Thoughts on interview

I think most of all, you need to write out a game plan on what type questions you want to ask because that will be the key to a successful interview. You need that organization in the Q & A phase so that the person you are interviewing will be able to give you the information you can use and use effectively. (I feel easier said than done but anyways) In Eng099 we had to interview someone in our chosen career and I didn't have the proper questions so therefore he didn't respond well and my paper was sort of a disaster....Good luck to all!

How to Ensure a Successful Interview

So we've talked a lot about the types of questions you should ask the person you're interviewing, and at the Speaking Center presentation today you learned about a number of things that are important to consider when you're conducting an interview. In your own words, what must a person do to ensure a successful interviewing experience? Comment on this post with your thoughts.

Class Notes for Week Two (1/25-1/29)

Monday:

• Discussed “Thumb Sucking Girl”
• Discussed observations from weekend—who did you observe? Where did you go to observe them?
• Classmate profiles

Wednesday:

• Continued classmate profiles
• Discussed Profile project
• Went to Writing Studio for class blog

Friday:

Speaking Center visit

Homework for Monday:

• Read Chap. 5 (pg. 165-169)
• Sketch 8—Description of potential subject and interview questions. Who are you profiling? Why are you profiling this particular person? What makes this person interesting to you, and why might they be interesting to others? What is the importance of this profile? In other words, what issues or ideas is it exploring, and why are these meaningful issues or ideas to consider?

1/25/10 Homework Reading

I really liked the Soup profile. I could really visualize this hard ass dude running this perfection of a place. I couldn't imagine having that many choices of soup so I would be like that last lady trying to make up my mind and then get kicked out. Overall though this one was great. The Dr. Daedalus, however, I felt was not as effective. It seemed to long and drawn out and I really lost focus in it. After reading it, I was like ok what was is it even about.

ThumbSucking Girl

I personally liked the way the author used so much detail but it wasn't a long eassy. To me it when i read it, i had an image of the story in my head the whole time. Sometimes reading longer essay might bore me, but this one was intresting because of all the little details. It described how they were in the car, when they could have been living from it. But you dont know for sure you just asume from the outside looking in. Most little children have to have some type of security blanket and this childs was sucking her thumb. It could have been a blanket or evey a stuffed animal. Children might grow up and still depend on that one "security blanket" to make them feel safe when they feel harmed.

Thumbsucking Girl

I felt that the author did a really good job capturing what the little girl felt and feels. The author is able to connect the thumb sucking to safety and security, something at almost every child did when they were little. The author makes it obvious to us that she doesn't have a lot of personal items in her life, almost as she's living out of the family car, however she does not care about anything else but her thumb. For such a short story the author did something that not every author can be, she captured the little girl's perspective.

Thumb sucking girl

This is my thoughts on the Thumb Sucking Girl Homework. I felt this brief essay was very effective with all the details the author wrote. It was extremely descriptive but not overpowering. It sounds like the child knew better because of a certain sentence that talks about the child not sucking her thumb for a month to show she could. My children never sucked their thumbs so it is hard to imagine, before reading this essay, how it is a comforting thing to kids. Seems difficult to write this way....I thought it was beautifully written.

Inaugural Post

This is the first post of Beth's English 100/101-Expanded class at the University of Southern Mississippi. In this blog, we will discuss the readings and ideas covered in our class.