• Explore and analyze, in writing and reading, a variety of genres and rhetorical situations.

For this, I have pictured a subway poster after the mask mandate had been lifted. There is a use of humor appeal with this poster, specifically on the “you do you” image. This image was used in an in class discussion for a free write. We spoke about the rhetorics of the poster and the message it is trying to convey to the audience. Before this the mask mandates were tight and there was even a version of this poster with the masks mandated.

• Develop strategies for reading, drafting, collaborating, revising, and editing.

I have displayed my first and last drafts of the This I No Longer Believe essay. I tend to be stubborn with my writing and ignore a big chunk of feedback because I’m not sure how to tweak it the way they mean. Following suggestions that others have to offer can be the difference between a good essay and an excellent essay. This semester I have made it a goal of mine to adhere to feedback that I think is beneficial to my writing overall. This is clearly pictured in these two drafts that have gone through peer review. They are significantly different and have been revised many times.

• Recognize and practice key rhetorical terms and strategies when engaged in writing situations.

During the semester we have been engaged in many writing situations to strengthen our understanding of rhetorical devices and how to use them in our writing. I have pictures the romance, gender, and sex appeal rhetorical devices. Textbook exercises have prompted us to take a closer look at rhetorical devices.

• Engage in the collaborative and social aspects of writing processes.

The use of peer review on blackboard has allowed me to connect with my peers and strengthen my writing process. I am able to know where they stand in writing and where I stand in comparison to them. In addition, I am able to get the help of a fresh set of eyes.

• Understand and use print and digital technologies to address a range of audiences.

An example of digital technology we have used all summer is our Commons website. The website allowed for us to connect, post our responses, and facilitate the semester altogether.

• Locate research sources (including academic journal articles, magazine and newspaper articles) in the library’s databases or archives and on the Internet and evaluate them for credibility, accuracy, timeliness, and bias.

In order to use the evidence in my research paper, I had to search for credible sites that were relevant to my topic and were accurate in information. My sources cited shows the different sources I have gone through in order to compose my writing piece.

• Compose texts that integrate your stance with appropriate sources using strategies such as summary, critical analysis, interpretation, synthesis, and argumentation.

For the Rhetorical Analysis of social movements paper, I was able to create an argument and advocate for BLM while speaking against discrimination of people of color. I was able to summarize the impacts police brutality had on the people and interpret the actions of the police officers.

• Practice systematic application of citation conventions.

In my research paper, I have a sources cited page where I show in MLA format where I have retrieved each piece of evidence from.