First Thoughts

I've been thinking about my own draft for project 3, and I have to tell you (Prof. Lay) that I only have two pages. It isn't my best work, but I like where I am going with it. It is a narration of a day at Hofstra, which I feel is more sentimental than analytical, and the instructions said to not be sentimental, so I do not think I did the assignment correctly.

I am peer reviewing a colleague's draft of Project 3, and my first reaction is that this draft is good. I like the use of the quote. It adds a lot to the essay. The rhetorical questions work in that they allow the writer to define what home is to her.

A Sentence Starts Out Like...

A sentence starts out like a chainsaw, hacking through the forest of ideas. It makes such noise that it alerts everyone around, saying "I HAVE AN IDEA! LISTEN TO ME!" When the writer successfully cuts down the right idea, they can refine it and make it into paper.

What is Happening to Writing - Wordle

What is Happening to Writing?

If These Walls Could Talk...

The way our education system is today does not match the current cultural workplace. In middle and high school, a bell rings to tell us that class is over. We sit in rows and listen to one person who has complete control over us. The system was set up this way many years ago to prepare students for the jobs they would have: factory jobs. Today, as Michael Wesch points out, if these walls could talk, learning should not come from a single place. It should not come from being told something is true, but rather from doing.

My Reader is like a Flea

My reader is like a flea, itching me to write, an always constant reminder of the work I have yet to do. I could live without them, but then I'd never get anything done. This tiny insect might feel insignificant at times, but I couldn't function in school or work if I didn't have them. That flea read my college essay, gave me suggestions on how to make my personal statement better. I could not have gotten into college without my personal pest. Sometimes, a tiny pest can make all the difference.

Hofstra is not like a comfy blanket

Hofstra is not like a comfy blanket. It cannot be automatically adjusted to. It does not make everything better like a blanket. It does not make you warmer on a cold winter day. It is not comforting like a blanket when something goes wrong. It instead takes adjusting to. It is a school, community and home. It is a place where everyone holds the door for the next passerby, whether they know them or not. It is a place where you can work on a mossy stone bench in a green secluded place. It is an opportunity to expand upon yourself and learn a lot on many different subjects.

Hofstra might be like...

Hofstra might be like high school. It has the same drama, and friends act the same. I know my professors as I did my high school teachers. I have the same struggles with my workload as I did two years ago. The support system at Hofstra mirrors my high school support system: caring, helping, and more.

Hofstra is not like...

Hofstra is not like high school. Hofstra is not like anything I am used to. It is not easy. Hofstra is not like Los Angeles. Hofstra is not like an urban city. It is not an uncaring place. Hofstra is not like New York City. Hofstra is not like a comfy blanket.

Home is like....

Home is like a comfy blanket. It is cozy and warm. Safe and comforting. Home smells like food. Home is nice and happy. "Home is where the heart is."

Inkshedding Exercise

Media comes in all different forms, from text to pictures and even video. What these have in common is that they express an idea. The remediation of photography led to video. As such, videos express more than a still picture can thanks in part to the auditory possibilities. Remediation is the improvement of media to help users better portray their ideas. Remediation is changing the media to adapt to the changing world and new technologies.

Bolter Chapter 3 - #2 - Hypertext Makes Reading More Natural

• What is Hypertext? -A link between two different things
• Plain text is flat
• hypertext redirects to other pages
• like a footnote
• People thinks exclusively verbally
• Insert other media
• User can navigate
• Creates cloud and network

Bolter Chapter 3 - What is Their Argument?

Is Hypertext a More Natural Way to Write?

-Unlimited possibilities
-Learning
-Connections
-Evolution
-Association
-Links
-Connections
-Different paths
-Conversation between reader and writer
-Connect ideas in word processors
-Write as we think

HYPERTEXT IS WRITTEN HOW WE THINK

Derrida

Are you ever afraid to write? Do you take writing as seriously as Jacques Derrida?

I am always afraid to write. I am afraid that my writing is not good enough, that my writing does not get my point across. Like Derrida, I worry that I may have offended someone. The fear stops me from being able to write. It creates a wall for me that I cannot get past.

Bolter Chapter 2 - What is their argument?

Wordle - text being refashioned
The evolution of writing
Materials you use for write affect your writing

Digital text redefines writing as a technology.


Group 2
Codex - recording
Printing press - more text able to be printed
Connections around the world
Online print - remediation
Social Networking - Facebook - another way for people to connect
Blogs - tumblr

The evolution of writing

The Endless Possibilities of Digital Text

The possibilities of digital text are endless. We are trending away from print text and towards digital text. Embrace it or fight it. The choice is yours. But here are some advantages of digital text as opposed to print text.
http://prezi.com/-dno7samj35r/bolter/

Taylor Mali Poem

How does the poem differ in its two recensions? What reading does spoken word (orality) privilege? What does the textual writing space (unconventional as it is) play in the transmission of meaning?

In the two different versions of the poem, the same words are spoken. However the textual version speaks more to the intent of the argument. By having different sized words, with bigger words being more important, the intonation of the poem is more apparent than in the live performance version. The performance version has the advantage of using hand gestures, and does convey meaning through this. The writing space makes a big difference in how we perceive the intent.

Prezi Group Collaboration

1. Closer is the most emphatic part of a written work
2. A writer should think twice before defining their closer
3. A closer should revolve around the main point of the essay
4. Leave the reader with the main point
5. Don't be afraid to go back edit the closer

Enjoy!

http://prezi.com/yzbnc4bpx3hy/closers