Process

Outline:

Introduction

1. In this course, we learned the aspects of successful writing through assignments that built upon one another. Beginning with a list of sources, then moving through an annotated bibliography, research report, genre recast and a theory of writing paper.

    • Thesis: I have obtained all of the learning objectives for this course and feel that I have grown and improved as a writer.

Rhetorical Knowledge:

1. Audience is the driving force behind all aspects of my writing. It defines my purpose, tone/language and even content

2. As the audience changed with each assignment, so did the way I wrote and my purpose for writing

    • research report vs genre recast video

Critical Thinking, reading and writing:

1. As a writer the ability to read, understand and transfer that information into writing and your own thoughts and ideas that go beyond what you have read is and important trait. This ability has been necessary for all assignments in this course.

    • compiling a list of sources and determining their credibility
      • reading and analytical skills. This was again present in the
    • annotated bibliography, where we were
      • thoroughly read each of the sources and summarize the important information
    • research report.
      • develop my own solutions to the issue being discussed
    • genre recasting
      • determine how to present the information in a way that children, highly unfamiliar with the field, would understand

Processes:

1. Theory of writing

2. drafting and outline. Research process

Conventions:

1. Formats

    • annotated bibliography
    • report
    • video
    • APA

Electronic Information:

1. scholarly journals, informative websites, news articles

    • aspects of a credible source

2. word processing

    • spell check, word count, etc

Conclusion:

Final Course Reflection

In this final course reflection and eportfolio, you will establish what you have learned about writing this term through completing each of the assignments. Each assignment required you to work on different aspects of the five course learning outcomes. In this final reflection, you will describe how each assignment led to your development as a writer. The eportfolio is the repository of samples of your work that you can use to support your assertions about your learning. On a new page in your Google Site called “Final Course Reflection,” write paragraphs that address each of the course outcomes:

Rhetorical knowledge: How do purpose and audience inform your work as a writer? You should discuss how the audience and purpose changed with each assignment. Select one assignment that best shows how you use the ideas of audience and purpose as a writer.

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.

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

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?

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.