Fundamental Composition Fall 2013: August 2013

Instructions

Do you like art? If so, what kind of art? If we think about it, we all like art in some shape or form. For some, art is a beautiful oil painting on canvas. To another, art is expressed through dance, while to another, it is expressed through one's fingers as one molds and shapes new objects made with clay. Did you know that written text can also be art? I would like all of you to be artists with the freedom to express yourselves in any way that you would like.

Every Monday morning, I will post a topic on my blog, which you are reading these instructions from. Once you have read my topic, you will need to leave a comment on my page. However, this "comment" should be more than one sentence. It should be your response to the question I am posting on my blog. I would really like to encourage you all to try to write as much as you can. Although I would like for you to write as much as you can, please do not spend more than 30 minutes writing them. If you read a comment from your classmates that you find to be interesting, feel free to comment to them as well! Lets try to make this as interactive via the Internet as possible. Your responses and comments will need to be completed by 8:00 p.m. every Friday. There will be no exception! Therefore, plan on completing this assignment before the Friday deadline in order to ensure that you receive full credit, which will be 10 points for each week.

On a final note, these blogs are intended to be fun and to allow you to further practice writing in English in a variety of avenues. Be adventurous and express yourselves! Although we may occasionally use some of your blog entries for grammar practice, these blogs are primarily focused on content. Have fun, and do not forget, all of you are artists!!

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Question 1: Who are You?

The question for today is, "Who are You"? Several of you gave a short introduction of yourseles in class. However, I would like to take this opportunity to give you all a chance to introduce yourselves through writing. Therefore, the question is, "Who are You?"

I will start. First off, you know my name, which is May Youn Kim. I was born in South Korea, but my parents and I came to the United States when I was 4 years old. Ever since arriving here, I have lived in Southern California. Although I have visited several of the other states, I have lived here in Southern California for all those years. I came to the teach with the American Language Program in 2010, and I have very much enjoyed teaching here. I have been married for almost 4 years, and I recently had a daughter. She is currently almost 5 months old. As I had already mentioned in class, I LOVE to eat and always like to try new food. I used to drink coffee EVERY day, but I stopped as soon as I became pregnant. Even though my daughter is born, I still refrain from drinking coffee. I am sure that you all will get to know me better as the semester continues.

Now what about you??

Welcome!

This marks the first entry for this blog. First off, I would like to welcome you all to this class! I am so excited to have you all in this class and really look forward to getting to know each one of you better throughout the semester. As I had already mentioned in class before, please be sure to let me help you anytime during the semester if you have any trouble with anything. Welcome once again, and may the writing begin! :)