Covering last weeks subjects, we went over a few ideas that were raised, such as essay themes, tasks, thoughts, reflections, responses and inspirations. We were asked to bring in two books from the library — ones that we have not used or referenced before, and textual. The other could be more imaged based, but the other must be more textual.
Before looking at the books we all bought in, we exchanged our essays with each other, as we have in pervious weeks. We wrote on the paper, making critical and productive comments, focusing on engaging, concise and accurate writing. As told before, we need to read the piece of work at least three times to make sure we pick up on elements we wouldn't of originally.
Exchange your writing with someone in the room.
The first new task of the seminar, we introduced our books to other students, we explained how we found the book, what it was called, the author, and anything specific from the book that we found interesting. I made notes of my books, and also wrote down the details I was given about other students books. It was interesting to listen to other peoples ideas and themes linked to their essays and how they would use the books throughout their planning and writing.
Using books as well as internet resources in our essays will help to broaden my inspiration. No one should hand in an essay with only internet resources. Book referencing: For text, read through the material you have. Jot down quotes, page numbers, and interesting content. For images, write descriptions that are creative and hold the reader's attention.
Our task for the next few days is to keep writing and editing our essays. I need to keep the reader in mind, remembering to contextualise the essay in graphics, using examples to illustrate my point, using references whenever I make a statement, and using my newly developed editorial skills.
