Serenity's Writing Portfolio
About the Author
Serenity Booker is a freshman Elementary Education major from South Florida. In her free time, she enjoys reading thrillers and romance novels (and especially loves when they're combined), as well as learning new songs on her guitar. Here, she has collected her works from the Spring 2024 semester.
01
Rhetorical Revision
The goal was to take an essay from ENGW 104, and revise it into a research paper. I chose an essay arguing the use of AAVE in professional settings, with Howard University students as my intended audience, seeing as attendees are most likely to be users of AAVE.
02
Radical Revision
Choosing to write a magazine article for Vanity Fair, because of its diverse content and genderless material, the revised essay was centered around a playlist of protest music. The main themes were sexism, misogyny, and women's empowerment.
03
Multimedia Project
Here, I facilitated a discussion concerning the content of my first revision. I felt that the subject matter would be most interesting and practical to talk about, since it elicits different responses, depending on the person's own views and experiences.
Featured Works
A short paper greatly detailing my plans to alter my argumentative essay, and change it into a research paper.
Research Paper on the miseducation of AAVE, how it has negatively impacted the learning experience of black students, and ways to shed a positive light on AAVE.
More information behind on why I chose to write for Vanity Fair, as well as how a 13 song playlist was turned into a full article.
Magazine Article explaining how women have used protest music to combat misogyny, including leading different movements throughout history.
My thought process behind why I decided to revisit my first revision, and the foundation for the podcast episode.
Video Podcast discussing the use of AAVE compared to the use of Standard English, and debating whether or not both can be used interchangeably in a classroom setting.
A recap of what I've learned throughout the course through the revisions of these papers.
