Columnist Post #1

Hey everyone! We are beginning a new unit in my freshman English class called the columnist unit. Columns are those short but catchy and interesting stories in the paper or a magazine, and columnists are the people who write them. We really haven't learned too much yet, but we have had to take some notes on a few simple topics like rhetoric. For our homework this week we had to read a few assigned columns, my favorite out of them was What Will Kate Middleton's Dress Look Like? By Robin Givan. Now, obviously, the royal wedding was quite a while ago, 5 years to be exact, but I still find this column extremely interesting because I loved Kate Middleton's dress, and when I was a fourth grader, the suspense of knowing what a real princess dress was going to look like killed me. I wish I would've had this column to read 5 years ago. It wasn't just the subject of the column that caught y attention, it was the overall writing craft the author used. The syntax was very apparent and well thought out, which it should be in a column because they are so short. Another thing that caught my eye was the teeny tiny bit of underlying satire in the column. I thought that it was a great way to make the column a bit more interesting. Most columns do use satire, which is a quick witted type of humor, which sometimes isn't all that funny, it can also be used in a serious way to bring attention to social issues. Now, I know that this wasn't the most interesting post I've ever written, but I hope you enjoyed it any how. Have a great week everyone!