johanapMar 15, 20203 min readTransforming Into a New Person Week ten has finally come to an end, and sadly, this will officially be my last blog. The process of creating my portfolio through a...
johanapMar 8, 20203 min readTrying New Strategies That Can "Connect" to Your FutureWhile the Winter quarter is coming to an end, flowers begin to blossom in the breezy weather. Springtime is here. Which means spring...
johanapFeb 29, 20202 min readThe Power of DialogueMemoir Essays scrap together life experiences in which revolve around a central message by reflecting on a time of growth and transition....
johanapFeb 23, 20203 min readSurviving the Inevitable While reading the memoir, Unremarried Widow, I found myself relating to the pain that Henderson endured. I too have lost a significant...
johanapFeb 15, 20202 min read Learning to Recover From the Rhetorical Analysis ChaosMy first draft was utterly disorganized. I typed all of my ideas down without considering the structure nor did I pay attention to any of...
johanapFeb 10, 20202 min readEmbracing Mistakes Why pretend that my first draft was beautifully written? Let me just clarify that it was a “shitty first draft.” Initially, starting the...
johanapFeb 2, 20202 min readDon't Let the Five-Paragraph Formula Silence Your VoiceThe five-paragraph formula is an academic concept which is interpreted in many classrooms. The notion was laid out like wildfire harming...
johanapJan 27, 20202 min readDiving into historical and cultural contexts Wow has it been three weeks already? Let me just say, it has been three weeks of pure exhaustion. Our Writing 38B class has learned a...
johanapJan 19, 20202 min readMetacognition Reading Tools can save you from failingOn January 15, 2020, we were assigned to read and annotate Kerry Dirk's academic article "Navigating Genres.” Kerry Dirk introduces us to...
johanapJan 11, 20203 min readThe experienceHello beautiful souls! My name is Johana Penaloza and I am a first year student at the University of California, Irvine. I am currently a...