Week 4...My way of writing has changed

When it comes to writing I really didn’t really have a good way of thinking or processing. Now, as this class goes on I have learned some things that help me with the process and found out how to plan before I write.

I have learned that I am a hands on learner. The play-doh activity brought me to realize that I think better when I’m messing with something. So when I was playing with the play-doh, it helped learn the steps to writing a paper which is much like the steps to making something out of play-doh. I had made a bowling ball, which was the main point, then I made three bowling pins which would represent the three main ideas in my paper.

Also, I have learned that I am a kinesthetic and visual learner. So the activity we did in class I tested my kinesthetic ability and did a scatter plot over my lit snap paper and brainstormed some ideas for the topic. It helped very well. Also I did the list which was very helpful because I didn’t have to write everything down at once just key terms.

Outlines, I know a lot of people don’t like them, but for me they help me. I like making outlines to guide me through my paper. Its something visual that I can look at to help me when I get stuck and helps keep my paper on track so I don’t get off topic.

So my way of writing has changed a bit since taking this class. At least, it’s for the better. I know how to think of the process for writing and how to go about it and also how I am able to learn better.