Writing this rhetorical analysis has taught me that it is vital to go back and check my work. This applies to my annotations and the rhetorical analysis itself. Chapter 7 of Bazerman's textbook— Writing an Essay Analyzing Purpose and Technique—discussed how a reader can determine the author's intent behind their text by keeping track of choices in how it was organized and what information is presented. This chapter made me realize that it was beneficial to reread and edit annotations in the text I analyze. I am not expected to fully comprehend a text's purpose and message after one quick read. Additionally, I am not expected to take notes on every single quote that could relate to the author's purpose, credibility, audience, or text. With this in mind, I carefully read my scholarly article, highlighted potential quotes to use in my rhetorical analysis, and reread to add additional notes to the quotes I would actually use. With my first draft done, I reconsidered the prompt of this project. I then went back to cut out the unnecessary information: sentences that talked about the subject of sustainable architecture without acknowledging the three authors' rhetoric.