I think my biggest take aways from the first two inquiries are summed up in the first few sentences of my Inquiry 2 reflection: "Context is everything. It is plain and simple. Inquiry #1 caused me opened my eyes to close reading, but Inquiry #2 showed me that there is so much more going on behind the scenes that made that happen, and made it so impactful to me. "
In Inquiry 1 my first part of my Writer's Reflection also sums up what I learned about close reading, myself and my own writing process in relation to close reading.
"I'm amazed, I really am. I knew that I would be looking at all of the details and seeing the symbolic reasoning or how certain intentional cinematography made me feel a certain way. But I never thought I would keep seeing more and more things that I felt were such a hugely symbolic or meaningful. It was actually a huge challenge, because I kept re-watching the scene to ensure that I covered everything and got all of the details and sequence of events correct. The challenge was that I kept finding seeing more things, but was already happy with what I wrote. As a result, it turned into me adding more paragraphs. I feel that despite this, it is cohesive and for the most part flows well. "
In Inquiry 3 I once again learned how context shapes everything and our different experiences and environment truly create different people therefore makes us have a different perception of everything we read/see. I really enjoyed reflecting on my past and what has impacted me, and the lasting effects. It made me realize the power of reflection and that we each have a unique story and experiences that are worth sharing.
I actually am amazed by how perfectly everything has built upon each other and complemented and contributed to the effectiveness of the next inquiry. It really is fascinating. I honestly feel like I have grown immensely as a writer in a different way than I am used to. I have been exposed to analyzing texts in a new context (which I learned makes all the difference). I'm used to analyzing books and poems. My eyes have opened to untraditional texts, opposed to just the western canon. Looking at different texts has given me a new perspective on context.
In Inquiry 1 my first part of my Writer's Reflection also sums up what I learned about close reading, myself and my own writing process in relation to close reading.
"I'm amazed, I really am. I knew that I would be looking at all of the details and seeing the symbolic reasoning or how certain intentional cinematography made me feel a certain way. But I never thought I would keep seeing more and more things that I felt were such a hugely symbolic or meaningful. It was actually a huge challenge, because I kept re-watching the scene to ensure that I covered everything and got all of the details and sequence of events correct. The challenge was that I kept finding seeing more things, but was already happy with what I wrote. As a result, it turned into me adding more paragraphs. I feel that despite this, it is cohesive and for the most part flows well. "
In Inquiry 3 I once again learned how context shapes everything and our different experiences and environment truly create different people therefore makes us have a different perception of everything we read/see. I really enjoyed reflecting on my past and what has impacted me, and the lasting effects. It made me realize the power of reflection and that we each have a unique story and experiences that are worth sharing.
I actually am amazed by how perfectly everything has built upon each other and complemented and contributed to the effectiveness of the next inquiry. It really is fascinating. I honestly feel like I have grown immensely as a writer in a different way than I am used to. I have been exposed to analyzing texts in a new context (which I learned makes all the difference). I'm used to analyzing books and poems. My eyes have opened to untraditional texts, opposed to just the western canon. Looking at different texts has given me a new perspective on context.