Allison

Hi, My name is Allison. I am a freshman at Ball State. I am from Cincinnati Ohio. I have a twin named Michael. I am majoring in Social Work. Something interesting about me is that I have gone to Disney World more than 10 times in my life.

Allison enjoys writing. She likes writing on Facebook, but hates writing research papers. She also likes to write herself notes on post-its to help her remember things. - Taylor Wells

Reflective Writing I just got finished with writing my memoir. I had to write for a college English paper. I think the process of the writing task was good. All the steps of the writing were clear. I established my purpose by asking myself “ Why am I writing about the Spring Musical. I had to remember all the people who experienced this moment with me. I had to remember what I experienced while being in the Spring Musical. I wanted to show my audience that you can do anything if you just put your mind into it. Yes I did talk to others about my ideas. My mom and I emailed each other. I would say some ideas and she would give feedback on them.

I planned the writing by first, thinking of different ideas that I could do. I did some sketch paragraphs to see how much I could think of for each topic. I planned during class and out of class. I had an event to write about. Though it still needs more details.

I drafted by having a zero draft, then a first draft. I did a little of invention and planning. I thought of ideas in my head and I had to think if i could talk about this event in 1000 or more words. I knew my topic had to interest my audience. I also knew that they should be able to figure out what the purpose of my paper is. So then thats how I planned before I started writing my draft.

I did get some feedback. I needed to have more dialogue and to have more developing scenes. I wanted to change some things that I had done. This is so my memoir would turn out better. I am always glad to get some feedback.

I put in dialogue and I had more developing scenes. I revised after I had completed my working draft.

My writing took great form. I had good paragraph form and I had good punctuation. My final draft was really good. I decided to put some pictures at the end of my memoir. Yes I did edit and proofread the final version.

I thought I went through the writing process smoothly. It helped to have the zero draft and first draft, before I did my final draft. It also helped when I got feedback. When I fixed the things that were mentioned, my memoir got even better. I would put more thought into my drafts. I would do more brainstorming for ideas. I would put more time into writing my memoir. Overall writing the memoir was fun and brought up good memories.

** Statement of Purpose **
That there is no Cardinal buses for Late Night on Saturday. I want to accomplish how important it is to have transportation when it is so late at night. I want to say how important it is to not walk back alone at night. It is not safe. How there should be some kind of transportation of some kind. I am writing to the President of Ball State. I want the reader's to respond by seeing how they should at least walk in groups. I want reader's to see how much we need to improve on transportation and safety at night.

MSH: Good topic.

MultiGenre Essay Draft Cover Letter My topic is about baking over the holidays. It includes poems, letters, recipes, etc. It makes me smile when I think about this time. This is my favorite time of the year. I think I am in a good place at where I am at with this essay. I am going to add more as I go thought.

INTRODUCTION I AM WRITING ABOUT BAKING COOKIES DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. CHRISTMAS IS A TIME OF HAPPINESS. MAKING COOKIES WITH MY FAMILY IS MY FAVORITE THING TO DO DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. I MEAN WHO DOESN’T LIKE MAKING COOKIES AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. I MEAN YOU ALSO GET TO TRY OTHER PEOPLE’S COOKIES TOO. BUT I HAVE TO ADD IN BUCKEYES TOO. THIS IS BECAUSE BUCKESYES ARE A VERY SPECIAL TREAT IN THE STATE OF OHIO. SO YOU WILL GET TO EXPLORE WHAT MY FAMILY BAKES DURING THE BEST SEASON OF THE YEAR.

LETTER TO MOM DEAR MOM, IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. IT IS THE HOLIDAY SEASON. I HOPE YOU ARE UP FOR SOME COOKIE MAKING, BECAUSE I SURE AM. I CAN’T WAIT TO BAKE WITH YOU. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH YOU IN THE KITCHEN WHEN IT INVOLVES HOLIDAY TREATS. WE HAVE TO SET A DATE TO DO THIS. I AM JUST WAY TO EXCITED. LOVE, ALLISON

WINTERY NIGHT SNOWING OUTSIDE WORKING IN THE KITCHEN THE SMELL OF CINNAMON AND SUGAR WHAT A DELIGHT LOOKS LIKE A TORNADO SWIRLED THROUGH HERE POWDER AND SUGAR ALL OVER COUNTERS AND APRONS OH MAN WHAT A MESS WERE GOING TO BE WORKING ALL NIGHT WANTED GINGERBREAD MAN WHO LIVES ON DRULY LANE THE BAKER IS LOOKING FOR HIM BIG REWARD YOU GET TO HAVE SOME GINGERBREAD MAN DESCRIPTION: GUMDROP BUTTONS AND DELCIOUS HOT COCOA RULES 1. ENJOY HOT COCOA WITH A FRIEND 2. DRINK IT WHILE BAKING YOUR HOLIDAY TREATS 3. DRINK IT AT NIGHT 4. ENJOY THE HOT COCOA 5. STAY WARM 6. GET BACK TO BAKING

HOLIDAY TO DO LIST SIT BY THE FIREPLACE ENJOY COMPANY EAT SOME COOKIES MINGLE AND CHAT WATCH SOME HOLIDAY MOVIES AND SHOWS SHARE RECIPES WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY

BUCKEYE STATE THESE ARE NOT COOKIES BUT STILL DELICIOUS THEY ARE CHOCLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER BALLS MEANT TO LOOK LIKE BUCKEYES WHAT A TREAT IF YOU LIVE IN OHIO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN REPORT CARD FOR DELICIOUSNESS SNICKERDOODLES A++ GINGERBREAD A++ BUCKEYES A+++ SUGAR COOKIES A+++ NOW THAT IS SOME REPORT CARD THERE!!!

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