Minute blog:
This chapter actually gave more techniques/strategies to discover various ideas to enhance your writing abilities. It also included ways to organize and synthesize (condense) it into a brief format.
I don't have any questions at this point.
Summarize/Paraphrase:
There are techniques that can be utilized to help the writer to discover more information, enhance learning. These would include: listing keywords, freewriting (write about what you already know and think about the subject), make a list of questions, answer the questions Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?, brainstorming (also recording what you know), and clustering (cause/effect relationships). It also included various ways to collect information by keeping a notebook or journal. These notebooks can vary between a double entry, field, vocabulary notebooks. Another techniques include the minute paper, muddiest point, preconception check and paraphrasing. Utilizing inventive dialogue or interview can also give another challenging way to research a topic. Process flowcharts, timelines and pedigree charts can be great visual aids.
Daily life:
Again, these techniques can be used in various modalities to aid in writing more effectively.
They can assist the writer to investigate a topic in a different demension to enhance the subject matter.
Kristi Seay
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Addendum to Chapter 2- Kristi Seay
It seems that I only did the vocab portion of these two chapters, so I am including an addendum.
Minute blog:
This chapter emphasized techniques in order to read in a more critical manner, instead of casually.
I don't really have any questions about this chapter, as it was very clear to me. The most difficult part is to take/make the time to jot down notes and utilize the various techniques to enhance your understanding.
Summarize/Paraphrase:
This chapter was informative as to several techniques to utilize when reading material, to enhance your understanding or to allow you the opportunity to question. To read the material in a more critical manner, instead of casually. It also emphasized utilizing your knowledge and experiences of the subject to assist you in writing and developing this skill.
It mentioned the importance of your rhetorical purpose (what you are hoping to accomplish).
This should be thought about before even starting to write. It included strategies for making notes, underlining important facts and developing questions to utilize later.
Daily Life:
These techniques will be helpful in the future with reading material and writing the various/numerous papers that are required to successfully complete your college career!
Kristi Seay
Minute blog:
This chapter emphasized techniques in order to read in a more critical manner, instead of casually.
I don't really have any questions about this chapter, as it was very clear to me. The most difficult part is to take/make the time to jot down notes and utilize the various techniques to enhance your understanding.
Summarize/Paraphrase:
This chapter was informative as to several techniques to utilize when reading material, to enhance your understanding or to allow you the opportunity to question. To read the material in a more critical manner, instead of casually. It also emphasized utilizing your knowledge and experiences of the subject to assist you in writing and developing this skill.
It mentioned the importance of your rhetorical purpose (what you are hoping to accomplish).
This should be thought about before even starting to write. It included strategies for making notes, underlining important facts and developing questions to utilize later.
Daily Life:
These techniques will be helpful in the future with reading material and writing the various/numerous papers that are required to successfully complete your college career!
Kristi Seay
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Response to Chapter 3
This chapter had a lot of vocab. words that I decided to take notes on, as the chapter suggested to enhance learning!
This chapter describes a tool to use while reading to enhance the learning experience. Strategies include:
Listing- jot down key words
Freewriting- write for a set period of time, starting with what you already know about the subject
Questioning- ask questions about the topic
Answering Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
Brainstorming- record info you already know
Clustering- figuring out possible cause/effect relationships
Notebooks/Journals (dialectical notebook):
write notes and observations on one side/questions and comments on the other
Double entry notebook- type of dialectical, most commonly used with left/right columns
Field notebook- used during field research to take notes in titled columns
Vocab. journal- list of new terms that you encounter
Minute paper- quick useful way to reflect on a discussion. What you learned and the most important questions about the lecture/discussion
Muddiest point- jotting down some concept or idea that is unclear or confusing
Preconception check- something thatyou know about the subject
Paraphrasing- restate in your own words
Organizing and synthesizing information:
Don't write down everything!
Organize what in a useful and logical manner
Synthesize- condense it into a brief form
Invented dialogue-bring out divergent views together
Invented interview/unsent letter- you are the interviewer asking the person ?? who you are studying associated with the concept that you are studying. You conduct research to determine how your questions might have been answered. The key is to move beyond the limits of your initial response to the event/person. This helps you to explore the topic from an intellectual and emotional perspective.
Resume- tend to be used outside academia; short
Vita- used within the academia; longer; include lists of publications and presentations
Bio-poem- get down basic, essential information in a poem format (does not have to rhyme)
Clustering and concept mapping-construct a visual representation of your ideas and how they connect to each other. Helps to visualize cause/effect
Process flowchart- allow you to translate several paragraphs of info in to a clear visual making it easier to understand.
Timeline/Chronology- shows the concepts over time; may be set up horizontally or vertically
Pedigree chart- demonstrates the origin of a person, character or idea
Test questions- create your own ?? to anticipate what you will be asked.
Mnemonic play- develop memory aids to remember material
Many of these seam to be useful tools to me and are a reminder of various techniques to use!
Kristi Seay
This chapter describes a tool to use while reading to enhance the learning experience. Strategies include:
Listing- jot down key words
Freewriting- write for a set period of time, starting with what you already know about the subject
Questioning- ask questions about the topic
Answering Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
Brainstorming- record info you already know
Clustering- figuring out possible cause/effect relationships
Notebooks/Journals (dialectical notebook):
write notes and observations on one side/questions and comments on the other
Double entry notebook- type of dialectical, most commonly used with left/right columns
Field notebook- used during field research to take notes in titled columns
Vocab. journal- list of new terms that you encounter
Minute paper- quick useful way to reflect on a discussion. What you learned and the most important questions about the lecture/discussion
Muddiest point- jotting down some concept or idea that is unclear or confusing
Preconception check- something thatyou know about the subject
Paraphrasing- restate in your own words
Organizing and synthesizing information:
Don't write down everything!
Organize what in a useful and logical manner
Synthesize- condense it into a brief form
Invented dialogue-bring out divergent views together
Invented interview/unsent letter- you are the interviewer asking the person ?? who you are studying associated with the concept that you are studying. You conduct research to determine how your questions might have been answered. The key is to move beyond the limits of your initial response to the event/person. This helps you to explore the topic from an intellectual and emotional perspective.
Resume- tend to be used outside academia; short
Vita- used within the academia; longer; include lists of publications and presentations
Bio-poem- get down basic, essential information in a poem format (does not have to rhyme)
Clustering and concept mapping-construct a visual representation of your ideas and how they connect to each other. Helps to visualize cause/effect
Process flowchart- allow you to translate several paragraphs of info in to a clear visual making it easier to understand.
Timeline/Chronology- shows the concepts over time; may be set up horizontally or vertically
Pedigree chart- demonstrates the origin of a person, character or idea
Test questions- create your own ?? to anticipate what you will be asked.
Mnemonic play- develop memory aids to remember material
Many of these seam to be useful tools to me and are a reminder of various techniques to use!
Kristi Seay
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Response to Chapter 2- Kristi Seay
I am surprised with each chapter that the material is actually interesting.
This chapter talks about how to read in a critical manner. To look deeper into the subject matter by questioning , researching and comparing to your own knowledge base.
A rhetorical purpose refers to, what you are hoping to accomplish.
It talked about the importance of taking notes or to annotate. These notes are then used to write a summary of the material.
Kristi Seay
This chapter talks about how to read in a critical manner. To look deeper into the subject matter by questioning , researching and comparing to your own knowledge base.
A rhetorical purpose refers to, what you are hoping to accomplish.
It talked about the importance of taking notes or to annotate. These notes are then used to write a summary of the material.
Kristi Seay
Welcome To My Writing Journal
This is my new writing journal. I have experienced difficulty in doing this myself, but fortunately I have a computer savy daughter that assists me, when she is in the mood. The younger generation is so much more comfortable with all of this, than we are. I truly appreciate her expertise and know that eventually, hopefully soon, I will feel more comfortable in accessing all of these sites with ease. I suppose this is the learning "bump" that Steve was speaking of.
This is my very first internet course, with many classes to follow to achieve my master's degree in Nursing.
Kristi Seay
This is my very first internet course, with many classes to follow to achieve my master's degree in Nursing.
Kristi Seay
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