Reflect on the difference between Blog 3’s email and the email etiquette essay you have been writing. There are a lot of differences between the two assignments. Blog 3 was just us writing to a friend about how upset we were about a grade that we had received. It was basically us just venting there was a certain format that we had to follow. I chose to write mine to a classmate who is also in my group. I basically just threw a temper tantrum about a grade that I had received because I was mad about it. That assignment was good because it gave the class a chance to sort of practice for the email etiquette assignment
In the email etiquette assignment we had to actually use a format. We had to send an email to a teacher that we once had or even one we just made up. We had to request a grade change for a big assignment we had done. We had to go into detail we had to make it seem like we thought we did a good job and thought that we deserved a better grade. We had to then take the rough draft, and schedule a appointment with the writing center to have the paper revised. Once we were done with that we made the recommended changes, and look it over again. The blog was easier of course because we just had to write something it didn’t really matter what it was. The essay was harder because we had to actually take the time to make it as perfect as we could get it. I liked the essay assignment more though because it challenged us, and we learned ways to make things better. The class also learned the process of college writing, and how important is to follow the steps to get the best end result. The biggest thing I learned was how important it is to schedule the appointment in advance.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
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I agree on how the email and the blog were completely different. The journal was basically writing off the top of your head to a friend. You would write which ever way to your friend complaining about your grade, and to a teacher you had to be precise. Like you said it took more time to do the email etiquette essay. For the journal you didn’t have to go to the writing center, and for the email assignment you had to. I totally agree with you that this email assignment helped us learn the process of college writing, and what it takes to get a good grade on your paper.
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