So basically “Writing Into the Day” is something my English
teacher wants us to do. We are shown some kind of multimedia something, a poem,
or something like that. Then we write what comes to mind afterwards. It can be
completely random or actually related. I don’t think it matters but I think she
wants us to just practice expressing our thoughts? And put them into writing,
which then helps us become better writers? I am not exactly sure but I hope to
understand it better by the end of the semester. I think it is really cool creative
way of starting a class. It’s not boring, and we get to say what we want. Kind
of like what this blog is for.
More specifically, this blog is meant for me to explain more
in depth about a particular WID (Writing Into the Day). The one I end up
choosing felt like I could easily express my opinion, and the other ones really
did not interest me at all, honestly.
Personally, I decided to choose a "Writing Into the
Day" thing that is fresh from my mind. One that I knew I could really
elaborate on because I know that I just watched it and wrote a response to it
in this class period. We watched a video from Taylor Mali that (at least I think) was supposed to show how people in America are losing
their declarative voice. When it comes to speaking about something we have a
strong opinion about, we tend to use words that really have no meaning (like
the word 'really' for example). Words like 'just, like, really, ya, kind
of" used in a sentence where we are trying to state an opinion can kind of
dumb down what we are really trying to say. These words make it more difficult
to describe our feelings.
In my writing, I talked about how I agree with what Mali is
saying in his poem. As a young adult, I know exactly what he means because I
use words like those in almost every sentence. It is kind of sad actually. So many scholars
took their time writing dictionaries, and perfecting the English language. And
we use slang and other imperfections that take away from the language. It’s embarrassing.
I tried to find the link to the video, but i couldn't. So here is a picture of his face just for fun.
I like this post! Its natural,no fancy words or anything. I definitely agree with you that we try to dumb down opinions and voicing our opinions articulately is less common.
ReplyDeleteI like how we both don't understand the full purpose of WID and at least I am not the only one writing random thoughts.
ReplyDeleteAnd I completely agree, people don't really voice their objections to things now as they used to. I feel like the only reason why they do is to blame someone like in politics.
This class is so much different than any other english class that I have ever taken. I feel like this class is an abstract verson of English becuase we go about doing things in such a different way. I am very excited about this year and have no idea where this class is going to take me.
ReplyDeleteI love the questioning you are doing in your blog, Kelsey. So, yeah, I think WID helps us transition into class, builds a rhythm, so that we know what to expect, builds our writing fluency and stamina and just gives us a little space to breathe and explore. One of the things that successful writers do is write. A lot. Like a whole lot. As much as possible. Sometimes we are so used to writing to accomplish a particular task and just being done with something- I mean some writing does certainly function in that way. Also, though, ideas sometimes need to simmer in both our minds and on the page... so our WID has something to do with all those things.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this whole post actually. I like your abstract thinking about the Mali video, I would've never thought it was talking about America losing it's declarative voice. And like that group of words reall do sorta dumb down what your saying and make you seem kind of like a kid or something.
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