Makayla’s English Blog

 Today in Mr. Rease's class, we started off with a vocabulary quiz. The quiz was a little glitchy for me and I didn't get to finish it, but it seems really easy. After we took the quiz, we continued our talks about argumentative writing. We did an activity where we were given an unpopular opinion, and we had to provide a pro, a con, and a compromise for the opinion. At first the assignment was a little confusing, but then, as we continued to do it, I understood it a little better. It was fun hearing everyone read out their unpopular opinions and I wonder what we will do with this topic tomorrow.

 Today we discussed more about the 3 methods of persuasion. Our first exercise was looking at picture ads and analyzing the method used. Next, we were given a prompt and had to determine how to convince using each method. As we shared our responses, it helped me to understand the importance of persuading. After this, we watched a few ads from major companies and analyzed and explained how we were able to determine the persuasive method used. This was very fun and helped me to learn faster and easier ways to tell and use the persuasive methods.

 Today in class, we began learning about argumentative writing. One thing I learned is that an argument is an opinion that is supported by evidence. We also talked about ethos, logos, and pathos, and how to determine them in a writing. The last thing that we did today was go through all the steps using a prompt. 

 

 At the beginning of class today, we started with watching a short film called “Identity”. After we watched the film, we completed a short response to what we watched and how we felt about it. Then, we talked more on The Writing Process. We focused on revising and editing today. We were given 4 student responses, and our responsibility was to revise and edit their paragraphs. After this, we talked more on the brainstorming process, and we practiced some examples of listing and freewriting.

 After watching this film, I think the overall message was to not hide behind a mask, and to show your true self. At first, it seemed like the film was very dark and gloomy. Everyone was in masks, and not many people spoke or even interacted. It also looked like the girl in the film was very to herself. When her mask broke in the bathroom, it was almost as if she had gained more confidence and seemed brighter. She walked out of the bathroom with a smile, and when she went outside the sun was shining brightly from the change.

 In class today, we continued on things we learned about the writing process. We learned how to take our brainstorm process and turn it into a drafted paragraph. The cluster we made really did help to organize the paragraph easier. After we practiced drafting our paragraphs, we then touched a little bit on editing and proofreading. I’m glad I learned about this process and I really think it may help me in the future with writing.