Stephanie Perez

Professor Ogden
English 1A
06 June 2014
English 1A: An Annotated Bibliography
A Guide to Writing Autobiography. Reading Critically Writing Well.
Ed. Alison M. Warriner. Ed. Charles R. Cooper. Ed. Rise B. Axelrod. Boston:
Bedford/St. Martins, 2014. 55-67. Print.
An autobiography should be about an event or a person in your life that had an impact.
It should be something that is memorable enough so you can retell it to your audience in
great detail. The way to write the best autobiography is to use verbs, dialogue, names,
and even visuals like pictures to help tell your story. You also want to reflect on your
present feeling about that event or person. All of this advice makes perfect sense since
you will be sharing a story that is close to your heart. There might be so many things
that have impacted your life that it may be hard to just choose one.

A Guide to Writing Evaluations. Reading Critically Writing Well. Ed. Alison M.
Warriner. Ed. Charles R. Cooper. Ed. Rise B. Axelrod. Boston: Bedford/St.
Martins, 2014. 295-311. Print.
Evaluations should analyze something in detail. You have think about how you want to
present your idea to your readers. One also should think of questions that might pop
into the readers head and try to address them in the essay. Most importantly have good
reasons and evidence to back up your thesis. Organize everything neatly so that it
makes sense when it is being read. Always remember to re-read!


A Guide to Writing Reflective Essays. Reading Critically Writing Well.
Ed. Alison M. Warriner. Ed. Charles R. Cooper. Ed. Rise B. Axelrod. Boston:
Bedford/St. Martins, 2014. 167-177. Print.
When it comes to a reflective essay make sure readers are able to follow your thoughts.
Take them through your journey in chronological order so you dont lose the reader. The
passage suggests using a method called cubing. Cubing is when you look at a subject
six different ways: Analyze, apply, compare and contrast, describe, extend, generalize,
give examples, and visualize. Talk about your experience now and how you feel about it
now.


Akana, William. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: A Hell of a Ride. Reading Critically
Writing Well. Ed. Alison M. Warriner. Ed. Charles R. Cooper. Ed. Rise
B. Axelrod. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2014. 279-283. Print.
This essay pretty much read like a movie review. Akana gave us a quick summary
about the movie and what made it so interesting. He was a big fan of the special effects
as well as the clever dialogue. The movie was pretty much about Scott having to battle
all of Ramonas exes and each battle looks exactly like a video game. To help his
readers get a better picture he actually includes some stills from the movie.


Descriptive Writing. YouTube. 14 March 2013. Web. 27 May 2014.
The basic structure of a descriptive essay: introduction with a thesis, 3 detailed
paragraphs, and a conclusion. You want to use as many details as possible to paint the
best picture possible to the reader. You add the most detail by using sensory details
which include sound, sight, and feelings to describe your main topic. You want to also
use spatial order to organize the sequence of events and take your reader through the
motions. If you were to jump around from place to place it might be difficult for the
reader to follow along.

Desmond-Harris, Jene. Tupac and My Non-Thug Life.
Reading Critically Writing Well. Ed. Alison M. Warriner. Ed. Charles R.
Cooper. Ed. Rise B. Axelrod. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2014. 42-47.
Print.
This is a story about a biracial girl who is trying to find who she is. On top of being a
teenager and dealing with the already stressful life she has, shes trying to figure out if
she should identify with her black side or her white side. She part of the cheerleading
squad, but thought that maybe she would fit in better with the dance team. As she grew
older and went on into high school she joined BSU and even learned a dance the dance
team used for their performance. She and her friend found a connection to the black
community through Tupacs music.


Elbow, Peter. Freewriting. 1973. PDF file.

Elbow gives easy to follow instructions on how to freewrite, do not stop writing. Like
anything else in life practice makes perfect. We have become so obsessed with not
making mistakes that we do not just let our thoughts run wild and free. We try to filter
our writing exactly the same way we filter what we say at times. We are so concerned
with making a sentence perfect that some great ideas get set on the back burner or just
never make it into our writings. When words flow naturally there is more thought behind
them than if you run through it over and over again until its perfect. This article gives
hope that anyone can do it you just have to dedicate a little time everyday to get to
where you want to be.


Evaluation. Reading Critically Writing Well. Ed. Alison M. Warriner. Ed. Charles
R.
Cooper. Ed. Rise B. Axelrod. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2014. 246-259.
Print.
Evaluations are not about personal opinions, but they take a look at the standards that
are preset. Evaluation can take place in the workplace, at school, and even at home. In
this section of the book there was an essay that Amitai Etzioni wrote about McDonalds.
He evaluated McDonalds as being a job that offers no marketable skills. He goes on to
say that sometimes part time jobs move into taking a higher priority in the lives of teens
who sometimes drop out of high school.


Goldberg, Natalie. First Thoughts. 1986. PDF file.
This article pretty much reiterated what Elbow said about not stopping, even when you
hit a bump along the way just keep going. Right off the bat she encourages the reader
to lose control when freewriting. She suggests to not think if what you are writing is right
or wrong, but it just is. She also emphasizes how our first thoughts are the most
inspiring and more fresh. When you are writing in that moment your ideas have energy
and a particular reason why you have them in mind. She closes with the use of this
beautiful quote, When you are in the present, the world is truly alive. The moment is
the past cannot be re-lived the same way and the future is not here yet.



Haines, Katherine. Whose Body is This?. Reading Critically Writing Well.
Ed. Alison M. Warriner. Ed. Charles R. Cooper. Ed. Rise B. Axelrod. Boston:
Bedford/St. Martins, 2014. 161-166. Print.
Katherine shines light on an issue that has been troubling our society since what seems
to be the beginning of time. I remember taking an art history class and during the
Renaissance being a fuller woman meant that you were wealthy. Now it feels like its
almost the opposite, ones weight sometimes defines how much money a person has in
the bank. Thin is in and is making girls self esteem plummet. Girls go to any extremes
in order to fit the body shape and clothes that society deems to be perfect. The lower
a girls self esteem the easier it is shame their body shape.


Hooks, Bell. Critical Thinking. 18 September 2009. Google Doc.
When it comes to critical thinking children are the ones who do it the best. They
naturally have endless curiosity about everything in life. But little by little we are taught
that asking so many questions can bother people and we then become limited in doing
so. This is where the born critical thinker in us dies. Ever since I can remember I just
always assumed that teacher and professors knew everything and there was no reason
to question them. Students pretty much just learned to remember information and fill in
the blanks respectively. Which doesnt really allow for a close relationship between
student and teacher. On the other hand if students were to openly give personal
opinions or as more questions this facilitates learning on both ends.


Horn, Heather. Stop Close Reading. The Atlantic. The Atlantic Monthly Group.
01 July 2010. Web. 21 May 2014.
Close reading helps students understand what is going on in the text, this writer
suggests otherwise. She sees close reading as being a complete waste a time and she
feels that students would benefit from reading more books and not having to close read.
I dont see how that could be possible if students arent going to understand what they
are reading. The academic standards of America are already far less that some other
countries so why make it any easier? I honestly have the hardest time with English, but I
somehow managed to pass AP English and AP Literature in high school. Students have
to learn how to suck it up and just do it. Those who didnt learn is because they didnt
apply themselves as much as others. Close reading doesnt only help in school, but out
in the real world when you have to read confusing paperwork.


"How to Write a Literacy Narrative." HubPages. HubPages Inc., 19 June 2013.
Web.
27 May 2009.
The article first reflects on where are feelings came from when it comes to reading and
writing. It then defines literacy narrative as being ones personal experience of learning
how to read or write and this shaped our thoughts. Most of us were taught in elementary
school and say it as fun up until we hit middle school and then it just became a chore.
The word homework has a negative connotation as being something that we are forced
to do and therefore see it as being tedious. Then theres a little blurb about freewriting
which we all know is helpful to becoming better at writing.


How to Write a Reflective Essay. Wikihow.com. n.d. Web. 06 June 2014.

First step is to brainstorm, think of something that stands out in your mind. Make a chart
or some kind of map that will help keep track of all of your thoughts. If you are having
trouble getting thoughts out try asking yourself questions to help get some answers on
paper. The second step is to organize your paper. You want to keep it short and to the
point, have an introduction that presents your point, followed by the body to give the
reader more insight, and the conclusion to summarize your paper. Lastly, in step three
you want to reveal only information that is appropriate and that you feel comfortable
sharing with the reader. Most importantly make sure you go back and proofread.


Jennings, Dana. Our Scars Tell the Stories of Our Lives. Reading Critically
Writing Well. Ed. Alison M. Warriner. Ed. Charles R. Cooper. Ed. Rise
B. Axelrod. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2014. 143-148. Print.
Scars are the souvenirs from ones journey of life. They can be linked to life threatening
battles or just from everyday accidents. They are a daily reminder of what our bodies
have gone through. Throughout ones life you get scars as a child from horsing around,
as a teen from acne, and as an adult from just being clumsy, work, or having surgery.
Scars shouldnt be looked at negatively, but as a sign of optimism. Its better to be
scarred and alive than unharmed and dead.

Learning How to Annotate. YouTube. 21 November 2011. Web. 21 May 2014.

This video definitely takes me back to high school. Annotating, to me, is just a fancy
way of saying write down any thoughts that pop into mind and highlight/underline any
important information that will help you understand the text better. It helps you actually
pay attention to what you are reading and keeps you engaged. Make sure that when
you finish marking up the text that you go back and write all the information you
underlined together so its easier for you to understand when you go back in the future.


Pipher, Mary. Diving in-- Getting Started. Writing to Change The World. Ed.
Mary Pipher. New York: The Berkley Publishing Group, 2006. 75-87. Print.
The beginning of the chapter starts by comparing diving into a pool to writing. Writers
tend to test the waters, so to speak, before writing anything down instead of just
jumping in. Writers sometimes hide behind the term writers block, but Pipher believes
that its pure laziness. She gives the reader an insight into the mind of a writer. She
says writers are sensitive people who must deal with criticism. Writers must be in touch
with their feelings and are also very observant people. Having fellow writers read your
work is a great idea, not only do they understand where they you are coming from, but
they can give you great advice.


Pipher, Mary. Growing Our Souls. Writing to Change The World. Ed.
Mary Pipher. New York: The Berkley Publishing Group, 2006. 53-64. Print.
In this chapter she talks about how Americans are in love with rebels and outlaws. She
uses Jesus as an example and states that Americans think the world is fine the way it
is. We think that any problem that does pop up can not be solved by any means. She
then comes to ask herself as well as her audience how people come to care about what
they do. She takes us on a bit of a journey about her past. Everything from accidently
drowning a snake to all of the culture she took in during her years in college. She ends it
by asking herself and the audience one last question, what is something I can do that
no one else can?


Pipher, Mary. Introduction. Writing to Change The World. Ed. Mary Pipher.
New York: The Berkley Publishing Group, 2006. 1-16. Print.
The chapter starts off by comparing life now to how it use to be, everyones priorities
were way different. Back then people didnt really know much about what was going on
around the world, but only what was right in front of them. Now we have all the
information we could possibly want at our fingertips, but dont have any wisdom behind
it. We arent using language to its full potential to make a positive impact in the world.
The only words we are concerned with are brand names. A good writer must make a
connection with the reader in order to inspire action.


Pipher, Mary. Know Thyself. Writing to Change The World. Ed. Mary Pipher.
New York: The Berkley Publishing Group, 2006. 33-43. Print.
This chapter takes us through the journey of Piphers childhood and how that affected
her as an adult. The event that people go through shapes you, as you live you have
different experiences, find your interest and talents, and discover whats on your list of
priorities. The better people know themselves the more one can write about their true
passions. Pipher was a very active reader when she was younger and developed a love
for writing.


Pipher, Mary. Swimming along-- The Writing Process. Writing to Change The
World.
Ed. Mary Pipher. New York: The Berkley Publishing Group, 2006. 109-132.
Print.
In this chapter she gives her audience tips on how to make writing powerful. Not only
should one write about something they find interesting, but they should use metaphors,
details, tone, and rhythm to make it more engaging. She also gives us advice on how to
make an argument more concrete. Make sure to use evidence like data and statistics to
prove your point. Also use reversal thinking so you can disprove any question you think
your readers might pose.


Pipher, Mary. Writing to Connect. Writing to Change The World. Ed. Mary
Pipher.
New York: The Berkley Publishing Group, 2006. 19-31. Print.
Mary Piphers spiritual innocence was lost after she read The Diary of a Young Girl by
Anne Frank. Before reading this book she wasnt really aware about all the evil people
out there in the world. Anne Franks writings might have just been stories to Anne, but to
others they definitely inspired change. But dont be mistaken, not all effective reading is
great literature. The true talent is to connect with your audience, to make important thing
interesting. Writing isnt the only medium where change can occur, but also in songs,
film, and photography.


Prose, Francine. Close Reading. The Atlantic. The Atlantic Monthly Group.
01 August 2006. Web. 21 May 2014.
One of the points that Prose makes in her article is that one cannot be taught how to
write creatively, but they can be inspired to bring that hidden talent out. She suggests
the best way to learn how to write is to learn how to read. When you read you can see
how an author uses diction, characters, plot, and dialogue among many other things.
When reading ask yourself question as to why the author did what he did. As children
we are naturally good close readers, when being read to we would pay attention to
every single words in order to get a better mental picture. The more you read means
you will have more knowledge about different writers out there and you will be able to
grab inspiration from their works.

Ronsen, Christine. The Myth of Multitasking. Reading Critically
Writing Well. Ed. Alison M. Warriner. Ed. Charles R. Cooper. Ed. Rise
B. Axelrod. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2014. 270-275. Print.
Rosen uses facts from different sources to point out why multitasking is so bad. The
mind works better when it is allowed to process one thing at a time. It usually takes a
while before our brains can to back and efficiently work on a task we were doing before
getting interrupted. She goes on to say that multitasking can affect our learning and lead
to health problem down the line. Everyone finds multitasking so easy especially when it
comes to getting information. We are not taking the time to learn information correctly,
we are just memorizing it.

Shah, Saira. Longing to Belong. Reading Critically Writing Well.
Ed. Alison M. Warriner. Ed. Charles R. Cooper. Ed. Rise B. Axelrod. Boston:
Bedford/St. Martins, 2014. 37-41. Print.
Here, once again, we have a young trying to find herself. Being born raised in England
and having an Afghanistani and Indian background was definitely a good mix of culture.
She went to Pakistan to a cousins wedding and her uncle assumed that her and her
sister were looking for an arranged marriage. At 17 she had a pretty opened mind and
courtship between her and a fellow began. After realizing that women in that country
had very limited freedom she decided an arranged marriage wasnt for her. She tried
following a family tradition, but it wasnt keeping true to who she was and what she
wanted out of life.




Staples, Brent. Black Men and Public Space. Reading Critically Writing Well.
Ed. Alison M. Warriner. Ed. Charles R. Cooper. Ed. Rise B. Axelrod. Boston:
Bedford/St. Martins, 2014. 129-139. Print.
Staples gives us a look into his life as a black man. Growing up he lived in a tough
neighborhood where he saw others go to jail or get killed, but he was a good kid. The
thought of racial profiling never entered his mind until he started college and saw how
people reacted to his presence. After different encounters he just learned to live with it
and decided to take precautions in order to make others feel more comfortable.

To write a really good reflective essay the first thing is to remember the event as vividly
as possible. Just like the narrative, use as much detail as possible, use figurative
language, and use stories and examples. Consider what you want readers to think
about and use parallel rhythm to keep them interested in your piece.


Timed Essay Strategies. California State University Northridge. CSUN. n.d.
Web.
21 May 2014
The most important part is understand what the prompt is asking you to write about.
You can have a well written essay, but if it has nothing to do with the prompt then its
completely pointless. Make sure the answer to the prompt is stated in the introduction of
the essay so that you now have the body to provide evidence for your answer. Before
you start writing you might want to make a quick outline so you can organize your
thoughts and youre not stuck trying to figure things out while in the middle of your
essay. Make sure to set aside some time to go back and re-read your essay to look for
mistakes. You can give yourself a few minutes to outline and to proofread, but most of
your time should be devoted to writing your paper. There are a few suggestions towards
the end on becoming a better listener. The best one is to take notes so you have to pay
attention to the speaker.


What is Freewriting. About.com. n.d. Web. 21 May 2014.
This video gave some extra input to the other articles about freewriting. For example,
when you are done with your freewriting just re-read it to see what came out and then
toss it. You dont have to store every single one of them. This should give some peace
of mind that you can write about WHATEVER pops into your head because remember,
you cant stop writing. Also remember that you can start off with small intervals of time
you dont necessarily have to freewrite for an hour.



Writing a Reflection. YouTube. 22 September 2012. Web. 06 June 2014.

Reflective writing is not about summarizing, but about giving your thoughts about an
event. When writing a reflection you get a deeper understand about that event because
of the knowledge you have now. The video gives a bunch of examples on good
reflective started sentences. Once again, you dont want to summarize or go too in
depth in describing, readers want to read about your feelings.