Second Meeting Summary

Here's a basic outline of what we did during our meeting:

• We initially followed the procedure suggested by the handout that we received at the beginning of class.
• Then we went around and read both "Pointing and Center of Gravity" and "What's Wrong with Black English."
  
• After we did that, we had an impromptu discussion about the writing style and pointed out how it was obvious that the work (the latter selection) was not revised yet. We were confused about the general argument of the author. We then went back and shared memorable lines and phrases.
  
• It said use the protocol for each piece in our group, so we went and looked at the examples given in the text.
• Finally, we tried the procedure (Center of gravity) with the writing that we had. I can remember most clearly the work that we did for Shiori's object story and Stephanie's piece about the "Hsu trait."
  
• O.K. I am going to try and connect everything I said above with the main purpose of this report. You may be able to see that we slightly modified the procedure by allowing some time to talk about the message of the piece in addition to its center of gravity.
• There were some insightful moments where we discussed what we did not want to do as writers, like overuse words that are key to our arguments. We noticed how the author overused words like country and people.
• There wasn't an obvious connection between the last meeting and this one, but I think we did try to put what we said last time into practice. We sometimes strayed off course but came back to the topic at hand.
• I personally did see that each member of the group had a certain "voice" in their writing.
  
• Hopes for next meeting: Hopefully we can manage to have more time to discuss writing techniques that we like to use...
  

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Hi peeps...so here's a little overview of what we did today:

--We went over/shared our metaphors, semester writing goals, and support that we plan to give ourselves as well as to each other.
--Don: Bamboo shoot because you try to be prolific and resilient in your writing process. You plan to work on revision techniques, diction, and sentence fluency among other goals during this semester. We can help you by keeping you on task!
--Shiori: Fishing trip because your writing process involves a period of struggle and procrastination, but eventually you find that a reward awaits you at the end! You plan to procrastinate less this semester and stay on task. We can help you by reminding you to use your Tiger Days and discussing your writing with you…
--Tingy: Oil painting, because your writing process starts out difficult and you need inspiration to move you to write. Your goals are to write something funny, a play, and work on time management this semester. We can help you by commenting on your revisions and also keeping you focused! (Sneaking over to your house and standing behind you while you do your homework.)
--Stephanie: Fetching water from a well, because it is a difficult but rewarding process to finally get my ideas out onto paper. I plan to write more eloquently, explore different writing styles, and maybe look into poetry. You guys can support me by helping me pace myself and open up to new ideas.

--We also shared the first drafts of our Object Stories—passed them around in a circle for everyone to revise and comment.

--Happy Almost Friday ALL STARS!