy the holidays and finish up what is to be my last semester here at SDSU! But I know as soon as a graduate, I will miss it and might even want to come back. I agree with you about favorite genre. I did like the blogs a lot because it was so liberal and friendly. I don’t think I have had an English class that allowed me to speak freely about what I want and express myself without my grade being knocked down, so definitely a good experience. Hahaha but I also do agree with the least favorite genre! The ethnography seems to be a typical and serious type of research paper, like the ones that I have been doing for many years now, but I guess that’s college. We are almost dome though!
ReplyDelete-Orlando Galan
Hey Victoria
ReplyDeleteThe Semester is almost over and finals are coming up. Being that this was my first semester since coming from community college it feel like it was a bit short lived. Learning and writing about blogs was something expect to learn before coming however i still enjoyed writing them even so. The blogs in general is written in our own words sure we have follow the prompt giving to us but beyond on that its all free writing. And for the resume that one I first made back in high school is nowhere near as good looking as the one I have now. Although it took me two days to learn how to write a good looking resume it was all worth it to get the job I have today.
Anyways I hope everything goes well on your finals and we'll see what else is expected.
From your fellow blogger,
David Bobadilla