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The last thing I wrote was a text to my bestfriend to check in and see how she's been. My audience was myself and my purpose was to simply update her about how my school life has been and to hear about any new changes that have happened back home. Thankfully, I did achieve my purpose as my friend responded letting me know what's new and how she has been adjusting to school life. Yes, I could have achieved this purpose without writing as I could've simply called her but I chose to write instead because it was faster for me and gave my friend her own time to respond instead of having to answer a call on the spot.

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The last thing I wrote before coming to class today were study notes for my previous class. I wrote these notes for myself so that I could have something to reread & review after the live lecture was over. I think I achieved my goal of taking good notes because I included everything in the lecture, and I explained the concepts in such a way, that one wouldn't even have to attend the live lecture. I don't think my goal is possible without writing / taking notes. I chose to handwrite my notes because it allows me to better sustain the information.

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As an individual that's lived in over five different countries, I enjoy travelling around and exploring. I tend to find myself writing about every experience and the different cultures I pond across and discover. The last thing I wrote about before entering this class was the homesickness that I'm currently experiencing at the moment. I travelled all the way from Saudi Arabia to attend my dream school, UC Davis, although its been quite a ride already. I haven't travelled alone before to a place with complete strangers, and without my family by my side. Sometimes I find it difficult to conduct the simplest chores and experiences, because growing up, everything was handed to me.

I've been in California for over a month and I've already learned to do many many things through my experiences.

I enjoy writing about all the obstacles I face in life to look back at them later in five years, or maybe even ten years. I also write to pass on my experiences to my future children to give them a sense of what I've been through and what the world can offer.

To me, writing isn't a "chore," nor does it feel like a task mandated. Writing gives one the sense of relief, without the presence of anyone needing to listen. It's a way to express everything you've gone through with simply a pen and paper.

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The very last thing I wrote before coming to class today is the journal for the drama class. And we just wrote some reflections for today's class and what should we bring for next time. And for the audience of my journal I guess is just myself and the teacher who teach drama001. And the purpose for writing the journal is to make us to think what's the meaning of doing several activities in the class and what's the key things for performance. I guess I achieve my purpose today, because after I wrote my journal I feel joyful and I feel like I got the idea of why we doing those activities in the class. I guess maybe I could not have achieved this purpose without writing, because writing could actually make me think deeply and also this is the reasoning why I choice writing instead of something else. 

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The very last thing I wrote before coming to class today is the journal for the drama class. And we just wrote some reflections for today's class and what should we bring for next time. And for the audience of my journal I guess is just myself and the teacher who teach drama001. And the purpose for writing the journal is to make us to think what's the meaning of doing several activities in the class and what's the key things for performance. I guess I achieve my purpose today, because after I wrote my journal I feel joyful and I feel like I got the idea of why we doing those activities in the class. I guess maybe I could not have achieved this purpose without writing, because writing could actually make me think deeply and also this is the reasoning why I choice writing instead of something else. 

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The last thing I wrote before coming to class today was an introduction to my education class. My audience was my classmates who were going to get to know by what I wrote down in my introduction. I achieved my goal and I know this because I received comments on my writing from my classmates which showed they did get to know a little bit about me. I could not have achieved my purpose without my writing because with writing it down I was able to think about the most important parts of my life. I chose to write it because it was easier for me to explain.

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The last thing I wrote before coming to class today was a text to my mom. I wrote the text to inform her that I ate so that she would not worry and call me during class. I know that I achieved my purpose because she replied back with a thumbs up emoji. Although I could have completed this task by calling my mom, I choose to write a text instead because it was faster and I was also in the middle of looking at google maps to find this classroom.

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Before coming to class I wrote about my how much my check was and how much i was going to spend on my car. My audience was no one it was for myself. I did achieve my purpose because now i know how much money I will be left with. I could probably achieve my purpose without writing, but I like keeping track of my spending's. I wrote about this because I want to fix up my old beautiful car which I love driving and writing down everything I need for it. Makes everything so much better.

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The very last thing I wrote was a text message to my sisters. I gave them some updates about my schedule for the day. I did achieve my purpose of keeping in touch with them even when I'm abroad. I chose to write instead of face calling them because it's a more convenient way given the time zone difference and busy schedule.

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The last thing I wrote was a text to my friend in Chinese which translates to "I'm downstairs", in the hope that he would find his way to me in the first floor of the Latitude Dining Commons. I did in fact achieve this purpose, as he showed up abruptly. I truly believe that I could not achieved this purpose by any other means.

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The last thing I wrote was in my Physics class this morning. I wrote notes down in a notebook that pertained to the lesson. The audience of the writing was myself, and the purpose was to archive the subject matter from class, in order to be able to look back on it in the future. I think have have achieved my purpose because I wrote down the things I knew would be useful in the future. I could not have achieved this purpose without writing because I would need to have retained all the information and kept it by memory. I chose to write instead of something else, for example take pictures of the lecture. because I find that writing the notes down helps for my retention and understanding of the material.

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The last thing I wrote before coming to class was to one of my close friends telling her I love her because she did a favor for me. The purpose of this message was to express my love and gratitude towards her for doing this favor for me. I know I achieved this purpose because she read my text. I think I could achieve this purpose without writing this to her as I could just call her and tell her how grateful I am towards her. -Carlin

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The very last thing I wrote before coming into this class was notes on a chapter in my physiology textbook. My audience for those notes is myself, so I can can learn and understand the material, and use those notes to study later on. My purpose when writing those notes was to gain a basic understanding of the material in that chapter. I did achieve my purpose in that I learned the basics about that material. I know that I achieved my purpose because I was quizzed on the chapter right after, and I succeeded. I don't think that I could have achieved this purpose without writing because the action of writing assisted me in getting to know the basic concepts. I chose to write because I felt that I would learn the most by writing.

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The last thing I wrote was a text to my friend, Niki, that read "What's your schedule and when would be a good day for us to get lunch?" The audience of this text was Nicki and her roommate Julia, who sent back a picture of them, with the caption "Boba today 4pm." My purpose was mostly achieved with the end goal being "to get lunch", but instead we are getting a quick drink between classes. I could have achieved this purpose without writing, and instead, by facetiming her, but texting was more convenient for the setting I was in, so I chose that pathway instead. I chose to write because I was walking into Storer Hall and didn't want to disrupt the students studying.

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The last thing I wrote was a text message to my sister letting her know that I am free this Friday so we could watch movies together. My purpose of sending this text message was to set apart some time with her since we both have busy schedules. My goal was achieved because she replied saying that she was also free Friday. I could have achieved this without writing because I could have called her instead, however I chose to write to her because she works during the day, so I did not want to disturb her with a phone call.

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The last thing I wrote before I came to class was a message to the slack channel I share with other UWP 7Y instructors. We all teach in the computer classrooms in Storer Hall this fall so I decided I needed to tell them about the new parking lot I discovered right next to the building. I wanted to tell them quickly because some of them teach tonight and might find this information useful. I used Slack because it reaches the entire group and it is instant/quick. And they can answer me--but also each other--and have a conversation while I'm teaching and away from the Slack channel. I also was able to take a picture of the parking zone sign and easily attach it to my message.
I think it was effective because folks wrote back while I was still walking with other parking updates and thanks.
If I'd emailed I don't think they would have gotten the message quickly enough to act on the information.
If I'd text messaged some folks would have missed the message because we have different phone platforms and differently signal strength from our providers on campus.

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The last thing I wrote before this class was a short reflection for my acting class. The audiences are my teacher and all my classmates in that class. I basically wrote about my excitement of taking that class and the reasons that made me looking forward to it. Moreover, I wrote about what we did and how I felt in class. Each one of us got to introduce one object that matters to us in class today, and I felt special to introduce my hedgehog key chain to others, and learned what was each of my classmate's important object!

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The last thing i wrote today would have to be my schedule right before i left for the day. I wrote out what classes i had and where they are located. I was the intended audience since i am the only one who needs to know and is going to see my schedule. The purpose was to make sure i knew what time i had class as well as to make sure i would arrive on time for all of them. Yes i achieved this purpose because i know all of my classes times and what building they are in for the rest of the day. I could have achieved this without writing it but i believe that it makes it stick more when i write it, as though it is far easier to remember.

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The last thing I wrote before class today was my essay that I wrote about Brave New World on the last week of my senior year. My audience was my English teacher from senior year and my purpose was making the argument that social stability was not worth the price. The book showed how messed up the world would be if the world governments aimed for perfect social stability. I used many logical arguments, comparing the real world to the flawed world in the book. I could have tried to explain the purpose, but writing allowed me to cite evidence and be more trustworthy. I chose to write because it would be easier to convey the purpose/argument and it was the only way to submit the assignment.

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The very last thing I wrote before class today was a reading response for the book Beowulf for my FRS class. I wrote about the culture of alcohol and jealousy in the lives of Anglo Saxons for my assigned reading response homework. The audience I was writing to was my professor. I hopefully achieved my purpose by adding evidence from the text and adding on my own personal comments. I could have achieved this purpose by sharing it with classmates and the professor during class. I chose to write instead of completing the assignment a different way because they were the instructions my professor assigned me.

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The last thing I wrote was some vocabulary for Spanish. I was my own audience when I wrote it. I wrote the vocab so I can study and remember some of the words I was having trouble understanding. I did end up achieving my purpose by providing myself the necessary time to familiarize myself with what I needed to understand. Without the time I spent, I doubt I would not be as confident as I am now with actually going to Spanish with some knowledge of what I am studying. I chose to write because writing and typing actually calms me and it gives me something easy to look back on. For example, typing out a text message is always easy to type and I am able to actually look back at what I said. As for my vocab, I was able to jot it down and now I have the ability to look back at it later if needed.

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The last thing I wrote before I came to class was my schedule for the week. I try to write down all of my practice and class times down on Mondays so I am organized for the week in my planner. The purpose is to have a plan for the week so I don't get overwhelmed with assignments and other obligations. I could achieve this without writing, but I think that writing makes it easier for me. I choose to write instead because I think it helps me remember my schedule better.

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Tell us about the very last thing you wrote before coming to class today. What did you write? Who was your audience? What was your purpose? Did you achieve your purpose? How do you know? Could you have achieved this purpose without writing? Why did you choose to write instead of...something else?