Observation

Being students that live on campus, everyone is familiar with a building we call "Conn". Coming in as a freshman it seems like such a luxury to have so many different option of what we can eat through out the day. Sadly, that idea that was so bold in our heads slowly died down; it died down enough to become a hate for that building which served us what they want to call "food". Opening the creaky glass door, being hit with the aroma of fried chicken and moth balls, and seeing Ms. B at the door to slowly swipe your card is the usual routine. Often Ms. B will make a mistake and think you are trying to sneak in and using someone else's hoot loot, yet thats just her. As you walk closer to the stair case the smell if the fried food becomes stronger, once you step foot onto the stairs you hear them creak because students often run up them with eagerness to indulge. Once you are hit in the face with the fast moving walkers who are rushing from one side of the cafe to the other you realize its not all that it seems to be. The burnt rubbery hamburgers, or the old greasy hotdogs are normally your first choice. Then you walk over to the next station which is stir fry. You think to yourself why wouldn't this be a nice option its cooked in front of you… yet the workers with their tight hit nets and cranky attitudes seem to always al ass your order. Often receiving one piece of broccoli and one slice of a mushroom in the dish, then on top of that is not even a tea spoon full of teriyaki sauce. Slowly moving on from there you'll find the main entrees. Conn tries to offer options not realizing that the "chili" they are serving looks like a plate of baked throw up, with a few left over cut up hot dogs from last night' chili dogs they had for dinner. Is conn somewhere us students want to eat everyday; better yet we are supposed to be getting nutrients and eating correctly to keep us healthy.

7R

This weeks class contained a lot of different elements. On tuesday we handed in our essays, that took us a little to accomplish. One of the main points that I liked about this essay was the chance to peer review and better our paper before handing it in for grading. Also this week we had to take a quiz on the short story Soup. Then we had a homework assignment on another story. For both of these pieces of writing we had to write the contrast. Look deeper into the reading to see what the main points were. We also worked a lot on observation. Another homework assignment assigned to us was to write and observational piece on somewhere at Southern. This week we have learned a lot of new information.

7T

Observer- A person who is active in group discussions, and uses their 5 senses to make statements.
Observational Writing- A form of writing where you write about what your 5 senses are telling you.
Perspective- The different ways to look at a situation.
Assumption- An ideal form of the truth that one gains before knowing the actual truth.

6R

    Through out this week, we have spent a lot of class time doing peer review. Peer review is a new skill that was introduced to me this year. I had heard of it before but never got the chance to practice it during high school. I feel that this weeks classes have help me improve my writing. I was able to get feed back from my
other class mates about the first draft of my autobiographical essay. Every element of my writing the was brought up to me that needed improvements made sense after hearing others opinion. Overall, I need to work on creating longer and more detailed sentences, also the same goes for my paragraphs. I am not wait to have peer review for my next essay In this class because I believe that peer review helps me meet my full potential and helps me earn the highest grade I can achieve.