Autobiography Sample

What I Look Like

             For a man, I consider myself as a short guy. My height is only 168 centimeters. And I weigh around 47 kilograms. So, you can imagine how skinny I am. I have a short half-wavy half-straight black hair, but I have dyed it in dark-brown. I used to have a long hair, but I had it cut because my mother always complained about it. She said that I looked like a gangster.

            I have slit eyes because I am Chinese by origin. The color of my eyes is dark-brown. I have a minus on my eyes so I have to wear glasses. But I never wear it again at this moment. The lenses are no longer matching with the minus on my eyes. There is no difference whether I wear them or not. Besides, I have a sharp nose. My parents often consider me as a Jewish because my nose looks like the nose of Jewish people.

The Way I Am

            I am just an ordinary guy who has many bad characters. I think I have a bad temper too. I can be angry easily when I am annoyed by something or someone. Instead of all, the worst character I have is, I am a very lazy person. Even when I am asked to hang out somewhere by my friends, I would rather sleep than go with them. That is why my friends always complain about it. I am also a moody person.

            Just like the Chinese belief called Ying-Yang, even the worst person in this world still has a good side of him or her. I still have some good characters too. I am an easygoing person. I can make friends with everyone. I am open-minded and outgoing. I have a good sense of humor too. My friends always like it when I make some jokes to them. But I hardly ever make jokes on them. I have a principal not to humiliate my own friends because I do not want to be humiliated too.

Writing 1 Task 3 - 19 February 2016

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Write a 200-word description of yourself, mentioning the physical and non-physical features.

E-mail your work to your lecturer's e-mail before Wednesday, 23 February 2016.

Good luck!

How to describe a person | Using descriptive words

How to describe a person 

Journal Sample

This class this year has done so much for me. But the main thing that this class has done for me is help develop a new writing sense. As I have written essays and have gotten peer responses back from others, I have learned more on how to think as I write. I have trouble so many times with just writing what is on my mind, but I never come to the realization that to others, it makes absolutely no sense, or it does not have a clear point. One essay that helped in this aspect was the Reader and Writers essay. As I read my peers suggestions on what they liked to read, it became the beginning of a new thought process I was to go through. Another essay that helped in developing this writer sense was our family stories. As I finished "Two Pole," my paper was critiqued and responded to by my peers. This was probably one of the most influential essay's that we wrote. Thinking of the story was fairly easy, but it became a little more difficult when we were forced to show and not tell what we wanted to get across. As I adjusted my paper according to the need of my peers, I began to notice that my point was a little more clear and I attracted my audience a little better. I have not even come close to being perfect, but I still have so much more to learn. The main thing that I have to continue to learn is how to think of a way to attract my audience and also to narrow my audience down. In my proverb paper, "Hope for the Best, but Prepare for the Worst", I was informed that my audience was too broad. This is a huge problem that can be easily fixed, I just have to think about the exact audience I am trying to reach. All of these things I have learned, I plan to use in every paper that I write, whether it is a letter to a friend or a petition for a specific audience. Even the little things, like to make sure my quotation marks are after the period, I will use to further advance my writing skills in days to come. I believe that writing only gets better when you practice, and that's why I think that we are all collectively getting better as a class in our writing abilities.

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Journal Sample 

Journal 1 Task

I cannot believe we have made it halfway through before the midterm test starts. Now, it is a good idea to reflect on what you have done and learned during Writing 1 class and what you will do next.
Today, you are to write your first journal entries which covers these questions:

1. In this writing class, what have you learned? 
2. What do you believe you still need to work on more?  
3. How/can you use what you have learned in other contexts?

It also should contain your reflections and impressions about the weekly writing classes. Express yourself freely about the progress you get if there is any and why, or if you feel you don't get any progress then write about it along with the reasons and suggestions to overcome the root-causes, if there is any.
 
Your journal entries should be freely written without worrying about making mistakes in grammar, spelling, and punctuation marks. 

Write your journal in about at least 150 words and publish it.

Good luck!

Writing 1 Task 2 - 12 February 2016

On coming Monday, 15 February 2016 (from 1 to 3 p.m.), please see us to have our feedback. Revise the first assignment accordingly and publish it in your blog to replace the first one. Be sure to include more various adjectives and adverbs, and proper use of preposition in that revision.

Please publish your work before Thursday, 18 February 2016, 09.00 a.m.

Good luck!

Writing 1 Task 1 - 5 February 2016

Write a unique story that you have experienced in at least 100 - 150 words.
Publish your work before Wednesday, 10 February 2016 at 06.00 PM.

Don't forget to put a title on your writing.