English 101- In Class Lab- Writers, Authors, and Genres

Differences:

·         didn’t site book, Everyone’s an Author

·         incorporated different kinds of writing to fit together and come to a point

·         talked about formal/informal

 

 

 

Similarities:

·         same points

1.       talked about internet

2.       public speaking

3.       texting

4.       technology

5.       blogging

 

 

Writers:                                                                                                Authors:

Specific topics	General(many different topics)
Use more rhetoric to accommodate a certain audience	More opinionated- don’t have to try to please a certain audience
More specialized knowledge	Less specific research
Less formal	More formal
Less education(could be a middle school aged child writing a paper	Requires higher education

 

Types of Writing:                                                                              Why you Enjoy/Despise it:

Writing College Forums	You have to do a lot of research
Poetry	Personal/Musical
Personal Narratives	Don’t like the format
Spooky Stories	Lots of creativity!
Writing mathematical word problems	Too much math

 

 

 

 

 

Memos: Lizzie

Monday 9.28.15 - Jack, don’t forget to send out the invitations TODAY. –Lizzie

Tuesday 9.29.15 – Jack, walk to the orchard around 4 to pick apples with Sally. –Lizzie

Thursday 10.1.15 – Jack, stay at school, picking you and Sally up then going to pumpkin patch. – Lizzie

Friday 10.2.15 – Jack, Remind Sally that we are getting last minute candies later. – Lizzie

 

Play: Bethany

Sally: “Jack!”       (surprise and joy)

Jack: “Shhhh! I don’t want mom to know I’m here!          (Jack turns quickly and shuts the door)

Sally: “Why not-?”

Mom: “Jack! I’m glad your home! Here is a list of things I need you to get for the Halloween party tomorrow.                (hands him a list)

Jack: “Pumpkins, toilet paper, sheets and a chocolate cake! That will take me all afternoon!         Complaining tone)

Mom: “Thank you, dear. I really appreciate it.     (pushes Jack out the door and hands him the car keys)

Jack: (sigh)

Mom: “You can get the pumpkins from farmer Bob. You’ll find the toilet paper in the basement. The sheets are at the dry cleaners and the cake is at grandma’s.

Jack: (grunt)(walks toward the car)

Mom: “Love you! Drive safely! (yells out the door)(car leaves)

 

Rap: Justin

Ring Ring Ring

Yo Jack wanna grab the things?

Wait whatchu mean?

Bro its Halloween!

What does that gotta to do with anythin

Quit playin

Get your butt up and start movin

Alright fine whatchu need

Alright cool, lemme bring you up to speed.

Bring your costume

Don’t forget the toilet paper to put the mummy in the tomb

Maybe bring a lil bit more to put in the bathroom

Alright I gotcha covered. When’s it star-ting

Whoa I’m not done we need to make it interes-ting

We gonna have a pumpkin carving contest

You grab the pumpkins I’ll grab the rest.

Alright sounds good

Ok cool peace out dudeee

Is Everyone an Author?

Many people think of social media as nothing more than a way to connect with friends on the internet. What they don’t realize is that posting anywhere on the internet makes them an author. The two main criteria for being an author stated in Everyone’s an Author  by Lunsford, Ede, Moss, Pappers, and Walters are: the message, written or visual, should be available to a large amount of people of any background, and that it has been published in some way. Internet use fulfills both of these. Again, whenever you post something, it has been published, and has been made accessible to anyone who can walk to a public library. Thanks to modern technology, schools and libraries, anyone can be an author.

                Aside from social media, texting, school assignments and re-searching information on the web all contribute to the makings of an author. A text, first of all, is a published message that can be forwarded to many people. School assignments, posted to a blog or presented in class, go out to a wide array of people. Researching, last of all, is something we all do on a daily basis. From finding information for a history paper or sending a text to a friend of the number to Westside Pizza all contribute or constitute published ideas shared to extensive groups of people.

                In conclusion, since we live in such a high-tech community where school work, conversation, and communication all have the potential to be published to big and diverse audiences, everyone is an author.

Discussion:"What is Writing"

 Writing is expressing your thoughts and ideas through literature. Writing is a free flow of ideas. It lets us express our emotions in a way that other people can understand.Ways that we use writing in our lives is when we write texts to our friends, family, co-workers, do homework, e-mails, evaluations, agendas, and many more styles. If the audience is younger then we tend to be more informal but if they are older or have seniority/authority over us, we are more formal. We do this because we respect their authority or position. It is also common courtesy. Different forms of communication can send a more formal message depending on the form of communication.

My Bio

Hello everyone!

        My name is Bethany Cleaver. I live in Washington and think that it is just about the best place on earth! I was born in Bremerton, Washington. I have been singing the majority of my life and am currently in a jazz choir! I love gymnastics and running and I have done both in high school. I have 8 siblings and am the second oldest in the line up.
Hope you enjoy reading!
Bethany Cleaver