Ball Point

This is not the first time that I have had to read through Ball Point. I actually already had it saved on my computer since my freshman year. I feel that it is a good idea for the English department to have this in order to make sure that everything that they expect is in writing and “easy” to be accessed. It is nice to have the grading rubric to see exactly how my paper will be graded. This also could help me to be able to read through my paper and see if I am meeting all of the elements of a well written paper. Even though I already know the plagiarism policy, it is a good thing for me to be able to go through and see if I am actually falling into the plagiarism category or not. I think that it is good to have the six elements of rhetorical writing in chapter two. It is just a helpful reminder of seeing if I am meeting my criteria or not for my writing. It is nice to be reminded to use visual elements in my writing too. If you have not noticed by my writing so far, I am not good at it. I ramble on and do not follow a real train of thought for very long. I feel that I want to learn how to write well but that it will be a tough thing for me to learn. I do not get excited about writing anymore. I used to write all the time in the past, but I had too many people say that I am not good at it, so I stopped. I did not want to have to write anything that someone would read again. But I guess this class is all about writing for others to read.