I could only access the “You better think before you spit” student essay so I cannot reflect on the other one. But, from what I read about the “S.P.I.T.” essay is that this very strong. The student made their introduction very strong by immediately explaining the project S.P.I.T. from the University of Central Florida. This draws the reader in by including S.P.I.T’s “sense of community”. It personally made me interested in the essay because of our ongoing lessons about discourse communities. The student sections the essay in parts and labels them, which is very strong. I believe by doing this, it makes the essay easier to read by being categorized and further understanding what the reader is talking about. I especially like the conclusion as the student explains how genres are “abundant” and how they can differ and “have the power to help or hurt human interaction, to ease communication or to deceive”. I personally like how the student quoted Dirk and Devitt. I would give this essay an A and good reviews as the writing structure was very strong.
