Final Blogging Assessment – English 1B

 1.    What specific words/phrases demonstrate your writer’s voice? How do these words/phrases showcase your personality as a writer?

There are many specific words and phrases in my blog post that demonstrates my writer’s voice. For example, in my blog post, I state, “I strongly believe that bullying should be eradicated nationwide so students can focus more on their studies and extra-curricular activities” (Paul). This shows my personality as a writer because it shows that I have a strong and straightforward voice. The post shows that I have a strong voice because I used elevated diction such as “eradicated.” It also shows that I have a straightforward voice because I state my opinion in a straightforward matter by stating “I strongly believe.” 

2.  What purposeful diction AND syntax choices did you make to enhance your writer’s voice? You must choose to discuss at least one diction AND one syntax technique from the list below. Make sure to include textual evidence from your post where you included the diction and syntax choices you discuss.

  There are lots of elevated diction and punctuation such as commas that enhance my voice in my blog post. For example, in my blog post, I state, “In Whale Talk, T.J stands up to Marshall, because Marshall discriminates him, as T.J. is not as athletic as Marshall. In both stories, the main characters stand up against injustice” (Paul). In my blog post, I used elevated diction such as “discriminates” and this enhanced my voice by making it sound more strong and serious. Using elevated diction made my voice sound more strong because elevated diction makes me sound important. In my blog post, I used lots of commas. Using commas enhanced my voice by making it sound straightforward, because using commas breaks up thoughts which make it easier to understand the text. For example, in the quote above, I used lots of commas to break up thoughts to make my voice sound straightforward.