Blog 14: Independent Component 1

LITERAL

• (a) “I, Aralia Giron affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
• (b)  sources that helped me complete independent component: 
• Sova, Dawn B. How to Write Articles for Newspapers and Magazines. New York: Macmillan USA, 1998. Print.
• Sarah Torribio, reporter at Claremont Courier
• (c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.
• (d) During this independent component #1, I focused on the journalistic aspect of my project and delved into the realm by practicing the ethics of composing articles. In doing so, I devoted my time to extensive research and drafting copy as well as practicing the writing skill of condensing information in such a way that it doesn't overwhelm the reader.
• INTERPRETIVE                  Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work. Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work. 
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  Above: The October edition of the Claremont Kids. While piecing together these pages I was introduced to the fundamental concepts of courier style which was crucial to the overall layout and structure of my articles.
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  Above: My second contribution to the Claremont Kids edition of the newspaper. During this time, I was able to bring forth personal creativity. Since a majority of our articles involve research, I was happy to be given the chance to retell a personal story, that of which my mentor commented, "was kind of a small way of practicing the construction of memoirs."

  
  

  

  

  

  

  
  

  Above: While working on the content for this edition of the Claremont Kids, I was able to fill in as guest editor. In doing so, I was tasked to manage this section of the magazine and bring forth ideas regarding article content.

  
  

  

  

  
  

  Above: An accumulation of notes that I collected  over my independent component. 

  
  

  

  
  

  Above: My desk at the courier and my assignment folder.

  
  

  

  
  

  Above: A snapshot of my mentor Sarah Torribio and I.

  
  

  

  
  

  Above: My signed Mentorship hours for independent component.

  
  

  
  
• APPLIED                                How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better? Please include specific examples to illustrate this?
• While working on my independent component, I was able to grasp an understanding of what the journalistic aspect of my topic. The concepts in which I benefitted from the most derive themselves from the all encompassing ethic of constructing the Claremont Kid's pages. By contributing to these monthly editions I was able to conduct extensive research, practice structuring articles for newspapers, and experience the long and chronic process that is drafting. While looking back at my work, as was often required of me, I realized there is always room for improvement. An adequate article can always be altered whether that be along the lines of adding a new source of information to changing the way it is written entirely. The way that this practice ties into creative nonfiction lies within the fact that authors, who appeal to their audience more often are able to do so by making adapting alongside the ever changing trends and making connections that might have not been so obvious.