This is my critical assessment for my English 121 class taken with Mrs. Leah Rogin-Roper.
Before taking this class I did not see the complexity of literacy; it has been enlightening to analyze my skills as a writer throughout the semester. I feel as though prior to this class I had serious problem with organizing my thoughts and keeping focused throughout my paper. I have truly worked on that this semester and have found my writing to be more fluid and that I write with a more rhetorical tone without trying to. We obviously spent a lot of time in class on working with rhetorical appeal and I feel that it has helped me as a writer to direct my work towards my audience. It was truly interesting to analyze advertisements and writings in class and going in depth about underlying meanings or rhetorical appeal that I had previously missed. Looking back on all of our writing assignments I believe that my favorite one was the literary analysis because I enjoyed being able to share what I think and make an analysis based on what I thought of the texts. My least favorite would have been the analysis of a song or video, as I struggled to understand and interpret my thoughts specifically to what was asked of me and subsequently did not produce a quality paper. For the future I hope to continue to improve myself as a writer by being able to use all the things I have learned such as proper structure and organization as well as writing with different tones and evoking emotion from the reader. Writing can truly be a powerful means of communication and I plan on continuing my efforts to become a well rounded technical writer.
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Taylor,
ReplyDeleteThis is a good blog. I think there is more room to play with some background colors, although generally speaking simple is best. I like the placement of the poll and the video bar. As for the pictures, they are good (invoke emotion and strong appeal to pathos). The BBBS Group Project picture is a little to large for the page. Nothing seems to be missing, and there is enough material posted to get an idea of how you write. As for grammar, I noticed you titled one blog "Arguementative Paper", where "Argumentative" is misspelled. Overall, good job.
Nice critical assessment. Your colors were simple, and I think that works fine. Your visuals were effective, and well organized. Your topics were very interesting. I enjoyed reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteHi Taylor,
ReplyDeleteWell, you made it through ENG 121, leaving your friends behind. Next semester, I predict they will come to you for advice!
Your blog looks really good. I like the simple background and font, and how they allow the longer text to come through and interact with the visuals. In fact, the only change I would consider, is using shorter excerpts. Most people are unlikely to read anything longer than a paragraph or so on the computer. In general, though, everything looks good and you covered all the bases of the assignment. I particularly enjoyed reading your CA. Hope you have a great summer with lots of golf!