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Final Reflection:
Narrative Essay – This was the easiest and most natural essay of the semester. I chose to write about my recent travel experience to Ireland. During the writing of this paper, I originally struggled to add the detail required in order to put my readers in the scene themselves. I have had great success in being able to add sensory detail to make this story incredibly vivid.
Rhetorical Analysis Essay – Prior to this, I had never done a rhetorical analysis on a piece of writing. When we started this unit, I didn’t understand why someone would need to analyze someone’s writing so deeply. Now, I can clearly see how much more you can understand and get out of writings when you look into them deeper. Often, the author embeds opinions and ideas within their writing. Unless you analyze the work, you may not fully grasp what they are trying to tell you. This essay is my analysis on the article “Faced With an Anti” written by Bill Heavey.
Research Journal – This section of my ePortfolio is all of the research that I conducted for my Viewpoint Synthesis essay. I have a total of nine different articles/sources and three of those I annotated for visual cues. This process has taught me how to find and identify better sources. I also learned some organization tips for future assignments.
Viewpoint Synthesis Essay – This paper was significantly more difficult than the other assignments of the semester. I chose the death penalty as my research topic and investigated different views regarding capital punishment. Since this is such a debated and controversial topic, I found that the mass amounts of information available made it difficult to sift through everything and only stick to reliable sources. Overall, I chose to present four different viewpoints.
My experiences with the [THRESHOLD CONCEPTS]:
Rhetorical Analysis Essay – Prior to this, I had never done a rhetorical analysis on a piece of writing. When we started this unit, I didn’t understand why someone would need to analyze someone’s writing so deeply. Now, I can clearly see how much more you can understand and get out of writings when you look into them deeper. Often, the author embeds opinions and ideas within their writing. Unless you analyze the work, you may not fully grasp what they are trying to tell you. This essay is my analysis on the article “Faced With an Anti” written by Bill Heavey.
Research Journal – This section of my ePortfolio is all of the research that I conducted for my Viewpoint Synthesis essay. I have a total of nine different articles/sources and three of those I annotated for visual cues. This process has taught me how to find and identify better sources. I also learned some organization tips for future assignments.
Viewpoint Synthesis Essay – This paper was significantly more difficult than the other assignments of the semester. I chose the death penalty as my research topic and investigated different views regarding capital punishment. Since this is such a debated and controversial topic, I found that the mass amounts of information available made it difficult to sift through everything and only stick to reliable sources. Overall, I chose to present four different viewpoints.
My experiences with the [THRESHOLD CONCEPTS]:
- [WRITING IS A RESOURCE]: Throughout the semester, I noticed this concept in many different assignments. The most prominent example was the Narrative Essay. Not only could I see this concept in my essay as I was trying to portray who I am and what I experienced, but I was able to see this in my classmates’ papers as well. When you're writing something, you can create an entire different world and be whoever you want to be.
- [RHETORIC]: Learning the means of persuasion (ethos, logos, and pathos) is where I saw this concept the most. Prior to this class, I had never understood what makes an article a compelling and powerful one. I also noticed this concept during the annotation process of articles. Annotating was also something new to me, but I can plainly see how critically reading something and annotating it can help you study a piece of writing more deeply.
- [ACTON]: This concept was easily seen throughout the semester. Writing can be powerful and moving. The first time I noticed this was when we were assigned to read Lou Gehrig’s “Farewell to Baseball” address. The address is such a short and simple speech, but it is charged with emotion and has to power to move people. I also noticed this concept a lot during the Viewpoints Synthesis researching process because many of the sources I found were trying to convince their readers that their view was correct.
- [CHOICES]: Every single assignment in this class showcased the concept of choices. From “what do I want my subject to be?” to “how do I want to word this sentence?” Every time you go to type something out you are making a choice of what to type, how to type it, and why you want it that way. I have learned of several new techniques to help me decide on what to write; from rough drafts to peer reviews.
- [LITERATE PRACTICES AND PROCESSESS]: I found myself faced with this concept most during the research phase of the viewpoint synthesis paper. There may not be a right versus wrong way to conduct research, but there is definitely a more correct way, which is a literate process. I found that the peer reviews throughout the semester showed me this concept as well. Reviewing others’ work and having your own work reviewed is a literate practice that everyone can benefit from.
- [CONTEXT]: I noticed this concept most during the peer reviews. Many times I thought what I was saying was clear and obvious, but thanks to my classmates, who were able to point out details that I had missed, I was able to see how a different perspective could change the meaning of what I had written.
Narrative Assignment:
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Rhetorical Analysis Assignment:
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Viewpoint Synthesis Assignment:
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