Givin' a shout-out to some oregon folk and my main man.
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Godspeed.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Why Diction? Why...
Hello blogging world. The Scott Odorico here, to give you the scoot (scoop) on Diction!!!
Diction is a fairly easy concept for me to grasp, but for others, not so much. It is confusing to me why the have to name the "choice of words in any type of literature, speech, or papers" something. Why can't it just be "choice of words?" Just pretty confusing to me...
When I think of Diction, I usually think of crazy raps that use intense beats and fantastic lyrics. One (someone from my era) would think of people such as Wiz Khalifa, Twista, Lil' Wayne, or Mac Miller even. All of these rappers use great diction that is their own and works for them. My personal favorite (diction) rapper is Watsky. I found him on the Internet a couple of months ago and couldn't resist from posting him on my blog since he is relevant to the topic. Here is his video. Try to stay caught up with his lyrics...
Pretty good, huh? Very entertaining, for me anyway. The reason diction is studied so much is it's use for writers to make it their own. Diction is supposed to be personal and is not supposed to follow the "norm." At least that what I believe, but don't tell this to your english teacher who is grading your work (oops). My second favorite (diction) rapper would have to be Weird Al. He creates parodies of hit songs and adds his own twist to them with his own spiced up diction. Check out my favorite video of him, "White and Nerdy."
I don't know if anyone enjoys those kinds of songs as much as me, but oh well. I guess my message to all of those young writers out there, is to be yourself and don't be afraid to write about whatever comes to mind.
Godspeed World.
Diction is a fairly easy concept for me to grasp, but for others, not so much. It is confusing to me why the have to name the "choice of words in any type of literature, speech, or papers" something. Why can't it just be "choice of words?" Just pretty confusing to me...
When I think of Diction, I usually think of crazy raps that use intense beats and fantastic lyrics. One (someone from my era) would think of people such as Wiz Khalifa, Twista, Lil' Wayne, or Mac Miller even. All of these rappers use great diction that is their own and works for them. My personal favorite (diction) rapper is Watsky. I found him on the Internet a couple of months ago and couldn't resist from posting him on my blog since he is relevant to the topic. Here is his video. Try to stay caught up with his lyrics...
Pretty good, huh? Very entertaining, for me anyway. The reason diction is studied so much is it's use for writers to make it their own. Diction is supposed to be personal and is not supposed to follow the "norm." At least that what I believe, but don't tell this to your english teacher who is grading your work (oops). My second favorite (diction) rapper would have to be Weird Al. He creates parodies of hit songs and adds his own twist to them with his own spiced up diction. Check out my favorite video of him, "White and Nerdy."
I don't know if anyone enjoys those kinds of songs as much as me, but oh well. I guess my message to all of those young writers out there, is to be yourself and don't be afraid to write about whatever comes to mind.
Godspeed World.
Question of the Month
What really did come first, the chicken or the egg?
If only Albert Einstein was still with us...
If only Albert Einstein was still with us...
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Writer's Block
Hello blogging world! The Scott Odorico here to talk to you about my experiences with writer's block.
Writer's block is an interesting, and yet very common, condition which effects all writer's, whether your a high school student like me, or a professional author. It is defined as a condition in which writers often get and stops them from producing new work, just as it sounds.
Now I have not had one of those typical movie moments when you see the trash can slowly fill up with crumpled up paper, but I have had my fair share of mind blockages in my years of a writer. In the cases when I have had writer's block, I usually cannot figure out a way to start the story or paper and just have a ridiculously hard time figuring out the words to write down. In some cases, listening to music is a way to stump one's writing blockage. I found this song on Youtube, and it fits the occasion perfectly.
When I have a hard time with writer's block, I try to break down my project or paper and try to make it as easy as I can. I start the project (which is usually the hardest part) and do all of the easy stuff first to make it more "attractive" to me. Then I try to do the stuff that is most enjoyable for me, which is tough to find.
Like I said, I haven't had one of those movie perfect moments of the writer trying to figure out what to write and staying up for long periods of time, but even I, yes, The Scott Odorico, has even been stumped once or twice about what to write. This last video I found pretty entertaining about writer's block and how this person gets out of it.
Writer's Block Video
Godspeed world.
Writer's block is an interesting, and yet very common, condition which effects all writer's, whether your a high school student like me, or a professional author. It is defined as a condition in which writers often get and stops them from producing new work, just as it sounds.
Now I have not had one of those typical movie moments when you see the trash can slowly fill up with crumpled up paper, but I have had my fair share of mind blockages in my years of a writer. In the cases when I have had writer's block, I usually cannot figure out a way to start the story or paper and just have a ridiculously hard time figuring out the words to write down. In some cases, listening to music is a way to stump one's writing blockage. I found this song on Youtube, and it fits the occasion perfectly.
Like I said, I haven't had one of those movie perfect moments of the writer trying to figure out what to write and staying up for long periods of time, but even I, yes, The Scott Odorico, has even been stumped once or twice about what to write. This last video I found pretty entertaining about writer's block and how this person gets out of it.
Writer's Block Video
Godspeed world.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Style
Hello fellow bloggers! Today I am going to post and talk about the three levels of writing styles. The three styles are: high, middle, and low. The styles are immensely different and can change your image to an audience greatly. The highest level of writing is a very educational way of writing and for very educated or educating papers. High style of writing is usually for science papers or some time of scientific writing. This style of writing is used when a lot is at stake. High style of writing has several concepts that make it high style, including: the use of proper and very sophisticated grammar, the use of professional vocabulary and punctuation, the use of 3rd person, and the use and siting of many quality sources.
Lower on the totem pole of style of writing is middle style. Middle style is used for everything in between the two extreme styles (high and low) and is used for average high school papers, business memos, personal statements and most books. Some characteristics of middle style of writing are: serious and humor writing, human voice rather than an institution's voice, general vocabulary, informal expressions, and defines difficult meaning words.
The lowest style of writing is obviously low style of writing. Low style of writing is very common in our everyday life. We use this for blogs (similar to this one, but obviously not as good), emails, instant messaging, and even texting. Low writing style often possesses qualities such as everyday subjects, pop-culture vocabulary, unconventional grammar, and does not always use complete sentences.
If you are having a hard time deciding which level of writing to write at, here are some things to consider:
-What is your subject?
-Who is your audience?
-Is it being graded by a professor?
-And is your topic serious or humorous?
Well I hope this helps any writers out there that were happening to wonder about the three styles of writing when you stumbled across this blog! And just remember, the three different styles of writing are for three different types of subjects and three different types of authors.
Godspeed world.
Lower on the totem pole of style of writing is middle style. Middle style is used for everything in between the two extreme styles (high and low) and is used for average high school papers, business memos, personal statements and most books. Some characteristics of middle style of writing are: serious and humor writing, human voice rather than an institution's voice, general vocabulary, informal expressions, and defines difficult meaning words.
The lowest style of writing is obviously low style of writing. Low style of writing is very common in our everyday life. We use this for blogs (similar to this one, but obviously not as good), emails, instant messaging, and even texting. Low writing style often possesses qualities such as everyday subjects, pop-culture vocabulary, unconventional grammar, and does not always use complete sentences.
If you are having a hard time deciding which level of writing to write at, here are some things to consider:
-What is your subject?
-Who is your audience?
-Is it being graded by a professor?
-And is your topic serious or humorous?
Well I hope this helps any writers out there that were happening to wonder about the three styles of writing when you stumbled across this blog! And just remember, the three different styles of writing are for three different types of subjects and three different types of authors.
Godspeed world.
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