Britt's Response for 4-13-11

Brittany Crockett

English 384J

April 13, 2011

            These two articles on Blackboard by Boyd and Gee are similar in many ways but the two authors is using a different way to tell the reader to make sure that you realize when you’re writing to know who your audience is. Boyd used detective work while you are writing to think beyond the words.

            After reading Gee’s article I realize that he was describing how writing and grammar should be depending on the audience. He used several examples to make the reader understand what he was saying I felt like that was very important for the reader well us as students to know that to. Depending on what you’re writing and who you are directing it too should determine the language or the grammar you use in the paper.

            I believe we had to read these articles together because they go hand and hand giving us examples of how we should write and the genre of what a paper is at our level. These articles is showing that we do not have to write the norm paper for a English class depending on the assignment the writing may not have to sound very formal and can connect to its readers.

            I don’t believe discourses are hard but I do believe it takes practice to understand and to use it in a paper. “It is how we acquire all later, more public oriented Discourses. If you have no access to the social practice, you don’t get in the Discourse, you don’t have it.” (Gee 7)

4-11-2011 Britt's Resume

Brittany Crockett

English 384J

Resume Article

                After Reading the article about resumes on blackboard gave me a better understanding of where resumes came from and why there are so many different styles of formats. I feel resumes are important because for an employer to look at a stack of resumes the employer can only make a decision based off the information and experiences based off the resume and cover letter. Resumes are an excellent way to list out all of your accomplishments and organizations that someone is or was involved in.  I also think that resumes should all be different and the writer should design his/her own resume.

                To be honest I do not know how to link my cover letter and resume to this so I copied and pasted it. Sorry for the length.

1234 Blue Sky Ln.

Athens, Ohio, 45701

(614)557-7777

Bc237708@Ohio.edu

April 11, 2011

Dr. Cleanman

Athletic Trainer Outpatient Clinic

Therapy Jobs Nationwide

Murray, Kentucky 42071              

Dear Dr. Cleanman

Hello my name is Brittany Crockett and I recently graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training. Before returning to school for my Masters degree I would like to gain a few years of clinical work experience. I am 22 and live in Columbus, Ohio where I work for Hillsflow Retirement Home. This letter is to inform you of my interest in your Outpatient Clinic offer as an Athletic Trainer. I am a member of the NATA club and they have greatly influenced my desire to become an Athletic Trainer. With the help of their website, NATA.org, I was able to find several job offerings where I can contribute positively, and work towards my Master’s degree.

This job opportunity interests me because I am passionate about helping others and love sports. As an Ohio University graduate I have taken several classes that will assist me on this journey. The many labs and clinical hours enhanced my aspiration to become an Athletic Trainer and made this career more believable. The knowledge I earned in my undergraduate career proves me to be a great asset to your company. For three out of my four years at Ohio University I shadowed a certified Athletic Trainer via the local high schools; I assisted in many sports such as baseball, basketball and volleyball. Working with high school students provided me a different experience than the in-class activities I encountered before. I also served as an assistant for ICA teams, the sports teams from the college. Through ICA I was able to work with Ohio University’s Wrestling team for ten weeks, as well as the Football and Track and Field teams. Each sport improved my knowledge of the sport and the different injuries that can occur. Each sport demonstrated the wide range of education needed to fulfill the duties reflective of an Athletic Trainer. Leaving Ohio University I have a bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training and have passed the NATABOC. Along with my college experiences during academic breaks I was employed at a retirement home. There I provided assistance with elderly residents taking vital signs, stretching, assigning special work out plans to keep residents active and keeping daily reports about the patients. Attached is my resume to justify the experiences I have accomplished.

I would love the opportunity to set up an interview time where I can come and talk with you and learn about the job opportunities and hiring plans. I will follow up with you in two weeks via email, with additional information if needed. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Brittany Crockett

Brittany Crockett      

Work/School Address    Home Address

Work/School Address    Home Address

Telephone:         Telephone: 

                Email: 

Brittany D. Crockett

Education:                          

                2011

                Ohio University, Athens, OH

                Bachelor’s in Athletic Training

•             2.575/4.0 GPA

Experience:                       

                September 2009-Present

                Chubb Ohio University Admission Office International students, Athens, OH

                Student Worker

•             Pick out international students who meet the prerequisites to be enrolled at Ohio University.

•             Learned the different types of language that is used in the student’s admission letter.

•             Filed papers.

•             Looked up different international students who no longer attended Ohio University and discard their file.

•             Open mail and separated. 

•             Run mail to the correct places.

•             Documented files onto a computer program.

•             Scan documents and secure their safety onto a computer program.

•             Copied papers.

•             Worked amongst peers, further enhancing teambuilding skills.

October 2008- Present

Columbus Art Museum, Columbus, Ohio

Catering Server

•             Set up rooms with tables and chairs.

•             Served food to the Donators of the Museum.

•             Packed up chairs and tables from the room and loaded them in a truck.

August 2006- September 2008

                Sears Corporation, Columbus, OH

                Cashier

•             Worked the registers

•             Completed sales transactions.

•             Assisted customers with finding everything that the needed in the store.

•             Had to sale warranties for their merchandise to customers.

•             Keep the area around the cash register neat.

February 2006- October 2006

Papa Johns Pizza, Columbus, Ohio

Food Preparer, Cook, Cashier, Receptionist

•             Made sure there was enough food.

•             Set the food up in its correct placement.

•             Took phone orders.

•             Made the pizzas.

•             Collected the payments for the orders.

January 2005- March 2007

Frisch’s Big Boy, Worthington, Ohio

Host, Waitress

•             Greeted costumers at the door.

•             Seated them.

•             Provided the customers with drinks.

•             Took customers orders.

•             Placed customer’s orders.

•             Served customers their food.

•             Swept and vacuumed the floors.

•             Restocked the salad bar.

Team Based Projects:   

                September 2008-Present

                Ohio University Recruiting Service

                General Member

•             Organized ways to enlarge the diversity populations at Ohio University.

•             Traveled to local and hometown schools to talk to high school students about Ohio University,

•             Did community Hours with other Organizations to help enhance Ohio university

•             Have weekly meeting discussing ideas about the organization and ways to better it.

                September 2008-Present

                Athletic Training Club

                General Member

•             Monthly Meeting to discus things to do to improve the Athletic Training Department.

•             Volunteered cleaning up at Athens High School

September 2008- Present

African Dance Ensemble

General Dancer

•             Practice two times a week

•             Perform big concerts for Ohio University

•             Travel to different locations to perform

•             Teach other students the different culture in dances.

Community Service:      

September 2007- June 2008

Columbus Children’s Hospital

•             Worked with t the sibling of kids that had been admitted into the hospital.

•             Served lunches to the kids.

•             Observed the Outpatient Clinic.

•             Distributed toys to the patients.

January 2009- June 2009

UCM Soup Kitchen

•             Served daily meals to the homeless and poverty stricken citizens of Athens County

•             Spoke closely with participants to learn and understand their situations

               

               

Computer Skills:                                                                              

•             Proficient in Microsoft Word, Works, and PowerPoint

•             Words typed per minute: 70

Professional Skills:                                                                          

•             Very people oriented,

•             Very verbally proficient

•             Excellent in a leading role

Also very easy to work with, follows directions

Britt's Response to Chp 8-10 and The article Beyond Black and White

Brittany Crockett

April 6, 2011

English 384J

            From reading the two reading there is not much difference to me, besides the format of MLA that Klein and Shackelford approaches the reader with. Both the readings talk about images and how they should relate to the writing and should be something that will persuade the reader more to understand and fell the same way the writer feels. “You can strengthen data supporting your position in an opinion paper if you present it in a graph rather than a narrative format.”(Klein and Shackelford 334) I don’t believe I have ever thought about including an image in a paper besides the cover letter. I guess depending on the type of writing it is if an image present is appropriate or not. I do agree that some images can explain a feeling better than words can because sometimes that image is necessary for the reader. In the article I felt like It was a repeat of another reading assignment that was assigned previously, like the structure of how a paper should be design with Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity; all though in the article gave us a great acronym to remember and try not to forget in the our writing.

            In the Article Klein and Shackelford talk about using MLA format in the writing, I think that was very important to mention format styles because in most writing there is going to be a guideline that you must follow and in most classroom setting it is MLA. “Most academic disciplines follow a style guide. In addition, many companies and academic institutions establish their own style guides to supplement established style guides. In most writing courses, as well as other courses in the humanities, we use the Modern Language Association (MLA) style.” (Klein and Shackelford 341) In my profession Athletic Trainer must use the format style of AMA (American Medical Association). This format is difficult because it is similar to AP but many changes; it also does not help that not many people know about this format and that you don’t get much practice for it because Athletic Trainers don’t so much have to write out papers a lot.

            Klein and Shackelford do make a valid point about the format in our texts that we as students never realize because we have been in school for so long that it’s like second nature to us. From chapter to chapter we see a lot of repetition and proximity and without these structures reading a text book would be super hard. We look for chapter summaries and where the chapter ends mostly all of these are similar and repeats it’s self throughout the book. I don’t think as students or as readers that we appreciate the structure and the design that texts books hold. I know for me when I make my outlines and notes I use a structure and a design to help me organize and understand the information better.

Response for April 4 on Chapters 1-6

Brittany Crockett

April 4, 2011

            After reading chapters 1-6 in The non-Designer’s Design Book, I realized that there is a lot to writing and the way something is written to make something understandable. I like the fact that the book showed several different examples of views of the same information and explained how a reader will see it. It is very important for a writer to get their point across in the best way most amused way they can to keep the reader interested and not confused or frustrated.

            I believe we are learning design in class to improve our writing skills. Every writing either being a paper an outline of a report must have structure and this class this book should introduce or help with what we know already about writing with structure. I feel like it is a must to write with structure because it makes the information clearer and understandable and to me it allows me to want to keep reading. When something is all smashed together and makes me have to think about what I am reading when it is something simple like a restaurant menu or a business card there is a problem from the first look of something you should already know what it is.

            One thing that stood out to me in the chapters is the spacing part. I believe every automatically thinks something is different from the rest if it is separate from the rest even if there is nothing that is telling them apart or making something much different than the rest as long as the information is spaced out or somewhere different than the rest of the information it is different in the readers mind. As an example of the list of flowers in The Non-Designer’s Design Book page 15.

            In my profession Athletic Trainers make a lot of reports as an example SOAP notes which are reports about athletes who are injured, were injured, or someone who is not the same as they usually are on a day to day base. These SOAP notes must have structure to make it understandable and to make the report valid.  We must follow a guideline in this SOAP note we have to put the correct information in the correct spot for it of it is not considered a SOAP note.  In everyone’s job specific writings have structure to it as well may be different than the rest but if you know the foundation to what design in writing is then you should be able to know why it is important to have structure and to know what will make since to a reader and what to do to make tings flow better.   

(Ex of a SOAP note)

S (subjective): 21 female softball player

O (objective): swelling on R arm c/o pain when throwing  in the medial aspect of the arm. Also c/o olecranon pain when throwing. ROM: INL weakness in RROM

A (assessment): Special test

                           Ice, Rest compression

P (plan):  Possible Little leaguer elbow physician referral and to rest

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