Week 2 Learning & Writing Begins...

We're learning the basics of academic writing...

Talking 'Bout My Grandmother

Week 2 In-Class essay (Introduce yourself to me as a writer) got me talking 'bout my grandmother...

You can view my essay here...
https://profbooneeng1301.blogspot.com/2016/09/grandmas-hands-taught-me-how-to-write.html

Hopefully, one year, I want choke up when I talk about her!

Miss you Granny... What are you writing in your heavenly journal today?  I hope it's about me sharing you with my classes.

Them There Students...

I had my first classes.  They are a few students in each of the classes.  Three classes of ENGL1301.

What kind of writers will I have?

Fall 2018... It's Almost Here...

Getting ready to go back.  Working right now to get ready.

26 Days of Prayer for Our Schools

I'm praying for our schools for the next 26 days.  Join me...
https://adventuresofprofboone.blogspot.com/2018/07/26-days-of-prayer-table-of-content.html

Have you considered the Writing Process?

Have you considered the Writing Process?

Visit my blog...
https://ladyboonewrites.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Writing%20Process

Didn't Make It...

Well, again, I didn't post to my blog for the whole semester.  I'll work on it again next.

Week 3: In-Class Writings

In-Class Writing
Courage
THE PROMPT…
Courage is identifying the things that frighten or challenge us and facing them with confidence and bravery.
This essay will challenge your critical thinking ability.
Write an essay explaining how some people choose to face situations with courage while others choose to walk away from them.

Explanatory Quote Essay
From… Rakph Keyes
“Fear is felt by writers at every level. Anxiety accompanies the first word they put on paper and the last. ”

REPOST: Grandma’s Hands Taught Me How to Write

Sitting at my grandmother’s feet watching her write in her small journal is what I remember most about her.  She left this world on August 3, 2016 at 9:30 AM.  I found out at 10:03.

All I’ve been able to think about is her sitting in her brown or green recliner, picking up her small notebook from a flowery decorated tray table sitting on the left side of the recliner, and writing something in it.  She never wrote for a long time, though.  It always seemed to be no more than one or two sentences.  That is the memory that I see when I think of my grandmother.

She’s the first person I saw write.  She’s the first image I have of someone putting pen to a piece of paper and writing something on it.  That’s why I began journaling… because I saw my grandmother, Bertha Allen do it.  She was my introduction to writing.

I have writing in my DNA.  I was blessed with the gift on my father’s side as well.  He’s a writer.  Funny thing is… my father likes to cook, too.  The boys, my two brothers got the cooking gene, and my sister and I got the writing gene.  I laugh every time I think about that.

I have been writing since I was nine years old, when I wrote a poem for an Easter program at my church.  After that, I began writing almost every day.  I always had a pen and some paper, usually a small notebook like my grandmother had on her tray table, in my hand.  Jotting down and observing the things around me became a quotidian task.  I know I got on people’s nerves.

I still love to write today.  I still get excited when I get an idea for a story or poem.  I still get emotional when I experience the emotion of one of my characters.  I still feel a sense of pride when someone says they enjoyed my writing.  I laugh as I read an old story, poem, or essay I wrote.  Looking at my writing portfolio gives me pleasure, as I reflect on the skills I have learned over the years.  I get a moment of joy when I complete a writing job.

I’m a writer because God gave me that talent.  But, my grandmother is the person who opened my eyes to the gift that I had inside.  She started me on my path as a writer.

Prayerfully, one day, I can do the same for some young writer.

NOTE:  I couldn't rewrite the essay without thinking of this one.

Week 2: In-Class Writings...

In-Class Writing
INTRODUCING YOURSELF AS A WRITER
THE PROMPT…
Your first in-class assignment is to compose and present a short introduction of yourself (about 200-300 words) as a writer so I may better get to know you. I'd like to get a sense of who you are and what your voice is.

Explanatory Quote Essay
From… Mahatma Gandhi
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”