My first blog

 Hey, my fellow bloggers. Have you felt overworked lately? Well, I have, for the first time this semester felt lost, frustrated, and alone. I have not totally recovered from that state, however, there is no one to blog on my behalf so here goes.      We continued to look at persuasive writing and were placed in groups according to our topics while Mrs. Laz provided support and guidance to us. Some person's topics were approved during that session while others shared their topics, thesis statements, and supporting points to get positive feedback. The hook of the piece. Your stance and supporting details were all aspects of a persuasive piece that were reiterated. Belfon and Lecia do hope you have some additional details to share that I may have neglected to input. Awaiting your response, I do hope you guys are in a better frame of mind than me. 

 Hello there my fellow bloggers,  I trust that all is well on your end. As we delved into persuasive writing the first thing, I asked myself was will I be able to convincingly persuade someone into an alternative point of view to what they believe.  After looking at the motive of writing a particular piece I convinced myself that with the information received on formulating my thesis statement, choosing my stance, the topic sentence, and supporting my stance. What stuck with me is: -         the purpose or main idea one wants to convey -         understanding my audience, their values, interests, and concerns. -         Establishing credibility and trustworthiness by providing evidence and demonstrating my commitment to honesty and transparency. -         Emotional appeal, connecting with my audience on an emotional level usin...

 The past week our focus was on the 6 + 1 writing traits with the acronym V.I.P.  C.O.W.S, meaning Voice, Ideas, Presentation, Conventions, Organization, word choice, and Sentence fluency. Looking back to my years at the primary level I was only familiar with about 2 of the writing traits, now I can say after the week, that I am aware of the writing traits but need to continue my reading to broaden my knowledge of the writing traits. So that I can be more creative and confident in my writing letting my individuality and voice be shown in my writing. Thinking back to some of the books I have read, I can now see the writing traits had a part to play in its development, the way in which the author weaves the story together keeping me longing for more, the presentation and the author's voice all held my attention captivating me.  What will stay with me is the strategy our lecturer used to find out about the writing traits. Groups were asked to research and present one trait...