1. How did you decide what information was most important for the draft?

While I was Drafting, for this assignment and any typical assignment, I always think about what information is pertinent to the reader. Sometimes when you list fact after fact or information in a writing, and sometimes even in a conversation, it can begin to sound like word vomit. And fact after fact after the fact is something that may intimidate the audience no matter what the setting is. For this reason, I always try to take a lighter approach when drafting. I like to write a list of the things I find most important, whether these be facts or interesting qualities, and then check them off as I go. Once I have written down all of them I will go back in and see if it all came together well or if it’s wordy and hard to understand. If it is then I will see if any of the information I provided could possibly be implied by readers, and if that’s a case then I will edit that information out.

1. Why did you decide to “leave out” certain information? How did you make these rhetorical decisions? 

Just as discussed in the previous section I decided to leave information out when I felt that it could be implied by the audience, after I read through pretending to be someone who knew nothing of the topic and was trying to gather as much information as possible about the topic from this specific writing.

1. What were the steps for your research in this draft? 

I visited the website, old leaflets, and conducted an interview.

1. What assumptions/biases did you bring to the research? How did you work to contextualize and check these assumptions/biases?

I bring bias into my research or my writing because I am a very opinionated person. I usually try to work these about by taking the stance of the opposing viewpoint and seeing what I disagree with. Once I have done that I am able to find anything that may be biased in my paper.

1. How did you work with facts, observations, and so on, in order to form an argument?

I typically try to take the side that is most supported by facts. It is usually easy to see what the facts show and what they prove wrong. Once you know how to identify this based on your own learning style then it’s clear to see what you should write about and what side to take.

1. What information are you still searching for to help your research?

The research I can always be doing with this is by talking to more and more people. The more people you talk to the more sides of the story you are able to hear and share!