Entry #4

I found the synthesis essay challenging. After reading all the articles I had two possibilities regarding the topic I wanted to stress, and I had to decide what my point of view was. While reading,  I had outlined the main ideas of each article, and tried to match key points or establish relationships amongst them.   

During a second phase, after a review of my notes, I was able to focus on the role of literacy in the success of a person.  To develop on this I used the TS/CD strategy which is really useful to keep a coherent and organized flow of ideas.  The text organization reflects the ability of the writer to make interesting the topic of the paper. I had a hard time, again,  with the MLA style.  I hope to learn it before the end of the semester.

Blog Entry #3

Essay #1 inspired me to write about something I know in a first person: the wrong assumptions people do about English Language Learners.  For this reason, it wasn't difficult for me to connect with the ideas the author was expressing in the article, in a way that I felt I had to advocate for the rights of people in need of  improving their communicative abilities in English.  I liked the process of putting together the ideas in order to create a meaningful summary. On the other hand, I didn't like to follow and master the structure and norms of a summary,  together with the MLA style,  which I'm almost hating.  I would do differently the planning for writing my paper, I mean the logistics:  I should follow what I have planed and avoid the tendency to procrastinate that is usual in me. By the way, procrastination is one of my favorite words in  English,  I like the way it sounds, the large number of letters in a single word, and the fact that it made me accept that unmentionable part of my personality.  I used the OWL website, which I find very helpful and easy to understand.