Alex Gruneiro

In Class Journal Entries

Literacy Vignettes - Peer Review Reflection:

Q1) Was this as bad as previous versions of peer review? Why or why not?
A1) No, because it showed peoples real thoughts and what they would change that paper
up.
Q2) Did you get any ideas for your project from reviewing a peers paper?
A2) I got ideas for better sentence fluency and it helped me think about how I could make
my paper more interesting
Q3)Which points made by your peers were helpful? Why? Which werent?
A3) Points about word choice was helpful because itll make my paper sound smarter.
Nobody said anything that wasnt helpful because it was another POV which is always
nice.
Q4)Will you incorporate any of your feedback into your project? Why/why not?
A4) Yes, word choice will improve the point of my paper.

Q5)What value do you see in this peer review session? Does that make peer review worth
it?
A5) It gets other thoughts and opens your mind to other possibilities for you paper. Its
worth it for that reason

October 7th:

1. Choose six genres that you would be interested in working with (list them).
Newspaper article, Tweet, feedback, sports report, text message, e-mail.
2. What tone do these have? (formal/informal)
Formal or informal, informal, formal or informal, formal, formal, formal or informal
3. What POV? (1st/3rd)
First or third, first, first or third, third, first, first
4. How would these work if you translate another genre into them? Will the audience
or purpose change? What about the format?
Their overall tone and formality would change as well as how thought out it was. Theres
potential for audience change because of style preferences. The format will change
because theyre all different styles.

October 14th:

1. What does fluidity mean? Give an example.

Fluidity is how well everything fits together and how well someones writing makes
sense. A good example is any kind of novel. Usually, the narrator switches topics and in
a well written novel it all flows and makes sense.

Genre Project Rough Draft Reflection:

1. What frustrated you?

I was frustrated just by the translation. Up until I actually started writing, I was really
confused on how I could switch up a genre and have it still make sense.
2. What made you happy?
I had a little fun once I got the hang of things. I dont know how you can be unhappy
having fun.
3. What questions do you have?
The only question I have is how should I show an email on my paper? Should I post a
picture or should I just type it?

November 16th:

1. What is a single story?

Only hearing one story about another group/culture and letting that be your perspective of
them.
2. How do single stories hinder us as writers and communicators?
They influence our thoughts on others, and other specific things.
3. Do you have a single story? Why or why not?
No, because there are always multiple sides to a story and multiple characteristics that
make up a person. Nobody has the same view on somebody else, including me.