All Writing is Autobiography QDJ 2, 5, and 6

2. In what ways, according to Murray, is writing autobiography? Can you categorize the ways that Murray believes writing is autobiography?
5. Consider the implications of Murray's arguments: If he's right, how do his ideas change the way you think about writing? Would they encourage you to write any differently than you currently do?
6. Consider the last few texts that you have written, whether for school, work, or personal reasons. Consider the ways the these texts are or are not autobiography in the sense that Murray describes.

2 .Writing is autobiography because it almost always shows your experiences and always shows your voice. Writing is personal and its an expression of yourself.

5.  I agree with Murray’s arguments. I think of writing kinda like him. I have a few different opinions but they're still similar.

6. The last one I wrote was somewhat a autobiography. I wrote about my favorite books when I was little and I had to do it in chronological order so that's somewhat like his method. 

What was my fav book as a child?

I actually have two favorite books. The first is a fairy tale book and the second is Miss Nelson is Missing. My mom read the fairy tale book almost every night when I was little. It’s very weird that I can’t remember the name of it. I guess you could say that this is one of the books that taught me how to read. My favorite fairy tale was Rapunzel. I liked it because it was the most interesting to me. As a child I thought if I tied a sheet around my head I could be Rapunzel. I tied the sheet around my head and threw it out the window. My mom didn't like that very much and she stopped reading the stories out of the book. I really wanted to hear the story so I learned how to pronounce the words on my own. The story didn't have many big because it was designed for kids just learning how to read. It took me a while to fully understand what I was reading, but I got it eventually. One night I read the story to my Mom and she was so shocked that a 1st grader could read the way I did. My second favorite book is Miss Nelson is Missing! I really don’t know why but I still love that book to this day. I love all the sequels to it too. The book reminded me so much of my 1st grade class. We were so bad and are teacher was so nice. We were 1st graders so we really weren't use to being disciplined at school. My teacher read us the book one day during story time. The book is about a class that just doesn't listen to their teacher. They threw spit balls, talked during the lesson, and didn't do their work. One day Ms. Nelson just got fed up and left. When Ms.Nelson left the class got a new teacher, Ms. Viola Swamp. Ms.Swap was mean and meant business. She gave the class tons of work and didn't allow anyone to misbehave. One day the kids decided to go look for Ms.Nelson. They couldn't find her so they went to the police. The detective was a joke so he wasn't any help. The kids gave up and just decided they weren't ever going to see Ms.Nelson again. At the end of the book Ms.Nelson comes back to find the kids were so well behaved and respectful. She also tells them she has a secret she will never tell. This book taught me to always appreciate your teacher and what she does for you.

QDJ "Excerpt from Bootstraps: From an Academic of Color"

1. This account shifts back and forth between the first person "I" and the third person "Victor" "he". What effects does that shifting create? Does it break any rules you've been thought?
2. How does Villanueva define rhetoric? What else does he say that studying rhetoric helps you study?
3. Have you ever tried observing and imitating the writing moves that other writers make, as Villanueva describes doing this his English teachers ("Professional Discourse Analysis") If so, what was your experience doing so? If not, what would you need to look for in order to do the kind of imitation Villanueva describes?
4. In paragraph 6, Villanueva describes his college writing process as, "The night before a paper was due, he'd gather pen and pad , and stare. Clean the dishes. Stare. Watch an 'I Love Lucy' rerun. Stare. Then sometime in the night the words would come" (A few more sentences finish description.) What elements of this process resemble your own? How is yours different?

1. Its makes it confusing for the reader to know who the writer is talking about. I was always taught not to switch back and forth, to always stay with the person you began with. I was also taught to not switch between past a present.

2.The text is the world in which we find ourselves, Composition and racism.

3.  I have done this. When I was in middle school my friend had beautiful handwriting and a vivid imagination. She would write fictional stories in her daily journal instead of the usual "well I ate mac and cheese" yesterday. I started reading her stories and getting ideas of my own. As I got older I am a great fictional writer and its actually something I do in my spare time.

4. All of them. I call it procrastination. I can't just sit down and do my work all at one time. I plan it out at night and then say I'll finish it in the morning. It is true that ideas come to you at night. When I don't finish my paper that night I have more ideas and revisions in the morning.