The idea of responding to the learning outcome seemed easy but I did struggle a little with reflecting back to it. Other than that, once I knew what I wanted to write about, I was able to respond in a quick manner.
The discussion board in which we had to participate in for homework allowed me to explore and analyze a variety of genres and rhetorical situations. We had to write about what surprised, intrigued and disturbed us about the variety of readings given to us while connecting it to Freudian concepts. This exposed me to genres in which expanded my perspective on Freud by giving me a context in which can bring his concepts into life. This constant act of reading and then responding to the same assignment of writing about what surprised, intrigued and disturbed me, gave me a solid rhetorical situation that I was able to master with practice. It also made the rhetorical situation an open one as we were simply reacting and responding to the prompt and the text while sticking to the purpose expected by the audience, my teacher.
After receiving my Literacy Narrative back, I was able to revise my essay. By gaining the feedback from Turnitin, I was able to see all the grammatical mistakes I have made. Looking back at what I’ve done wrong helps me realize that I need to become more mindful of not only what I write, but how I write it. We collaborated through peer review and gained insight on how others choose to write. By drafting, revising and editing my Literacy Narrative, I was able to reflect back on how I may improve as a writer. This helps me develop my strategies in this field and practice makes perfect and going over your writing as well as reading your writing out loud ca truly benefit the flow and structure of it all.
The first essay in which we had to incorporate a systematic application of citations was the summary and response. By using the in-text citation in order to properly cite our readings in a way that allows our claims to be supported, we can build a stronger argument. It may be hard to cite in a way that will make your writing flow but through the use of transition words and proper citations, it can work out in the end. I was able to get better at citing the text in a way that will benefit my writing somehow. It can be hard to determine which is the best evidence to use but that is something I’ve come to learn to do as I’ve progressed onto my exploratory essay, etc. Going over the MLA citation guide with Ms. K was also extremely helpful as it taught me how to properly cite the text depending on how you want to cite it. There are various forms of citations and various forms to execute them, this was something I learned through the basics in which this guide informed me of. The feedback I was given about how I cited also helped me take my citations into consideration for future essays.
Writing my essays helped me recognize and practice key rhetorical terms and strategies as I had to stay conscious of who I was writing to. I didn’t necessarily need to summarize or write about the context of my story as the teacher I was writing to, was already informed of it. This helped me recognize the audience and so I molded my essay in accordance to it. Creating my thesis was a struggle for me. I didn’t properly state my stance and so I did fail with the rhetorical term, stance. This does affect my how I portray my purpose as it did not connect back to my thesis well.
By attending tutoring sessions I was able to engage in the thought process of building my essay. This helped me articulate my ideas as having someone to talk to and responding to what i’m saying, helps me make sense of what I want to write. This social aspect made it easy for me to organize my essay as my tutor helped me go through what I wanted and create a cohesive essay. By collaborating in the peer review, I could get inspiration and see how I can reflect and improve my writing.
Ms.K made us watch a youtube video that explained to us the rhetorical situation. This gives us a visual representation that helped me understand more about what I was writing about. She also gave us a written explanation about the rhetorical situation online but I did find the video more helpful. I find listening and seeing a visual representation more easier for me to obtain the information.
For our critical research paper, we had to support our claim through scholarly sources. We were informed on how to use the CCNY library database in order to find the right peer reviews that will help strengthen our writing. Through evaluating how they were written and making sure it is legitimate, we can know if its accurate and dependable material. My CRP helped me better understand how to locate these sources and how to utilize them properly.
My CRP essay completely allowed me to integrate my language with appropriate sources, summarize, critically analysis, interpret, synthesis and argue my thesis. I did struggle with fully arguing my essay but as I did it last minute and wasn’t able to connect it back to my thesis in a concise and sensible way. I was able to critically analyse, “The Black Cat” and “The White Cat” in relation to Freud and a new reading I read called, “The Uncanny.”
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