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Evaluating final draft

Focus (45)

My research question is whether voice is socially constructed or it your own? The importance of the research and what it shows is that according to writing studies there is no clear answer about voice. Being that there is no clear cut answer to what voice is, there are many perceptions of voice that I listed. Voice is important because without both the originality of voice and its socially constructed environment, voice would not exist.  Earned: 43

Audience/genre (40)

I didn’t do anything unparticular to catch my reader’s attention. When I talked about the classroom and how the seat assignments were all of my audience could relate to that particular incident because they were all once children before. When I talked about discourse I defined the term so my audience would know what is was referring too. Earned: 36

Organization (30)

My material was organized with titles on each of my sections. When writing paragraphs I had an introduction and conclusion. The paragraphs after the introduction goes along with my literature review Earned: 28

Development (30)

What I choose to use from my data and my literature review supports what I am trying to prove. I used many examples from both researches to support my findings.Earned: 28

Correctness (5)

I used grammar where it was needed and I also quoted from the literature review.

Earned: 5

Total Point 140/150

Criteria: Data and analysis (200 points):

I guess there is no point in posting my late blog because you have stated that they are late

I decided to give myself this grade because I felt that I had analyzed the data in deep detail. I could of used more data by interviewing a second person, but the data that I have I made use of it.

Earned: 185/200

Writing Process:

Even though I was knowledgeable on the topic, I felt that while writing this paper I grew as a writer.  

140/150

I gave myself these points because I felt that with the knowledge of all the material that I learned in class I put it to great use. My paper flows and does not go of topic. I refer to the literature review when necessary.  I put forth all my effort and tried my hardest.

465/500

Blog 29

To be Heard or To Not be Heard

Introduction

            There is not really a set stone definition of voice in regards to writing studies. It is known to be “viewed as fuzzy, slippery, hard to define, and nearly impossible to teach .Voice has many perceptions and each one of them contradict one another. The many intakes of voice are displayed as individual accomplishment, rhetorical, linguistic, and socially constructed. In the eyes of writers people have their own voice. Researchers believe otherwise and say that voice is socially constructed. So what I am trying to find out is voice one’s own or is it socially constructed. The definition of discourse is the way people behave, interact, think, believe, and speak.  Voice plays a huge impact on discourse. Many people are from many different cultures and backgrounds so their interpretation on voice may be different from one another. 

            Now I will breakdown the different perceptions of voice and state what they mean to me. Voice as individual accomplishment means that voice is good to have and once it possessed you must take completely full ownership of it. Meaning, that I have found my true identity so I no longer have to search for my voice and now that I have found my voice I have accomplished my goal. The rhetorical intake is that people “are given the right teaching, experiences, or exposures” in order to find their right inner selves. In regards to linguistics, if a person has a strong tone than their inner voice will be heard and found. As a result of today’s society I believe that voice is socially constructed. We act, dress, and speak like the people around us, for example, the Hip- Hop music industry. The young generations speak, act, and dress like the rappers because they admire them and want to be like them. The young kids walk around with their pants sagged low trying to put on the cool image.  Another example is fashion and hair. Bell bottom jeans and skinny leg jeans use to in back in the back, but the bell bottom jeans fade in and out depending on the time period. People wore big afros and said that was ugly and the in thing back thing was straight and long. Now skinny leg jeans and afros are back in style. Everyone who is Black now wants to go natural because natural is the new in thing right now.

Literature review

            One perception of voice is using voice as an individual accomplishment. Researchers believe that those who believe that their voice is their own are influenced by the individual’s accomplishments. What the researchers are referring to is that once the individual has found identity they have accomplished and found their voice. An individual can now take completely ownership of voice and call it their own. Voice and self goes hand and hand, and when students are asked to find their voice they are asked to find themselves. Individuals who find their voice are “stable, coherent” and independent. Once that voice is found then they can use it and express it in their own writing.  This will become useful when they are writing/reading any English-related materials, their tone when giving a speech, and the way they talk to others.

            Another perception of voice is letting voice be seen as rhetorical. Researchers believe that if “individuals are given the right teaching, experiences, or exposures to writing then they should be able to develop their "true self" when writing.” Technically a person does not have a true self when they are asked to write in different genres. These writers are more so writing at the moments and portray themselves in many different “true selves.” Depending on the situation writers have to write in fake voices or something they would not call their own. Voice is seen as rhetorical because when writing literature writing will become persuasive and convincing through experiences and exposures. Plato contradicts this idea because he believes that in order “to learn to speak or write better, we need also to work on being a better person." I interpret this quote as once I have become as better person mentally than I will be able to read and write better.

            Another perception of voice is seeing in terms of linguistics. Linguistics is known as the structure and variation of language which includes phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, and pragmatics. Voice in linguistics is created but tone which means how the text sounds. In writing grammar errors are considered linguistics because they are particular punctuation marks of that particular individual. These punctuation errors are linguistics because what I see as errors another person may look at it as being right. Culture has a large impact on linguistics but is interpreted differently because we are all not the same. We are all different and have different experiences through culture. Voice in linguistics is created by tone which means how the text sounds.

M- What type of tone do you use in your writing voice and spoken voice?

C-My writing voice is low also because when I write I do like to talk to myself, for instance I like to read what I write out loud because I feel like that helps me more than reading it low to myself. This is why I like doing papers at home because I get to speak to myself when I am writing which helps me think better.

From looking at the data and referring to linguistics when reading and writing papers, in order to comprehend what is going on she has to read it out loud. Teachers prefer when students read out their final papers because once it is read out loud then mistakes can be found. I also prefer to read out loud because I can understand what I am reading more clear also. When writing she likes to talk to herself. By allowing herself to talk to herself this may prevent some linguistics. When C is writing a voice and tone, her tone may be more clear when she read out loud when she writes.

            Another perception of voice is having it be socially constructed.  Some researchers believe that voice is “shaped, informed, and mediated by social and cultural factors.” Humans learn and develop prior and new language and writing through social interactions. Especially in the younger generation, “researchers see how voice reflects an increasing linguistic ability to represent their experiences through the reproduction of their social and cultural worlds” as one and as a group. The way each particular person communicates through different kinds of talk which can be influenced by school, accents, and the people that surround them on a daily basis.  In a classroom setting children are shaped by their teacher. At an early age children are taught to sit in vertical rows. If the child wants to speak or ask a question, then they must raise their hand and wait until they are called on by the teacher. The classroom is shaped, and sometimes even overshadowed by ways of speaking because of social authority. Many children have different point of views but it may not be expressed unless the child raises their hand. Some children are less outspoken than others and those children may not want to speak unless the teacher calls on them their voice would be considered silenced. Depending on the reading and writing contexts some voices are stronger than others.

Data Analysis

M-How old are you?

C- I am 22 years old

C unconsciously talks with an accent. She lives in Carteret now but she use to live in New York. The fact that she is from New York makes her talk a certain way. When you live in a place a certain amount of years, you begin to sound like them. People from New York talk with a “New York accent.” Being that my interviewee is considered a young adult her age bracket may talk in a certain way. Her friends may think a word is cool and begin to use it as lingo amongst their group of friends. This has to do with discourse because the way she talks in front of her mom or grandmother will be different in how she talks and behaves around her friends.

M- What type of work do you do?

C-I work at ShopRite and I am studying to be a Special Ed teacher grades P-3

Her workplace is considered a discourse community because the way they do this at that particular Shoprite maybe different from Pathmark. Even though, they are both grocery stores they have their own language in which they communicate. For instance, I only know this because I use to work at Shoprite, when an associate needs help they will put on their light and it will begin to flash. The manager on duty would then take note of that and then come to the associate and ask them what they need. The associate may need a “key” to void out items they do not want. When an associate goes on lunch and they take too long the manger on duty may announce on the intercom that C is taking too long. These are all examples in which Shoprite has its own type of lingo to communicate. From outsiders looking in you wouldn’t necessarily pay attention to these things because you don’t understand what they mean. 

M- What is your ethnic background?

C-I am American, but my nationality is Portuguese, my dad was raised in Portugal and so were my grandparents, my mom was born here in the United States.

C says that she has a voice of her own but unconsciously by reading her answer I believe that her voice is influence by her culture. When you come from a different background you may feel strongly about a certain topic and have your voice come across in your writing.  I believe that makes a person a more effective writer. As stated in the literature review it says that if you are given the right teaching, exposures, and experiences then you can find your “true self.” I believe that there is no such thing of the “right exposures or teaching.” Depending on what background or experiences you have a person will have a negative or positive mindset about writing and finding your voice.  Growing up I always had problems with the grammar and linguistics part of writing. As I begin to get older I learned to hate writing. I always had negative feedback about my grammar. Now when I’m in the moment and ideas pop in my head I love to free-write and write love poems. If I had a better experience growing up then I would have a different intake on writing.

M- How would your voice affect the ethnic background you are in?

C-My ethnic background many people use their hands as communicating with other individuals. My voice does not affect my ethnic background in a bad way, it helps me communicate well with family and friends and it helps me see that people from the same background as me communicate in similar ways. My background is based on a lot of verbal communication which is important.

C is stating that her ethnic background is not effecting in a bad way, so she is contemplating whether her ethnic background affects her in a good or bad way. When communicating she uses her hands and people that are Portuguese (from the same discourse) would also use their hands to communicate also. For analyzing the data by her being for a ethnic background it helps her find her inner identity when it comes to fitting in with a crowd.

M- Do you have your own voice or is it influenced by society?

C-I do not let society voice me, I have my own voice and I use it when I want.

She is her own person amongst society. C believes she has her own voice and she will use it whenever she wants to. Whenever she displays her voice it will be meaningful and consistent. I know this because she has her own style and the way she dresses. Even though she has a twin she portrays uniqueness and when I am around both c and her sister they do not dress alike like most twins. C and her sister look exactly the same but C always tries to do things to make them look different from one another like dying her hair another color. C and her sister are only a couple minutes apart. C and her sister share common discourse such as both of them attending Kean University.  I personally believe something totally different I do not let society voice me but I think to an extent it is socially constructed. Also, I believe in having my own voice. Like in the literature review this just shows that different people have different perceptions. 

M-How would you interpret voice when you’re feeling a certain type of emotion?

C-Voice needs to be interpreted the correct way. Whether you are feeling happy you need to think about things that will help you stay that way and help motivate you so that your emotion does not change to sad. Being happy is one of the best emotions a person can have because it helps you stay motivated in what you need to get done. Feeling sad can lead to depression which is not good, because your body may make you not want to eat and do anything involving being around people.

C states that voice needs to interpret in a correct way, even though you may be a certain type of emotion a person should never let it affect their writing. Sometimes when a person is feeling down or emotionally hurt that is when you can get the best products. If a person is happy of course the outcome of their writing will be good. Just because a person is smiling on the outside doesn’t mean they are going thru some hard times. Sometimes to get the best results you have to put that aside for a second and push thru it. I personally love to write because I have a story that I want to share. Sometimes putting that story on paper helps relieve stress also. Like C I enjoy being happy and being depressed can lead to lack of eating, but a person should never let it get that far. Having experiences whether they are good or bad help build a stronger voice.

Methods

            Even though my data was based on many perceptions on voice I only conducted one interview. My interview took place thru email. I choose not to do a face to face interview because I wanted the transcript written. I conducted about a range of seventeen questions in this interview. At first my interviewee didn’t know what until I gave her knowledge of it. I didn’t want to give her too much knowledge at first because I didn’t want to ruin my results. I wind having to ask her a few more questions because voice to her was the literal spoken term and it means so much more in the terms of writing studies.

            I wouldn’t consider this interviewing but before this class I had a lot of prior knowledge of what voice was. In my first conference with Dr. C. we spoke about what the meaning of voice meant amongst each other. I felt that was very helpful also because it gave me the idea that voice has many perceptions because my perception of voice and her perception of voice were totally different. I believe somewhat in the middle that voice is socially constructed and your own. I remember she couldn’t really give me a straight answer and we both came to the conclusion that depending on your perception of voice the definition of voice will be different.

Conclusion

            When it coming to finding out whether voice is your own or not, I have stated prior that there is not any right or wrong answer. All that matters is what you believe and can you find data to support your answer. Voice has been around for years and the definition of it still seems unclear, but will voice ever have a clear meaning. Depending on personal exposure culture, audience, and experiences can play a huge part when a person is trying to find themselves. Finding yourself can be relatively easy or hard it’s all about what you intake as a person. Having a socially constructed will require less personal thought. Basically in a socially constructed environment you will do more so what is told of you.  A personal opinion does not apply.

 

Work Cited

Sperling, Melanie, and Deborah Appleman. "Voice in the Context of Literacy Studies." Reading Research Quarterly 46.1 (2011): 70-84. ProQuest. Web. 9 May 2013.

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Literature review

One perception of voice is using voice as an individual accomplishment. Researchers believe that those who believe that their voice is their own are influenced by the individual’s accomplishments. What the researchers are referring to is that once the individual has found identity they have accomplished and found their voice. An individual can now take completely ownership of voice and call it their own. Voice and self goes hand and hand, and when students are asked to find their voice they are asked to find themselves. Individuals who find their voice are “stable, coherent” and independent. Once that voice is found then they can use it and express it in their own writing.  This will become useful when they are writing/reading any English-related materials, their tone when giving a speech, and the way they talk to others.

 Another perception of voice is letting voice be seen as rhetorical. Researchers believe that if “individuals are given the right teaching, experiences, or exposures to writing then they should be able to develop their "true self" when writing.” Technically a person does not have a true self when they are asked to write in different genres. These writers are more so writing at the moments and portray themselves in many different “true selves.” Depending on the situation writers have to write in fake voices or something they would not call their own. Voice is seen as rhetorical because when writing literature writing will become persuasive and convincing through experiences and exposures. Plato contradicts this idea because he believes that in order “to learn to speak or write better, we need also to work on being a better person." I interpret this quote as once I have become as better person mentally than I will be able to read and write better.
Another perception of voice is seeing in terms of linguistics. Linguistics is known as the structure and variation of language which includes phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, and pragmatics. Voice in linguistics is created but tone which means how the text sounds. In writing grammar errors are considered linguistics because they are particular punctuation marks of that particular individual. These punctuation errors are linguistics because what I see as errors another person may look at it as being right. Culture has a large impact on linguistics but is interpreted differently because we are all not the same. We are all different and have different experiences through culture. Voice in linguistics is created by tone which means how the text sounds.
 Another perception of voice is having it be socially constructed.  Some researchers believe that voice is “shaped, informed, and mediated by social and cultural factors.” Humans learn and develop prior and new language and writing through social interactions. Especially in the younger generation, “researchers see how voice reflects an increasing linguistic ability to represent their experiences through the reproduction of their social and cultural worlds” as one and as a group. The way each particular person communicates through different kinds of talk which can be influenced by school, accents, and the people that surround them on a daily basis.  In a classroom setting children are shaped by their teacher. At an early age children are taught to sit in vertical rows. If the child wants to speak or ask a question, then they must raise their hand and wait until they are called on by the teacher. The classroom is shaped, and sometimes even overshadowed by ways of speaking because of social authority. Many children have different point of views but it may not be expressed unless the child raises their hand. Some children are less outspoken than others and those children may not want to speak unless the teacher calls on them their voice would be considered silenced. Depending on the reading and writing contexts some voices are stronger than others.

Discourse is located in my introduction but it also was listed in literature anaylsis. Discourse is the way a person, think, act, and speak. This connects to voice because depending on how a person interacts with their inner voice will determine how they will speak, act, and think around others. classroom is shaped like a discourse. When students are in a classroom they must act a certain way. If they call out of term or misbehave then they will get in trouble. We dont realize that we are a shaped discourse because we do it because that what we know is the right thing to do.
From this literature review it shows that there are more than just two concepts of voice. When many interpret they just look at it as being socially constructed or having your own voice. There are many others perceptions of voice such as linguistics, rhetorical, indivduality, and socially. To us humans and researchers we have noticed that noone knows the real meaning of voice. It will continue to be a debate. A debate that noone will ever win.

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These questions seem to be very irrelevant to my topic but I still analyzed them. The one I thought was extremely important are in my paper. I told C what voice was but her interpretation of it was the literal meaning, as in voice that comes straight from your mouth.

4. In the book 50 shades of gray what type of voice is the author portraying?

The author is portraying a modern day love affair and certain sexual scenes that are portrayed in this book. The author portrays a disappointing message to all women about the value of love in any relationship they may be.

5. Is the author's voice ethical?

The voice of the author is emotional and passionate. The author’s challenge is to harness prospect-emotion and create enough of a positive atmosphere and perceived value to purchase from readers. Readers need to understand the emotional contact in this book and how important it is.

I felt like these questions were pointless. The professor suggested questions to this nature but my interviewee never read the book. She goggled it on the internet and it still didn’t really help in any kind of way.  These questions would have been helpful because it would have shown how voice was portrayed in a particular piece.

This particular book the inner voice is persuasive and convincing because these are a type of book once you read it you don’t want to point it down. Not sure about the author past but that can have something to do with why they choose to write about love affairs. For the second question is voice ethical, yes it is. I believe what the author is trying to get across is whether what they are doing in the book is right or wrong, he makes the situations interesting so reader will continue to read

7. What does voice mean to you? (This can be anything)

Voice means explaining yourself either about a certain topic you may need to write or read about, or explaining yourself to a family member or friend. Using your voice is important.

Voice to me is a totally different definition. I believe voice can be socially constructed and your own.  If someone doesn’t understand what you are trying to come across in your voice then you would have to explain yourself. Voice is very important and has many different perceptions

9. What you to make your voice heard in your writing?

Addressing voice on what subject I may be writing about is what is important. Voicing on what is heard in my writing is important whether it is about fiction or non-fiction. When it comes to writing people need to voice their actions about what they are writing and how they feel about it.

Regardless of the genre whether it is fiction or non- fiction it has a voice that must be heard is very important. In order to be heard people must go forth with their actions.

10. What does voice in text and spoken mean to you?

Voice in text means words that I can feel in my heart when someone texts me. For instance, say someone texts a person about how they feel. Normally I could feel their pain whether they are happy or not I can tell if they are lying about their feelings or not. It is easier to tell someone’s voice though, when being spoken to because everyone’s voice changes when they are either happy or sad, because when a person is happy their tone is like higher then when a person is sad their tone is low and not mellow.

This question was taken literal she thought that I meant text messages and voice as spoken speech

11. What do you do to make your voice heard when giving a speech?

I use my voice clearly, by making my words clear and heard well. Speeches are not easy especially when you are going for a job interview, you must know how well to keep your voice toned and what words to say when at a job interview. Being able to use your voice correctly is what is important, especially when going for something so important. Many people are turned down jobs because they do not voice themselves the way the interviewer may want it to be done.

What I meant in this question was what type of tone would voice have when given a speech but by reading data this not what it meant.

12. Do you enjoy free-writing or structured writing?

Free- writing is my favorite because it is just taking things from the mind and writing them down when as structured writing needs to be thought upon. I do a lot of free-writing when I am bored so my inner thoughts can be written down and my body feels better when I do this. Free-writing is just a relaxed process where many people do this and it feels good.

I was inspired to ask this question because my data shows that voice is original or socially constructed, so I incorporated it to writing. I personally enjoy free writing. C also enjoys free-writing. Structured writing takes a lot more thought and planning most students don’t enjoy this part writing. The inner voice can be found in both pieces of writing.

13. When you’re free-writing how is voice influenced?

Free-writing voice is influenced by your words being spoken in the mind. Your voice may be low at this time but voice always plays a major factor in any kind of writing that is being taken place. Without voice, it would be hard to get your feelings out and what you need to get done would be harder. Free-writing is important to do before writing a rough draft because whatever your topic may be you should always let your voice speak out the words that need to be said.

Voice is influenced by your own words. Voice does play a major factor. Without voice it would be hard to find one’s inner self and hard to express one’s self.

15. Does a certain type of audience affect your voice?

Certain type of audience whether there is a lot of people in the room is harder to speak to especially if you do not know them. Speaking to your friends for example is easier audience to have then speaking to people you just met. Audience is the main factor that affects a person’s way of communicating. Communicating with audience is important and people need to learn ways on how to get themselves to open up to new audience because when you go for job interviewers you will be put on the spot so you need to learn how to deal with audience correctly.

Depending on the crowd of the audience does affect your voice. You will speak differently or have a different type of voice if you were presenting in front of your friends or co-workers. You do certain things in once crowd that you wouldn’t do in another.

16. When would you have a stronger voice? (Name examples)

A stronger voice is usually used toward a larger amount of people in a certain room. When someone is singing at a football game during halftime that is when a stronger voice needs to be made. If you have a small audience you do not need a strong voice because the interaction would only be between a few people. Concerts are when a stronger voice needs to be done at. When singing that is when your voice pitch is higher and stronger so that people can hear what you have to say

She also took this question literal. What I was going for is that when you have a strong voice it can be very be very effective.

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Could you look at the interview and do deep discourse anaylsis

be careful your anaylzing only "voice in writing"

talk to the person again, it wont hurt

 

I felt like the presentation helped me positively. It gave me positve feedback in what I needed to work on. I had to talk to my interviewee one more time to get more data for my anaylsis. As a result of my interviewee getting confused with the meaning of voice, I had to take those parts out of my paper because it was not relevant to my topic. Discussing with the class gave me ideas that i didnt even think of in which I added in my paper. I incorporated discourse in my findings because it had a alot to do with voice. So i had to remember to define keys terms but I only used one which was discourse.

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Introduction

The definition of voice is the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures such as human beings in speaking, shouting, and singing. According to English literacy writers there is a totally different meaning of voice. Voice can be displayed in tone and writing. In the eyes of writers people have their own voice. The world is made up of many different ethnic backgrounds and cultures and each individual has their own perception of voice. In the eyes of English literacy researchers voice is socially constructed. So what I am trying to find out is voice original or is it socially constructed.

Being that many people are from different discourses many people have many different opinions on voice. When you come from a different background you may feel strongly about a certain topic and have that come across in your writing.  I believe that makes a person a more effective writer. As for the person I interviewed so does not let voice influence her.

 

Data Anaylsis

C- I do not let society voice me, I have my own voice and I use it when I want. Using your voice at certain times is more important than just using it all the time. Voice is controlled by what you say and you need to make sure what your addressing is important. The sound that is produced when a person speaks is all different. Everyone sounds differently when they speak. Some people get teachers to voice their opinions about certain subjects they may be interested in.

I interpreted this as; she is original amongst her society. I know this because she has her own style and the way she dresses. Even though she has a twin she portrays uniqueness and when I am around both c and her sister they do not dress alike like most twins.  She believes she has her own voice and she will use it whenever she wants to. Whenever she displays her voice it will be meaningful and consistency matters. As long as you make your voice heard the first go- round, voicing your voice several times do not matter according to c. C stated even though voice is original it may be important and beneficial to get teachers to voice their own opinions. For example, when a student write a paper and the teacher do give any feedback to their students then the students will not be able to improve on their next paper. The teacher and student may not necessarily agree on the comments that their teachers has voiced because everyone has their own different views and backgrounds on certain topics but the student should take the criticism to help strengthen their voice.

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18. How would your voice effect the ethnic backgroud you are in?

My ethnic background many people use their hands as communicating with other individuals. My voice does not effect my ethnic background in a bad way, it helps me communicate well with family and friends and it helps me see that people from the same background as me communicate in similar ways. My background is based on a lot of verbal communication which is important.

 

By observing what my interviewee thought about this questions, she believes that ethnic background does not have anything to do with voice. It helps her communicate because the background that she comes from there are alot hand moments and gestures. Voice helps her communicate with her family and friends more easily and this is important to her. When i wrote this question I was thinking about a whole different aspect of this question. Yes, voice has to do with your spoken voice which includes speech but your writing voice can be effected as well. How can your writing voice be effected? It can be effected because depending on your background you can strongly feel about a topic and potray that in your writing. For example African Americans went thru slavery so depending on how you feel about this topic can determine how much a person can write on this topic and how they potray their voice in a strong manner. Like different backgrounds can be influenced, different experiences can play a role also.

 

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Post the list you worked on at the end of class (what you need to do for your project) with any additions you thought of



What I have worked on in class is my interview questions. Also i worked with my partner about what my focus will be which is how voice influences others. Depending on a person's experience can effect their voice. Meaning I can read something and feel negative about it or maybe feel sad, or happy. People have different perspections of voice because of their backgrouds or where they come from or where they live. People can not only have tones in their voice when they speak but they can set a tone when writing. What I need to do for my project is to incorporate more research in my final draft. I need to relate how my ideas of voice and my researchers ideas of voice tie in with each other. The person  I interviewed believes that she has a voice, but i believe somewhat in the middle

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Develop some writing for your project. Post the references you will use for your research project as you will list them in the works cited list, and write what you will say about them in your literature review. If you don't have a the right reference yet - write an introduction that sets up your research question.

I need a reminder to which article you  suggested me to use. I will be talking about how voice is socially constructed that what peter elbow believes.
 
My introduction to my research question is that is voice original. So what does voice mean in literacy terms. Voice is not only your spoken voice. It can be heard thru your writing. Peter elbow believes that voice is socially constructed meaning that voice is not original. We are socially constructed by our society. We do what we are told by society meaning that we mimick each other actions, behaviors, or ideas. Technically voice is a perspection and everyone have their different meaning of how voice is interpeted.

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In light of todays discussion, what are the strengths of your research project (do you have a strong research problem/question? the right research essay(s)? a solid plan for collecting data? will you have enough data? are you working with the right participants) Identify any place where you need to "catch up".

The strength of this research is that it can go both ways. There is not a right or wrong answer when it pertains to voice. It would just be who has the stronger arguement. My research question is whether or not voice is original. I passionately have a strong arguement on this topic because of my evidence that support it. In the end it doesnt really matter how a person feels about voice because it is their own personal perception and opinion. My solid plan is to see what my interview believes about voice and also put my opinion about voice. Without the prior  knowledge that  I had on voice when I took a course before this class probably would have made me have a different aspect on voice. You dont really think deep about a something until you are asked too.Yes I believe I will have enough data. Yes I believe i am working with the right participant. I had a little trouble finding someone to interview but I have found someone. I need to catch up on my literature review analysis.

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1. Look for 3 sections/stories within your data that seem important to your focus.
1. The first main focus that seem to be important is that I believe that voice is a mixture of both being socially constructed and a person having their own voice. The person i interviewed believes that voice is not socially constructed and you have your own voice.
2. Because people experience different things in life may vary on their impact on voice. I believe that because you are a certain background, you may have a stronger voice about something more than the other. The person i interviewed believes that being the fact that she comes from a different background doesnt effect her voice but it helps her communicate easier. 
3. Depending on a person's mood or how they feel about the topic can effect how they interpet voice.  

2. Cut and paste them into a document and analyze them in some detial: ask what this section/story shows with respect to your focus? Look at:

17. What type of tone do you use in your writing voice and spoken voice?

 My tone is average I speak to people In an orderly way and my voice is never low unless people are studying around me and I am with a friend my pitch would be low. My writing voice is low also because when I write I do like to talk to myself, for instance I like to read what I write out loud because I feel like that helps me more than reading it low to myself. This is why I like doing papers at home because I get to speak to myself when I am writing which helps me think in a more clearer way.

I don't think a pitch of a voice matters when it comes to writing voice. In writing a person can have a stronger voice  because how the words are portrayed in the passage. My spoken voice is more of a soft spoken tone but in writing my tone is more stronger because i want to make sure my reader's understand what I am trying to get across.

3. Analyze each section of data in terms of: Content (what it says) Form ( how the way language is used presents a feeling/information/other keys to what is going on)

Depending on a certain audience depends on the tone of voice. The audience language is adjusted to the certain type of audience they are speaking or writing to.

4. After you have made a list of what is going on in the chosen section(like we did in class) do the following· State what the data shows · Identify quotes from the data that illustrate the points you want to make

Peter elbow believes that voice is socially constructed meaning that nothing we do is original. For example writing when you get ideas from other sources that is not having your own voice. For example the lastest fashion are not original because it was already done years ago such as afro's and bell bottom jeans. People are wearing their batural hair more because it is beautiful but back in the day that was ugly and straight hair was in.

5. Look back at your data for other sections/stories that show or illustrate similar or related informtaion=> analyze them in terms of what you found in the third step (above). Add any new names/points to your list of what that section "shows".

 

Another point that i am trying to make is why is there such a controversary about voice. There will never be a right or wrong answer for that.

Blog 23 (anything else plus consent form)

My interview questions on voice

Hello, My name is Oriana McGriff and I will be interviewing you today on the concept of voice. There are many perceptions of voice depending on how you look at the situation. During this interview I will be focusing on the finding your writer's voice and how voice in writing can come out through text, speech, and spoken.What I want to know is whether you think voice is original or not and why. Research shows that voice is socially constructed in which this means that voice is not original and we copy and imitate what society does.

Please state your first and last name and answer the following questions:

1. How old are you?

I am 22 years old

2. What type of work do you do?

I work at ShopRite and I am studying to be a Special Ed teacher grades P-3

3. What is your enthic background?

I am American, but my nationality is Portuguese, my dad was raised in Portugal and so were my grandparents, my mom was born here in the United States.

4. In the book 50 shades of gray what type of voice is the author portraying?

The author is portraying a modern day love affair and certain sexual scenes that are portrayed in this book. The author portrays a disappointing message to all women about the value of love in any relationship they may be.

5. Is the author's voice ethical?

The voice of the author is emotional and passionate. The author’s challenge is to harness prospect-emotion and create enough of a positive atmosphere and perceived value to purchase from readers. Readers need to understand the emotional contact in this book and how important it is.

6.When you write do you consciently pick your voice?

When I am writing my voice to me is important. Stating what comes to my mind is the most important though, because when speaking to myself I understand my writing in a clearer way and it is obtained easier. Using your voice to speak to the public is important especially if you have a message to tell to readers.

7. What does voice mean to you? ( this can be anything)

Voice means explaining yourself either about a certain topic you may need to write or read about, or explaining yourself to a family member or friend. Using your voice is important.

8. Do you have your own voice or is it influenced by society?

I do not let society voice me, I have my own voice and I use it when I want. Using your voice at certain times is more important then just using it all the time. Voice is controlled by what you say and you need to make sure what your addressing is important. The sound that is produced when a person speaks is all different. Everyone sounds differently when they speak. Some people get teachers to voice their opinions about certain subjects they may be interested in.

9. What you to make your voice heard in your writing?

Addressing voice on what subject I may be writing about is what is important. Voicing on what is heard in my writing is important whether it is about fiction or non-fiction. When it comes to writing people need to voice their actions about what they are writing and how they feel about it.

10. What does voice in text and spoken mean to you?

Voice in text means words that I can feel in my heart when someone texts me. For instance, say someone texts a person about how they feel. Normally I could feel their pain whether they are happy or not I can tell if they are lying about their feelings or not. It is easier to tell someones voice though, when being spoken to because everyone’s voice changes when they are either happy or sad, because when a person is happy their tone is like higher then when a person is sad their tone is low and not mellow.

11. What do you do to make your voice heard when giving a speech?

I use my voice clearly, by making my words clear and heard well. Speeches are not easy especially when you are going for a job interview, you must know how well to keep your voice toned and what words to say when at a job interview. Being able to use your voice correctly is what is important, especially when going for something so important. Many people are turned down jobs because they do not voice themselves the way the interviewer may want it to be done.

12. Do you enjoy free-writing or structed writing?

Free- writing is my favorite because it is just taking things from the mind and writing them down when as structured writing needs to be thought upon. I do a lot of free-writing when I am bored so my inner thoughts can be written down and my body feels better when I do this. Free-writing is just a relaxed process where many people do this and it feels good.

13. When your free-writing how is voice influenced?

Free-writing voice is influenced by your words being spoken in the mind. Your voice may be low at this time but voice always plays a major factor in any kind of writing that is being taken place. Without voice, it would be hard to get your feelings out and what you need to get done would be harder. Free-writing is important to do before writing a rough draft because whatever your topic may be you should always let your voice speak out the words that need to be said.

14. How would you interpet voice when your feeling a certain type of emotion?

Voice needs to be interpreted the correct way. Whether you are feeling happy you need to think about things that will help you stay that way and help motivate you so that your emotion does not change to sad. Being happy is one of the best emotions a person can have because it helps you stay motivated in what you need to get done. Feeling sad can lead to depression which is not good, because your body may make you not want to eat and do anything involving being around people.

15. Does a certain type of audience effect your voice?

Certain type of audience whether there is a lot of people in the room is harder to speak to especially if you do not know them. Speaking to your friends for example is easier audience to have then speaking to people you just met. Audience is the main factor that effects a person’s way of communicating. Communicating with audience is important and people need to learn ways on how to get themselves to open up to new audience because when you go for job interviewers you will be put on the spot so you need to learn how to deal with audience correctly.

16. When would you have a stronger voice? ( name examples)

A stronger voice is usually used toward a larger amount of people in a certain room. When someone is singing at a football game during halftime that is when a stronger voice needs to be made. If you have a small audience you do not need a strong voice because the interaction would only be between a few people. Concerts is when a stronger voice needs to be done at. When singing that is when your voice pitch is higher and stronger so that people can hear what you have to say.

17. What type of tone do you use in your writing voice and spoken voice?

My tone is average I speak to people In an orderly way and my voice is never low unless people are studying around me and I am with a friend my pitch would be low. My writing voice is low also because when I write I do like to talk to myself, for instance I like to read what I write out loud because I feel like that helps me more than reading it low to myself. This is why I like doing papers at home because I get to speak to myself when I am writing which helps me think in a more clearer way.

18. How would your voice effect the ethnic backgroud you are in?

My ethnic background many people use their hands as communicating with other individuals. My voice does not effect my ethnic background in a bad way, it helps me communicate well with family and friends and it helps me see that people from the same background as me communicate in similar ways. My background is based on a lot of verbal communication which is important.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blog 20

Class work:
QUESTIONS:
1. What is your focus?
2. What is your research question?
3. Why is your topic important to writing studies
4. What do your references say about your topics?
5. References on questions 1,2,3?
Answers:
1. the way voice is interperated 'is voice original or not'
2. Why do people interpret voice different than others? ' BECAUSE OF DISCOURSE, THEIR MAJORS, THEIR BACKGROUNDS, AND EFFECTS OF SITUATIONS NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE
3. How people interpet things can effect how they write about it, also including reading and writing.
4. reference says voice can be social or not social. do you copy what you hear or see from others or are you original
5. Author says voice is socially constructed

My Interview

For my project 1,what I will be focusing on is voice original?

1. Do you like writing?
2. How long have you been writing?
3. When you are writing can you free write or does it have to be structured?
4. If, you go to college what your major? Does your major have an influence on your writing?
5. Is writing socially constructed or is it original?
6. When you were little did you enjoy writing?
7. If you believe that writing is original, where does it come from?
8. In school, would you take constructive criticism and improve or become worse?
9. If you paraphrase some one's writing, it that originality?
10. What is does originality mean and how does that tie in your writing?
11. If you believe our work is socially constructed, will it ever be original if others are influenced by what we do and act?

Blog 15

Observations:
 For this assignment our group decided to not record and write our answers down. My observations that i observed is that even though my partner was comfortable with the topic, there may be some that feel the opposite. I observed that even though we were different ages we could still relate whether it was negative or positive because we both went thru the same experience. I observed that I was mlore comfortable asking the questions because I was writing them down, where as if I chose to record I probably would of been more nervous. Like we discussed in class depending on the environment and how open a person can be honest with you, in this type of setting you can basically ask the person your asking the questions to basically anything. The question I recieved the most response on is how did it make you feel? I also observed that it is very common for people to panic in a situation like this, but sometimes you have to remain calm and keep your composure.

Questions Asked?
1. How old was she?
In third grade, 2001

2. What was she doing?
In catholic school, they didnt tell her anything and she didnt find out until it was time for her to go home. She felt lost because everyone left her out the loop of not making her aware of the situation. No one turned on the tv to inform her either.

3. How did she feel?
She cried because she was scared. At the time a close family member was working in NY so she was worried alot. He wind up being ok. he has a powerful radio( walkie-talkie) leting his family know that he was fine. Her mom made plans to pick up that family member and she stayed in after-care very late. While all this was going on, she was still extremely worried because she had to see for herself that her family member came home safely.

4.How did her family react?
They were all over the place, neverous,  and frantic

Short Analysis Assignment

How does language effect how comfortable a person can carry out a conversation?  The way a person use language can make them feel as following; uncomfortable, awkward, hesitant, argumentative, mad, angry, and upset. In the short story analysis, Game Literacy, because of Dr. Chandler’s direct/ bossy comments she is making Brain respond awkwardly. For example one awkward moment is when he says “yeah, but it’s just games.” This quotes means that he is disagreeing with Dr. Chandler and saying that games are not software, but her bossiness insist that they are. Another example when she becomes bossy is when she says, “Obviously it wasn't real hard for you to learn, frontpage.” This quote means that is a known fact that it wasn’t hard for him to learn frontpage. After that he responds hesitantly and says “I think it’s because I had ah, background exposure” He responds in this fashion because it seem as though Dr. Chandler is bullying him with her own words.

The reason why Brian may feel awkward throughout this conversation is because Dr. Chandler is acting like a teacher. Dr. Chandler says, “So, its interesting games aren’t really considered software are they?   Brain says, “They are.” Dr. Chandler says, “So you know lots of software” Here in the previous quotes she is portraying a teacher and student role. Because, of Dr. Chandler’s derogatory direct comments, she is expecting him to respond as a student would. Being that she comes from a teacher discourse community she views software as academic software. A discourse is known as their job title a certain society. You must perform and take on these job roles like it was your own job. Brain has a different aspect on games and he feels this way because he is a gamer. As a result of her discourse, it may come natural to her to react in such a way she is reacting to Brain. She is trying to get her point across in an aggressive way. So she is ironically questioning, but cuts him off when he tries to reply and answers the question herself. This same incident can happen when asking students questions a teacher knows what type of answer she is looking for. If the student is not right then they just rephrase the question she the student can answer correctly. Her demeanor behavior as a teacher seems very bossy.

 To some extent he is asking as a good student because he is not just sitting back into silence. If he wasn’t being a good student would his results have been the same. He is voicing his opinion on the related topics that is what makes him a good student. It is good to ask questions because what you don’t understand another classmate may be on the same page. A student who is silent and talkative may not be as effective because they may get not enough attention or overwhelming enough. According to the analysis, he says “I wasn't being graded - there's no - all right man, let's pass this class you've got to” By emphasizing this quote he feels that Dr. Chandler is grading his test and he has to pass with fine colors. Grading someone is what a teacher would do and it is relevant and common with the teaching discourse. He is relating it to teaching but he is pointing out a difference. Throughout this analysis may not have totally agreed but at the end he is coming to a conclusion and decides to agree with Dr. Chandler. By doing so, he is being a good student by voicing his opinion. Even though, she agrees that there are some commonalities between games and software such as “you got used to trial and error”, he still manages to point out a difference.  

 What can happen when two people can interpret language differently? What can happen is that one person can feel more hostility toward the other person. By analyzing this conversation it seems like it was not going so well. they are both angry at each other and this disagreement has turned into an argument In the beginning, the way Dr. Chandler is talking to Brain seems as though she is belittling him because he is very hesitant in his responses such as when he says, “I think it’s because I had ah, background exposure.” By him saying ah it makes it sound like he is unsure of his answer instead of being confident.  He knows he is the expert at games not her. It may seem like she is belittling him because her comments are so direct and bossy. I believe that because they were friends; this conversation language was handled very well. It was very clear that there was some type of animosity going on between them but as friends they never over stepped their boundary. In conclusion, the lesson here is to show you that everyone may not agree to what you have to say, just stand confident by your answer and if you make a convincing agreement then the audience shall be convinced and will listen.