Final Blogging Assessment

I think that my best post that exemplifies voice is my second post. This post was the “Why I Chose this Book”. My voice in this piece was laid-back, but had some seriousness. Some specific words and phrases that demonstrate my writing voice include, “about the OSU Buckeyes I think I will be able to get through it” (McCormick 1). This quote shows the relaxed voice in the piece because it says that I think that I will be able to get through the book because I don’t like the Buckeyes. Another relaxed quote from my book is, “not so nice words” (McCormick 1), instead of just saying bad language. However, in this post there was also some elevated diction such as; “hilarious”, “prestigious”, and “deeper”. These words are used to create a higher understanding of what is happening in the book. This showcases my personality by give the post a stronger meaning.

In this post I made the choice of using elevated diction and using purposeful punctuation. I used elevated diction to create some seriousness to my post. In the post it says, “one of the most prestigious colleges in America” (McCormick 1). In this quote the use of elevated diction creates a bigger emphasis on what Mark has lost by not playing in the first half. Also, in this post I chose to using different punctuation to enhance my voice in the piece. In the text it states, "(Go Hoosiers!)" (McCormick 1). In this single quote I used an exclamation point and parentheses. The parentheses create a greater understanding and a little bit of extra info. The exclamation point is just to show that I really like the Indiana Hoosiers by making emphasis.

Don't Put Me In, Coach (#7 recommendation)

My book is Don't Put Me In, Coach by Mark Titus. Overall this is an excellent book. I would give this book a 9 out of 10. It has good humor, and is very easy to relate to. This book is about a college basketball player that walked on the OSU basketball team and sat on the bench all 4 years. Don't Put Me in, Coach shares all of Mark's fun times of being a division one basketball player. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes basketball or want to read something funny and sports related. I loved this book and I think you will too.

Don't Put Me in, Coach (#6 What does the work tell us about how people behave?)

This books tells us that people, especially college kids love to have fun. Major emphasis on "love to have fun". However, there are also times, especially in the heat of a college basketball game that things get pretty serious. So the message that I am getting from this book is that there are times to have fun and there are times to be serious. in this book Mark is always talking about how he likes to keep the team loose when they are of the court and just hanging around. I think that at least 60% plus or minus of the book isn't even about playing basketball. Overall the story has to be the best non-fiction books that I have ever read so far.