Category Archives: CTW

This is my final blog post. I would like to thank anyone who is still reading for sticking around this long. For anyone who left a long time ago, you probably won’t get my message. The blog posts were more … Continue reading →

Out of all of the things that we have learned this year in CTW, the hardest one has been researching. I know how to research (I think anyone with a web browser will say the same) but they are in … Continue reading →

In most cases, newspaper articles don’t sound like they were written to be included in scholarly periodicals. At least, this is my experience. The multimodal project itself wasn’t very hard. I had an idea where I was going, all of … Continue reading →

Dear viewers, After days of waiting, it’s finally ready. I hope you’re at least slightly interested in what I may have done. I’d like to thank any of the people still reading this, I hope I’ve kept you entertained; as … Continue reading →

Does anyone know what multimodal means? When I hear it, I draw a blank. I’m sure it’s supposed to have something to do with media, that is what the project is about, but multi modes? When I first heard the words … Continue reading →

Annotated bibliographies have not earned a good reputation in college circles. Most often, students think of them as monotonous and a waste of time. Before this class, I had never done an annotated bibliography so I was a little more … Continue reading →

The researched argument paper was more difficult than I was expecting. When we first got the assignment, I was expecting to write a relatively simple essay and then add in some quotes where they fit best. That wasn’t how it … Continue reading →

As someone who likes writing, just not in a school setting, the information that we’ve learned in CTW, both 1 and 2, is indispensable. I’ve found myself using some of the methods and examples in completely different classes, like Anthropology … Continue reading →

Dear Gail, You’ve changed my relationship with quote citations. I no longer despise them like I did before. Before I started this project, I had a vague understanding of how to use sources. In high school, English and History teachers … Continue reading →

When I first started brainstorming, I knew I wanted to look into the dorm life and social life on college campuses during the 1920s until the 1960s, approximately. I have a grandfather, several uncles and many cousins who came to … Continue reading →