Final Portfolio

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Final Piece

     This is the home stretch for Writing 102. Our final essay based on all of the essays we have been working on throughout the year, believe me, not as easy as it sounds. So far I have decided to spilt my paper into sections such as background information, how I am connected with the topic, interviews and so on. The paper is going strong so far but there is still some work that has to be done.

     As for my portfolio, almost all of it is completed aside from the introduction. Also, I am still deciding whether or not I should spilt my final piece into sections on my website or just leave it in one whole document.

Strike!

As reading this week, we read the last sub-piece of the essay. This sample piece really put what us, as a class, must complete to have a successful essay. With the help of this example, we learned that it is not acceptable to completely copy and paste your complete three essays together but it is okay to use bits and pieces. Also, that there are some sections you will not use from your previous essays. It was helpful to know that in-text citations are very important and therefore must be included in the final paper. It made my experience easier by seeing this because I know that the possibilities can be endless for this essay, because of the amount of information collected we have the opportunity to pick and choose what information we think is most important. Most importantly, I learned how to write about the group without judging their groups styles and techniques which I thought at first was going to be difficult but with a sample essay, I understand how easily it can be done.

Interviews

There are two major parts of interviewing,asking and listening.
In the asking aspect of interviewing, you will encounter two kinds of question, closed and open.
1) Closed questions are similar to questions on an interview, they are often single phrased answers. Asking too many closed questions can lead to an akward conversation consisting of only closed questions.
Some examples are:
- How many years of school have you had?
- Do you rent your apartment?
-Do you own a car?
2) Open questions are questions that have no single answer and can engage in a lengthy conversation that can lead to personal information astray of the question originally asked.
Some examples are:
-Tell me more about the time when ...
- How would you describe yourself to others?
-Describe a typical day in your life.

The listening aspect of interviews involves having the ability to change the directions of your questions. You need to be able to read the persons body language and follow-up with questions that will contiune them to talk and not shut down.

These are two important parts that lead to a successful interview.

March 25, 2010

     After reading the Bowling interview, I got a really good sense of what goes on inside of the leagues. You learn that each league has a different approach, some do it for fun while others are very competitive. Also that some league members are friendly and open while others give you a "just go away" look and are reserved. The bowling interview also showed the difference between the men and women teams, the men teams tend to be more competitive while the women teams seem to be there for the fun of it.

This paper also went into detail about the staff at  the bowling alley, it told how the owner and his family bought the alley after theirs got shut down and that besides one woman and two teenage workers, it was a family run business.

     All in all, it gave me a better sense of how I should apply the same technique to Hair's To You, I should not only talk to the customers but the staff as well and get everyones point of view. Also get the atmosphere on a particular night, like Monday nights at the bowling alley were the most packed.

Group Presentation

     Our group is presenting on good and bad fonts and colors which we are focusing onto websites, resumes/essays and others. Each member of the group is going to specifically focus on one of the websites, essays and so on. Together we are going to put all of our information on a powerpoint and take turns presenting.

Mid.Term

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