Reflection on Open letter draft

In the following blog post I reflect on the feedback I got from my peer editors in my open letter draft.

I peer reviewed Mehruba and Ayra's drafts

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1. Did you demonstrate an ability to think about your writing and yourself as a writer?

I believe I did show that in this letter. Having never been asked to do something like reflecting on my own writing before I took this course, having done it already was incredibly helpful. In the conclusion of the letter I note that my writing process has changed styles and how I came to changing styles, so I think that shows my thinking about my writing. I think about myself as a writer by acknowledging how my writing usually goes in the body paragraphs as well. 

I think both of these thing show my thinking about myself as a writer and also thinking about my writing. 

2. Did you provide analysis of your experiences, writing assignments, or concepts you have learned?

Yes I believe I do. I draw from my first blog post about my writing process. Talk about projects two and three. Reference multiple past blog posts and the whole essay is about the three most important skills I learned from the course so I believe I have adequately displayed this. 

3. Did you provide concrete examples from your own writing (either quotes from your writing or rich descriptions of your writing process)? 

Yes I quote from more than three posts and even a comment that one of my peers made on my writing process in person. They all go into how I have changed as a writer and how my process has changed throughout the year. 

4. Did you explain why you made certain choices and whether those choices were effective?

I am assuming that this means like word choice or use of mediums and yes I did. I describe how using the rhetorical situation can lead to the use of different mediums for communication and how that lead to my using scripted video and different word choices for different assignments. 

5. Did you use specific terms and concepts relating to writing and the writing process?

I employ rhetorical analysis, the use of rhetoric and the use of research and expand on this in the body paragraphs. 

My blog just needs word choices and grammatical edits. Thank you to my peer reviewers fro their feedback!

New Open Letter

In the following blog post I start my final

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE NEWEST VERSION

I want my peer reviewers to focus on my potential in this letter. My intro and if it seems to formal or not. I want to specifically focus on how the skills that have been taught to us in this course will benefit us down the road. Even if you can't see how right away. Kinda like when you ask a math teacher 'when are we ever gunna use this?" My thesis statement still needs some work but the overall message and the argument in it will remain the same. Thank you .


An open letter to the professors and the students of 109H,

To those whom it may concern. The courses you take in college will actually become important later on in your life. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but sometime real soon. Eventually everyone will need to write a paper on something, a summary of the work they have been doing, an annual report or all kinds of work. So the skills taught in this class will be vital to that.

English 109H has been the most challenging but also the best English class that I have ever taken. It has caused me to change my writing style and also how I handle time and assignments. A lot of the skills that I needed to develop will translate to the real world hugely.

Time management skills- all courses and careers.

Rhetorical situation- Using the contest audience and author to judge how to write a paper and how to assess the credibility of a work.

Researching papers- Researching credible sources to include in my projects.

thank you

I peer review Ayra and Mehruba's posts

Reflecting more on my writing process

In the following blog post I reflect further on my writing process

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1. What were the biggest challenges you faced this semester overall?

My biggest challenge was absolutely the time management of this class. The amount of work is substantial for this course and getting it all done is a big challenge so using my time to my advantage is a key skill so that was the biggest challenge by far. But also the keeping up with the work trying not to fall behind.

2. What did you learn this semester about your own time management and editorial skills?

I learned that my skills mainly fall in the actual writing process. Not the planning, thats not my strong suit, and not in the revision process. But the actual writing and ideas I have a good time in. My editorial skills lack because I am too in my own head and I know what the sentence should say... but i end up passing it by.

3. What do you know about the concept of genre?

Genre is the form of writing that the are in. Much like country songs vs rap songs vs alternative songs. Its like an essay, vs a blog, vs an article. The kind of genre that you are writing in can have a huge impact on how you write.

4. What kind of skills can you take forward for future courses?

Obviously time management skills are paramount for all courses. But researching genre, considering audience, and the rhetorical situations were all huge in this course and can all be transferred to future courses easily and will improve my writing there.

5. What was your most effective moment?

I think that my project three was my most effective moment. I put a lot of work into it and used all of the skills that the class has taught me. The grade I received reflects the work that I put in, I used more than one of the media genres to portray my point.

6. What was your least effective moment?

I think my annotated bibliography was my least effective moment. Even though I received full marks for it, I never really used it too much after the assignment and I probably should have because it would have been helpful.

Revisiting my writing process

In the following blog post I reflect on my calendar and writing process.

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I was a naive little child back then. At the beginning of the year when I didn't know anything about what college was going to be like. My calendar is just making sure that I get all my stuff done. I don't have a strict time slot and set for everything. I get dinner, when the sun goes down. I eat lunch, when I can. I do my homework, before the deadline. Thats my schedule. However my gym regime hasn't changed. My writing process hasn't changed too much, I have a lot more planning in my process but other than that I haven't changed that much, my time management skills have gotten significantly better. This will lead to my continued academic success during my next few years at college and my career. It will make me a better planner and be able to write nice reports. Good things will come of this.