Draft

Final Reflection

Zamir Asliev

University of Cincinnati Blue Ash

18 April 2018

Introduction

The purpose of reflective writing of the course is to recognize our success and improvements as well as demonstrate the new skills we have developed throughout the term. In this course, we have learned many types of writing and formats. This course was very helpful as I learned the new styles of writing such as formal and informal. We started the course with evaluating two sources for their credibility; we had to learn whether they were credible or not. As we stepped through assignments, the previous or current assignment contributed to the next, like they were built for one another. I never thought we could do that in writing. Now, the semester is almost over and this portfolio shows my improvements throughout the term. You can see my improvements from assignment to assignment. I can assure that I am ready to go the next English class, ENGL2089, by the next semester.

Rhetorical knowledge

A purpose is the utmost important part of the writing process, because if you do not have a purpose for your writing, it would be difficult to write and learn. Many people, as well as myself, like to write about something they like or somewhat familiar, or even educate others after they have learned the content. I usually would like to write about something that I have an interest in or want to learn more and educate others. In this course, I learned more about what I previously had some background knowledge which was multilingualism. My purpose has changed as the audience changed. For example, in research report my intended audience was professionals who already have some knowledge about the topic, and I have used appropriate vocabulary for that audience. In genre recasting, my intended audience consisted of informal audience such as young adults and parents. Therefore, I utilized the correct lexicon in order to address my purpose without causing any confusion for that audience. My purpose was to address my message clearly for both audience. Additionally, peer reviews also helped me to determine the audience as well as it was determined based on the context of the writing. Determining an audience will make the writing much less stressful as you are already sure who and what to write.

Critical thinking, reading, and writing: How do you use critical thinking and reading as a writer? Describe how you have used analysis and synthesis to create each assignment.

Developing a background knowledge is something that I have learned in my previous reading class, and it is very helpful even if you are somewhat familiar with the topic. Developing background knowledge helps you to stay focused on your reading and comprehend the information better. Also, while reading a long scholarly journal article, it is important to start by reading the introduction (or the abstract), then the conclusion as they help you to know what you are going to read. Moreover, you need to make sure that you are credible. Therefore, evaluating the sources is crucial as they make your writing credible and reliable. In each assignment, I have evaluated sources for their credibility. When evaluating a source, I looked at various factors of the article as well as the website. I checked for authors, the date and the works cited page. As I went through these factors I was able to determine whether they were credible and reliable.

Furthermore, I have summarized the source thoroughly and used proper evidence to present various perspectives in the research project. Also, based on those perspectives I used critical thinking to create solutions to the issues being discussed in the research report as well as in the genre recasting project in a way that informal audience would understand the context of the infographics.

Processes: What reading and writing processes do you use? Describe how you generated ideas as well as revised and edited your writing?

Summarizing articles with having two more question found within the article,

Outline,

Conventions: Describe the different formats you created this semester. How did the format influence your work as a writer? How do you edit your work?

Evaluating a source, ann bib, research report, || Genre recasting theory of writing, final and all other reflections.

Editing software and feedback from peers and the instructor

Electronic environment: Describe how you found the information you used in your writing. Discuss how you determined this information was appropriate for your purpose and audience. Explain how you use features of Microsoft Word and Google Sites as a writer.

All online, through Library database and Google.

Blackboard box with instructor’s highlights for further revision