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5 Concept Words: 1. Hate->-Looks like: Resting bitch face-Sounds like: Sobs in the middle of the night-Smells like: Fire burning personal items-Tastes like: Bitterness-Feels like: Blood is boiling-Reminds me of: Abandonment-Is the opposite of: Love ❤-Is: My biological father abandoning me 2. Love->-Looks like: A mother holding her newborn baby-Sounds like: “I love you”-Smells like:Continue reading “In-Class Writing: Sensory List”

Karyn Clark Janel Spencer Writing 101S Date Stepdad vs Biological Dad Rough Draft #1 Argument: “Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.” Unknown. My biological father is not my dad. My mother’s boyfriend is the man I consider my dad. Characters: -Mother: Stephanie Clark (Moreno) -Father: JohnContinue reading “Narrative Essay #2 Rough Draft 1”

Choose one character and describe them-Character: John Andrew Clark-Physical Features: Height is 6’1″, skinny and doesn’t eat healthy, blonde hair, blue eyes. Missing most of his teeth due to drugs and poor dental hygiene, not very approachable (male version of resting bitch face), slouches a lot. Not a very trendy man and doesn’t like toContinue reading “In-Class Writing”

5 “W”sWhen: Age 5-19Where: My home in ArizonaWho: My mother, step-day, and biological fatherWhat: How my step-dad is my only dad and my resentment towards my biological fatherWhy: Very difficult subject, but something I feel I need to write 5 SensesHearing: Hearing my mother cry when my biological father left; her tears of joy whenContinue reading “In-Class 10/15/2019”

Exposition My mother, Stephanie Clark, married a man named John Andrew Clark who later became her ex-husband do to an affair. Fast forward to the beginning of 2014 when my mom her boyfriend, Adam Brady, got together. In recent years I have considered Adam my only father due to the fact that he took careContinue reading “In Class Writing-Outline to Essay 2”

Essay #2: Narrative EssayTopic #1: Europe Trip 2013; 7 countries in 14 days; Adventure of a lifetime Topic #2: Navy Experience; the good, the bad, and the ugly; best memories Topic #3: How my step-dad became my only dad; how a biological father abandoned his only daughter; how my step-dad is the greatest.

I have come to believe that Europe is my future home. I am standing here as a woman who is doing the necessary steps to live in a part of Europe in the future. Storyline: 6 years ago (feels like a lifetime at this point) I had an amazing opportunity through my school to leaveContinue reading “In- Class Writing Part 2:Imitation”

Had you written a rhetorical analysis before? What aspects of a rhetorical analysis did you learn about that you hadn’t considered before? I haven’t written a rhetorical analysis paper in about 4-6 years. I re-learned MLA format and how to put in a hanging indent What did you learn about your piece or your author’sContinue reading “In-Class Writing Part 1”

Karyn Clark Janel Spencer Writing 101S 10 October 2019 Civil Political Conversations             Social Psychologist, Robb Willer in his TED Talk, “How to have better political conversations” published September 2016, addresses the topic of the political divide in America and argues that it is the worst it has ever been in centuries. He supports thisContinue reading “Writing 101S-Essay 1”

Grammar Guide 10/02/2019 Sentences/ Complete Sentences/ Independent Clauses An independent clause is a sentence that can stand on its own and make sense A dependent clause is a fragment. Cannot stand on its own and make no sense How to create a sentence: Subject->verb->complete thought 1. Fixing sentence fragments May be missing subject May beContinue reading “In-Class: Grammar Guide”