Sean Pessin
English 114B
4 March 2013
Metacognitive Essay
I honestly did not know what a
hybrid was when it was first introduced. After reading some of the examples
that were provided to the class, I had somewhat of an idea of what a hybrid
essay was. From the readings, it was clear that a hybrid essay does not follow
the conventional format a traditional essay would have. With that in mind, a hybrid essay can include
other means of communication such as visual content, works of other writers, or
even just a unique format. One of them was composed mainly of photos that did
the telling of the story, while another one was structured such that it
imitated some kind of legal document. Personally, I enjoyed the one that was
made up almost entirely of photos. I found it interesting how the author let
the photos do all the talking. Inspired by the layout of that essay, I decided
to incorporate some of its conventions; I knew I wanted to provide visual
content that helped explained my thoughts in my essay.
I started with my essay with the
usual introduction and talked about how my experience with the blog was very
similar to social networking cites. Then I went on and talked more with what I
learned through my research for the blog.
The way I formatted my essay was very similar to the conventional essay
format with an introduction, three main ideas (my newfound knowledge of
football history, the argument my blog presented, and the significance of my
topic), and a conclusion. However, I added some photos to provide visual aid of
what was going on in the essay. I mentioned some history on my hybrid essay
that talked about how football has evolved through the years, and below this
paragraph were some photos that show how much the game has changed. I did the
same thing when I briefly talked about proper tackling techniques and how the
style of playing has changed. I wanted to post pictures on these specific parts
in order embed a clear picture in my audience’s mind on what I was trying to
say. After the conclusion of my hybrid essay, I decided to repost a video that
I put up on one my first blogs. I felt that this video did an excellent job in
summarizing many of the key points that I covered or wanted to cover in my
blog.
My experience in making this hybrid
essay was not as enjoyable as posting material on my blog, although the hybrid
essay was a blog post itself. I did not enjoy the process in making a hybrid
essay as much as the process for the flash fiction stories, but I liked the
idea of how we can structure the essays the way we see fit. Despite my not so
enjoyable experience with the hybrid essay, ironically, I feel like all my blog
posts were mini hybrid essays themselves. They were short paragraphs along with
either a photo or video that helped the audience understand the blog post. To
conclude, I can see myself blogging in the future, but making another hybrid
essay not so much.
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