Reading as a Writer of Genres and Exercises in Genre

While reading these two articles I learned a variety of different ideas. I learned that a quad consists of 4 blocks that contain a "do", "plan", "check", and "act". I had never heard of a quad as a genre before and I was also introduced to a new genre called an A3 which refers to the size of paper used, 11x17. While quads and A3's are similar, they can be different too. An A3 delivers a solution to a problem and a quad chart can do different tasks. Also, I learned that publishers are the last step in the writing process; they arrange for advertising and marketing parts of the book. Every part of a book is specifically laid out; the front cover has an attention grabbing picture and a bolded title whereas the copyright information is in a small font on the inside cover because most people do not read that information. Every reader has a natural understanding of how they are supposed to read specific genre.

How to read different genres: Magazine, Text Book, Text Message

Reading a magazine differs from reading a class text book and also text message. When I read a magazine I don't always start at the beginning; if I am reading a text book for a class, I would definitely start on page one. I have to be in a quiet place and be very concentrated when I am reading a class assignment. When I am reading a text message, or typing one, my friends always tell me that I can't multitask so I guess I am very focused when I read a text. When I read a magazine, it is more for fun so I flip back and forth and look mostly at the pictures. For a text book, I often have to go back and reread certain sentences so that I understand what I am reading. I can read a text message or a magazine at any time of the day, and most people read text messages all day long. I would never read a text book for fun, so I only read them when I have specific homework assignments. Sometimes I don't understand what I am reading in a text book so I have to go to my notes, or look up a word within the text to better comphrend the text.

Sisters

Dear Classmate,

This is a picture of me and my sisters.  Tara, on the left is twenty-five and Ali, on the right is sixteen years old.  My sisters are my best friends, but it was not always that way.  When I was younger, Ali and I fought all the time; we never got along and got in arguments about everything from chores to clothes.  On the other hand, I always looked up to Tara because she was so much older than me.  I copied everything she did and constantly wanted to hang out with her, although she never let me.  Now that we are older, we all get along and I would have never expected that to happen, but I am so grateful that we have all matured and learned to appreciate one another.  

Tara, being the oldest has always given me and Ali advice.  Whenever I need an adults perspective, I go to her because I trust her and I can be open with her.  She goes through everything in life before me, so I am able to learn from some of her mistakes.  When Ali and I were younger, Tara acted like our mom whenever our actual mom was at work.  I always looked forward to spending quality time with her. Tara went to Northern Illinois University when I was twelve years old, and I will always remember the day that she moved out. I cried every night because I missed having my big sister at home.  When Tara was gone, I realized that I had to step up and play the “big sister” role for Ali.  Once Ali was in high school her freshman year, and my junior year, is when we became best friends.  We would do everything together and we even had the same group of friends.  People always referred to us as “The Nischbach’s” because we were always together.  We look out for one another and keep each others secrets.  Our parents still always try to get us to dish out information about our siblings, but we never tell on each other.  Ali is one of the most trustful and honest people in my life. She is the only person that will always listen to me talk about anything and never get annoyed, probably because I do the same for her.  I miss both of my sisters so much now that I am away from home!  I hope that I am just as much of a role model to Ali as Tara always has been for me.  Friends come in and out of your life, but you can always count on having your sisters to be there for you whenever you need them the most. 

Sincerely,

Nicole Nischbach

My First Post

So far, english is one of the classes that I look forward to going to. Right before this, I have geology lecture and it is so hard for me to stay awake in that class.