Second posting (assignment number 2)

ANALYSIS OF COMPUTER ASSISTED WRITING

In this second posting, I was given the task to analyze the computer assisted writing program. It is quite similar from the computerized reading except in this computerized writing, it is focusing on our writing skill where it can help to enhance our writing expertise. As we all know, blogging and Microsoft words or processor are one of the examples of computer assisted writing where it helps us to develop and improve our writing ability.

The example of computer assisted writing program that I found was available in this particular website: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html

In this fastidious website, it facilitates me to improve my grammar as well as my poetry skills. The reason why I choose this website is because I am interested to learn more on poetry because I found that poetry are very unique and fun to learn. Since my experienced on writing a poem are very little, this website are very useful in order to improve my writing skill because it provides information and useful tips on how to construct a good poem without grammatical error. Besides that, I am also able to look at some good example of poem written by expertise in this field. I can also leave a comment and the people in charge of viewing and correcting my writing can assist me to improve certain part that have to be improve by posting my work to their email address.

Below are the gists of the website program that include the entire example that I mentioned above:

Combine Your Grammar and Poetry Skills
Hundreds of poems:Poems received in 2001 Poems received in 2000 Poems received in 1999.Poems received in 1998 and earlier.
Note: Only poems observing the grammatical categories will be published.

Write a 5-line poem in the following constructivist manner:

(1)On the first line write a noun of your choice
(2)On the second line write two adjectives joined by and to describe this noun
(3)On the third line write a verb and an adverb to describe this noun in action
(4)Start the fourth line with like or as followed by a comparison
(5)Start the final line with if only followed by a wish
Below is an example of such a poem (written by the Norwegian pupil Sven Grüner):

Politician

phoney and false

lying desperately

like a mocking bird

if only I had the key to the bird cage

Now it's your turn. Use the white space below to write a 5-line poem of your choice. Whenever you need to, you can call up a search form for

Merriam-Webster OnLine (with sound!) to help you look into and/or experiment with synonyms to the words you first chose (opens in separate window). Make changes and decide which version works best. This is great to discuss and actually sculpt your language. Note that you can also copy (parts of) the text you find in the Theasaurus.

The finished poem can be passed on or published in many ways:
(1)mark the poem (use left mouse key, press down and drag your pointer across the text)
(2)use the edit option or Ctrl-C to copy your poem to the clipboard
(3)start a word processor or Notepad and paste your poem into it (Ctrl-V)
(4)or open your browser's mail option (if present), copy the poem and mail it to someone
(5)why not mail the poem to me

anlun@online.no

Good poems will be published on this website for all the visitors to read!
It is also possible (and fun) to do this exercise in a very low-tech way: Decide on a theme for the noun in the first line. Then let the pupils suggest the subsequent lines, write everything on the blackboard. Make sure you go over the lines again to open up for synonyms, creative imagery and unexpected twists. The next versions will be so much better than first one.

Poems received:
The following poems are published chronologically as I receive them. Class contributions are placed in "boxes" at the bottom of the page.

Ghosts

scary and strange

floating silently

as morning fog

if only I was one too. (by Mads Olavsbråten (walking_zombi70@hotmail.com)

bird

red and sick

flying high

like a plane

if only hogs could fly. (by Espen Herbert (budoboy1@hotmail.com)

blood

red and warm

controlling willingly

like a polluted river into the sea

if only I could go back in time. (by Jesper Scerri (jesperd@maltanet.net)

He

kind and gentle

always patient

as he got the time of the world

if only I could have him here beside me. (by Pranvera Sefaja (pranveras@kujtesa.com)

Love

beautiful and painful

waiting anxiously

like a flower to grow

if only I could tell you my feelings. (by M⮡ªnµ~k ±î®åÐÕ (odarit59@hotmail.com)

Students

responsible and intelligent

working happily

like an army of ants

if only I had the posibility to know all that wait for me to study. (by Judith Keibel (j_keibel@hotmail.com)

Easter sun

Yellow and warm

Shining brightly

like the moon on a cold winter day

If only this weather could stay. (by Bente Amsrud Moen (b-a-moen@frisurf.no)

Child

Innocent and loving

Always bringing peace and hope to the world

Like a good guardian angel

If only adults could have this spirit... to make a different world. (by Marisol, MARISUN_8@hotmail.com)

Teacher

Honest and respectful

Working hard

Like an ant

If only people could be like that. (by Gerardo Peña )

Volcanoes

Dangerous and magnificent

Throwing up violently

like a sick man

If only we could prevent it from pukingby Vivian Tan (vivian1005sg@yahoo.com.sg)

Friends

fun and loving

always exciting

like a child at play

if only we need never partby Alison Toh (alisontoh@hotmail.com)

Mother

warm and loving

encouraging consistently

like a friend to me

if only she will always be there for me. (by elaine ng (el_ng@hotmail.com)

Headache

Painful and Pounding

sneaking up calmly

Like there's a nucLear war inside my head

If only it could leave me ....... alone. (by Mari Haugen (h_mari@hotmail.com)

Hello,
My name is Sílvia and I'm a young English teacher from Portugal. I've recently come across your site, and I've found it really interesting. One of the problems I have here is how to motivate students to learn English, so I thought about asking my young students to write something that could be published in your site along with other students work. The theme we've choosen was computers and here are the results.
best wishes,

Sílvia
Computer

Sensitive and soft

It sounds magically

Like a woman

If only I could understand them…(By Ricardo Gil and Bruno Dias)

Computer

Good and bad

It makes everything quietly

Like a ninjaI

f only it could fight (By Daniel and Luís Chaves)

Computer

Practical and fast

It thinks fast

Like a bullet

If only it could fly…(By Mário and Nuno)

Computer

Good and functional

Speedy and good

Like a woman

If only I could kiss her (By Sérgio Miguel and André Dores)

Computer

Fast and entertaining

It thinks and executes

Like a genius

If only I loved it (By Sérgio and João)

Computer

Intelligent and slow

It helps a lot

Like a book

If only we knew how to work with it (By Vanuza Santos and Sandra Dias)

Computer

Fast and useful

I like to connect to the internet

It has lots of information

I which I could work much better with a computer (By Andreia)

Computer

Intelligent and organized

It speaks Rapidly

I wish it wouldn't speak (By Célia Sobreira)


Updated: Dec 31, 2002

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Here are example of a poem that is written by myself:

The moon
shines so brightly last night,
It was very beautiful and bright,
Up and above the sky it slowly moving around,
If only I get the chance to be up there and shone brightly and beautifully like the moon.

In conclusion, this computer assisted writing program really helps in building up my self-confidence in improving and enhancing my writing proficiency.