Journal 8

When it comes to my style of writing I try to keep if feeling like a conversation. I feel that by writing that way my paper becomes easier to read. I also agree with Vonnegut about keeping your paper simple and staying true to your own voice. I think that by doing those two things you add to your style. I dont think my style changes to much depending on my audience. I keep the same style, I just put more concideration into my word choice depending on the audience.

Journal 8

In general I dont really think of my writing style when writing a paper. I think style is something that is unique to the writer, so it varies from person to person. A writer usually has a similiar style from one written work to another, however certain factors can play a role to change it a little bit. The tone of the author can influence the style of writing along with audience. If the writer has a very sincere and serious message, they proabably would shy away from their original style if it contained humor and jokes. Audience definitely determines style. When students write for teachers they write formally and try to be gramatically correct. Not to mention stretch their typical vocabulary. However if a student is simply writing to a friend, style would be completely different. It would be brief, to the point, simple language and probably filled with abbreviations. I think a lot can affect a style, but for the most part style some what stays the same because it is the writer's unique quality.

Journal 8

I really don't think alot about my writing style when I am writing; my style just kind of comes naturally. I generally tend to lean towards a more conversational tone however, because I feel that a more personal level will speak differently to the readers. Voice definitely varies with the audience. I'm not about to write a paper for a history class with the same tone as I would write on my friend's facebook wall.

Journal 8

Writing style is something that comes naturally to me depending on the situation. I do have different voices for different audiences, but I automatically switch between them without thinking about it. Its mostly just a choice of how formal and proper to speak. When I'm being graded on something, I make sure to check spelling and grammar and try not to use and slang or words that seem too simple or undetailed, whereas when I'm talking to a friend, I speak more informally.

Journal 8

Consider your style/voice. Vonnegut’s style is like a “band saw cutting galvanized steel.” Do you think about your style when you write? Does your style change depending on your audience?

My style is definitely something that is subject to change depending on the audience. If I am writing for school I can have a very formal style, but if writing an e-mail to a friend, it will be informal. I don't necessarily think about the style as I'm writing, it has just become common to change it depending on the purpose. Voice is another thing that can be changed and is heavily weighted on my audience. A great example would be the exercise we did in class the other day given our different scenarios. In one scenario I was supposed to be writing to my teacher about a bad grade she gave me; in the other to my friend about how I thought it was unfair. The two were outrageously different in both style and voice. I think most people change their style in voice without even realizing it depending on their audience.

Journal 8

I don't think that i think about my style as i am writing. My big thing is that i like to try and write like i am actually having a conversation with the person that is reading my paper. Sometimes that can be a bad thing though especially if the thing that i am writing needs to be formal. Audience does play a big role in the way i write. I feel like if i am writing to an English teacher it is a lot harder to sound like you know what your talking about because there can be a lot of different ways to describe what you are writing about. That's why i like science classes better than English classes. Science has one exact answer and that's it. Science teachers i feel like are the easiest audience to write to. Your either right or wrong there is no in between. 

Journal 8

I really don't think about my style when I write. I don't think I have a particular style, but I feel that it's easier for me to write when I'm writing about myself, or something of my own choice. When you're given an assignment that you aren't really fond of, I think it's harder to write about and more difficult to do your best. I believe that the audience does affect your style when you write. When you're writing something for a grade you're concerned about everything, and you try to write your best. When most people write in a journal or something like that, they aren't really concerned about how it sounds. The most important factor of writing, in my opinion, is your audience, because that really affects how you write. So the style of writing may change with the audience. When your audience is a teacher or for a grade, we try to write correct, speak proper English and sound intelligent.

Journal 8

My writing style is very unique and original. I tend to create rhythmic tone and create similies and metaphores to make the working of my writing flow fluently. When I begin writing, I focus on the words I like to use and create sentences that will benefit from them to increase my sentence's structures. Also, I tend to incorporate several different writing styles so that my papers do not seem too repetitive. I am also very critical of my own work. I will sit for atleast an hour after I have initially written something to critique it and see what words or sentences need to be changed or restructured. My style also tends to stray to what audience I am writing for. If I am writing for a teacher, I write critcally and with my a high vocabulary, where as if I am writing to a friend I have atrocious spelling and terrible word structures.

Journal 8

When writing, I think a major component in style is the audience. I've never intentionally tried to form my style into something, although it does change with the audience, but I think that change unintentional and involuntary, for me, at least. The style changes for the audience, I think, in some aspects but the voice of the author should still be heard. For example, writing an email to a teacher and writing a message to a friend, would not sound the same, but I think, if the two were compared to each other, it would be obvious that both came from the same writer.

Journal 8

Usually everytime I write anything for school, I definitly consider my style of writing and voice. When i write for school, I try to make my tone of the paper for the teacher to grade and for me to sound "smart". But in everyday language I never consider my style of voice just becasue im not getting graded on it. I also feel that when we get to college and beyond, we are expected to sound more proper and correct. My style always changes when I consider my audience. When I write to my friends, I never think of my style and sometimes even abbreviate things. But when writing to a teacher or elder I try to sound more educated I guess. I feel that lots of people today do the same thing.

Journal 8

My writing is generally very objective and rigid. I am usually much better at writing critically than I am at expressing emotions or feelings. I get a point across by providing evidence and and explaining it thoroughly. This can cause my writing to be quite boring. While I may feel strongly about the topic I am writing, it rarely translates to my writing. I write largely like a lawyer, which makes sense for my field of study. I will, however, need to grow as a writer and to learn to project my emotions into my writing. It will be hard to convince the judge and jury if I can't learn to project my emotions in a written form. I plan on studying a certain political figure who can project his thoughts and ideas with beautiful writing as well as thundering speaches.