My Writing Style (The Beginning of 7th Grade)
When I was looking back at my 7th grade blogs I noticed that I indented a lot in my topic sentence. In my present self I still indent a bunch but less than my 7th grade version. I used to press the space button like 5 times. When I looked back at my blogs I was extremely redundant even more than I am right now. For example in my dragon series blog the main and supporting character's name would pop up every two lines. The picture on the bottom of my writing would be very descriptive but the problem was that, the first sentence of every statement was redundant. I remembered that I put a picture of an ice cave which was very detailed. In every sentence the word "this" would pop up and two of the statements would start with "this is the first time". My paragraph length is still the same but my vocabulary is greatly increasing. My word choice and supporting details have progressed since the beginning of 7th grade.
Today vs. Last Year
The next major error in my 7th grade blogs was my choice of words that would start off the topic sentence. My grammar was terrible, reasons being that I would start off the topic sentence with words like oops or wow which directed the reader to a different path. The sentences in my paragraphs wouldn't make sense do to the reason that I would leave out a word like an. I learned from reading my past blogs that I should always proof read anything I write or type. I always write what I'm thinking but sometimes I think too fast which can't keep with my writing. The blog would be filled with nonsense statements, failure of providing grade level vocab or even higher level word choice. In my recent blog you might find more advanced words that fit with the author's use of word choice, this seems to be a sign of progress. Since the blog was about John Green's form of writing I would say that his writing techniques impacted the way I wrote my piece of writing.
Prompts and In-Depth Captions for Pictures
In my opinion I feel like providing more in-depth pictures will help the reader understand the book better and leave a little a bit of mystery that will persuade the reader to read the book. The prompts I used in the beginning of last year were too simple more like ISAT extended response questions. The prompts I used to choose did increase my understanding of what I was reading. The prompts this year give me the chance to know what the author was thinking while he/she was writing. The pictures I include on my weekly blog were slowly changing over the last year. The quality of the image showed progress. I remember that last year I would put pictures of places that would probably be in the book. I now include images that have a bigger meaning to the novel or an image that will leave the reader hanging. In this past year I've learn how to be less redundant, more sophisticated, less wordy, and understanding the whole purpose behind a novel.
The picture of these books is showing how I have changed my way of reading and also my style of writing. I have gone from fairly easy books to a slightly challenging novel and the Icefire book is trying to show how my 7th grade writing reflected on the writing techniques used by the author Chris. The book Paper Towns is symbolizing my growth of word choice and vocabulary that I use in my current blogs.
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