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2014
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For my first quarter interdisciplinary project, I wrote a short play set in the Progressive Era in the style of realism.
My play was describing the life and hardships of and Italian immigrant. During this project, my sense of diction became
more acute and I started to become aware of how the words that I chose in my writing effected the tone. My writing skills
have changed for the better as a result of learning more about and practicing my diction. Among the many important
things that I learned over the duration of this project is that I learned that it is very important to pay attention to word
choice and how those specific words create different tones. If I were to do write my play all over again, I think that I
might change a few of the words to make them portray the themes and tones better. I believe that it is important to include
this piece in my portfolio because it is a good representation of my abilities as a writer at this point in my academic career.
I really felt as if I was connecting to my characters, the impoverished immigrants in the late 19 th century, because I dug
deeper into my research to find what immigrants lives were actually like. I incorporated these sentiments of the real
immigrants into my characters in order to make my play as realistic as possible.
Writing is a skill that I will be able to use almost on a daily basis over the course of my life. In the future, I see
myself working in a field that involves writing; whether it may be creative writing, as an author, or as a journalist, but I
definitely believe that the skills that I learned in this assignment will help me achieve my goals. I successfully wrote and
performed a play where I utilized diction to convey tones, and I think that doing this made me most proud. I hoped that
my peers enjoyed my performance.
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Henry Wiebe
Green Group
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Sophomore
SkillWriting, Media, Research.
Reasoning, Ethics.
YearFreshman,
PortfolioCritical
My writing skills have changed for the better as a result of learning more
about and practicing my diction.
Why is it important to include this piece in your portfolio?
How and where does this fit in with your prior knowledge?
I learned that it is very important to pay attention to word choice and how
those specific words create different tones.
Henry Wiebe
Green Group
How does the portfolio product illustrate the connection(s) you've made
between yourself and the course material?
If I were to do write my play all over again, I think that I might change a few
of the words to make them portray the themes and tones better.
In the future, I see myself working in a field that involves writing, whether it
may be creative writing, as an author, or as a journalist, but I definitely
believe that the skills that I learned in this assignment will help me achieve
my goals.
What obstacles and challenges did you have to deal with, and how did this
struggle change you?
How does the portfolio product show that your perspective on the world has
deepened?
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Henry Wiebe
Green Group
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