This assignment was a little challenging because we had to make a game board out of one of the papers we wrote. I have never done anything like this which is the main reason why it was challenging. It was also challenging because I cannot draw but I am creative and 75% of the project/multimodal assignment had to be ours. The fact that we created a game board out of one of our papers was the unique thing about the assignment. Making the game pieces, instructions, and game cards came easy but drawing the game board was the hardest thing I had to do because no matter how hard I try drawing is my biggest struggle. I have done a multimodal assignment before. These two were similar because I had to take a paper I already wrote and change it up a bit. I think I did really well because I was creative despite the drawing of my game board which wasn’t so great. I did make time and made a commitment on this assignment because I knew I would struggle with drawing my game board. When we got to write out our ideas and everything in class is what helped me with this assignment because I got help from the professor and that also gave me more ideas or something I needed to change. I learned about this assignment that you can take a paper and change it in a creative way and make something good and different out of it.
Archives: Unit Reflections
Researched Argument Unit Reflection
This assignment was a little challenging because I have never done a paper with 7 sources. I really put time and effort into the paper. I didn’t get the grade I wanted, so I will revise it because I really tried. The next time I just have to try harder, but I know what needs to be fixed. I struggled with finding sources for the paper because I didn’t want one that was irrelevant to the paper. The thesis was also something I struggled with as well because I didn’t know how to sum everything up that the whole paper was about and put everything together. The things that came naturally were the claims/what that paragraph was going to be about that supports the thesis. The part of class that helped me with this paper but not really in class was the peer review on Blackboard even though only one person gave me feedback on my paper. I discovered about myself as a writer while working on this assignment is that I have to make sure everything flows together and that I should work on thesis statements. I really focused on making sure I meet each requirement and that I try my best and put time and effort into it. I now know what I have to keep working on to keep improving as a writer. The assignment was a little challenging and I didn’t expect the outcome but that just means that I have to try harder to improve and make myself a better writer.
Synthesis Unit Reflection
The synthesis assignment was something that I have done before. I don’t really know my outcome on it. I don’t know if I did good, bad, or alright. I am hoping the very best though. In Writing 101 last semester, we also had an synthesis assignment that we had to do. I did struggle a lot with this assignment. I used one of the sources from Rereading America and a documentary from Netflix called “Miss Representation.” I think I mainly struggled with connecting the two sources and also the word count. My synthesis paper last semester in Writing 101 word count was only 1000 words instead 1200 like this assignment this semester. I discovered about myself as a writing during this assignment that I should make more time and effort because I already struggle writing papers. I also discovered that I should try to get all the help I can and use all the resources so I can continue to improve in my writing and become a better writer. I think my strengths in this paper was my topic sentences and explain the sources. I struggled with finding the right sources as well because I wasn’t sure if it fit my thesis and what I wanted my entire paper to be on. I think that was hard for me because it is kind of hard to find the absolute right sources. I think my sources were good though and something I could use to support my thesis and topic sentences of each paragraph. Even though I don’t think I did good on this assignment, I learned a lot from it.
In-Class Reading and Writing Activity Unit Reflection
The in-class reading and writing activity was very interesting thing to do, and it was a very helpful thing to do also. It was helpful because we had to pick out words we did not know and define them. We also had to find the main ideas and important details and write about it. We had to pick articles. My article was about Trump and a writer on feminism. The article was basically saying that if they disagree with something, they feminize something. They were saying that women are depicted as submissive and men were strong and dominant and this is what we see today in society which is toxic masculinity. Huckabee feminized Schumer’s tweet about shedding tears as a sign of weakness. Trump feminized the court limiting his order. They disagree so they feminized things. This activity was to make critical thinking skills expand and take notes about the ideas in the article that stick. The activity really helped with my critical thinking skills, and it would be very helpful with other activities and maybe even papers. I learned a lot doing this in-class reading and writing activity, and I am sure that the other students learned something as well doing this activity. The activity also tested how well we critically think and make ideas and everything because we only had 75 minutes to do the activity. I don’t critically think well because I didn’t complete the assignment in those 75 minutes but I am sure that the activity improved my critical thinking skills and pull out ideas and everything.
Analysis Unit Reflection
The analysis assignment was very interesting to do. The assignment was to choose an artifact (music video, magazine, picture, etc) and connect it with one of the three readings. The process was somewhat complicating because I am not the best writer, ans I have trouble making things more broad and coming up with ideas or things to say. My hook and introduction was the hardest to come up with for me. I chose Beyonce’s music video “Formation.” I think it was a little complicating because not only she showed many things in her video like police brutality, how the government and others forgot about Hurricane Katrina, and the black community but also she said those things as well. My strength was the body paragraphs and backing up the things I was saying with evidence from the video and article I chose. I think this assignment was important because it shows how to take things and analyze them together. I have done an assignment like this in Writ 101 but without using a music video. I think I did okay on this assignment because I do think I have some things that could be better. The part that was in class that somewhat helped me with this assignment was peer review. Peer review is always helpful because it gives you more ideas and things to add, if you forgot or something, to your paper. I really liked my paper because I connected with it not only because I am a young black female but because Beyonce is praising the black community and showing some challenges that is happening in the world today and how everyone just forgot about Hurricane Katrina. Plus, I like the song. I think this assignment helped me as a writer.
Multimodal Assignment Unit Reflection
I think I struggled with meeting the word length requirements because I didn’t want to go off topic and repeat myself over and over. I also think I struggled with keeping my thesis true because I kept making it contradicting when adding things that did’t make my thesis true and that didn’t support what I said. It kind of came easily but meeting the word requirement, trying to not go off topic, or keeping the whole article in order and about my thesis was hard. If I had more time, I honestly don’t think that would help because the assignment was already extended but that did help a lot. I have never did a project like this before, only essays when I was in high school.
I learned from this op-ed project to stay on topic and not to add anything that will make the thesis not true and will make the whole assignment wrong. The kind of commitment I made to this project was a little time but a lot of effort. Writing isn’t my best subject so I don’t really do well in it so since I know that I don’t make as much time as it needs. The part of class that helped me was the peer review and working on it in class. When we did the peer review, I got to see how my classmate did theirs and they left comments on what is wrong and needs to be fixed. The time in class helped me because I could ask questions if I needed help and it allowed me to get started on my final draft. The out of class experience that helped me was emailing the teacher when I had questions or was confused about the assignment. I would define the Multimodal Project as different and challenging because it is based off of the argument essay but it is different from it. I thought about the outcomes because I’m sure this has made me a better writer.
Argument Unit Reflection
I really struggled with this assignment because I really didn’t know how to use the features and make the paper good. I really struggled with citations, how to put them in the essay. What came easily was the other side’s argument from mine in the paper. I think that came easily because it had to be the opposite of my argument. If I had more time, I would maybe set another conference up to meet with my teacher. I don’t think I have did writing like this before which probably made it a lot harder than the previous papers we have done in class. I learned while doing this that an argumentative essay is not just persuading or trying to get your point across, you have to back it up with textual evidence and make sure you don’t get off topic, that your whole paper is focused on one point except the opposite side argument. I don’t think I did well on this assignment, it was very hard and I think if I had more time that I will feel better about this assignment. It was not different to see multiple sides of an issue because it’s just the opposite of what you think and what you think someone who thinks that side of the argument would say and how would they back it up with textual evidence. The student-teacher conference helped me with this paper because I actually got to hear what the teacher, the person who is grading my paper, what she thinks and what I need to change. I think that helped because she knows what she will be looking for when she grades the papers. I discovered about myself that I need to get better things to talk about or just know how to put all my thoughts and things in my essay better.
Analysis Unit Reflection
In this unit with my paper, I felt more confident at first until I couldn’t find other things to include in the paragraphs so I was just repeating myself. I struggled with repetition and going more in depth with each topic. I think just describing things using one of the analysis technique came naturally because I was just stating what was in the film and how it was being used. I have never done writing like this before; I have never wrote a analysis paper. I learned doing this analysis paper that it’s not really a summary, it’s more of describing and explaining using an technique. I think I did somewhat well on this paper because I really tried and I think I had good points throughout the paper. I really tried on the paper, so I hope I make a good grade. The part of class that helped me with this paper was the peer review because my classmates were telling me what I need to change, revise, don’t do, and do better. I hope I made all the right changes to make a good grade and because I did see that I needed to change some things and once they said it. I discovered about myself as a writer that I can do better and write better if I actually try. I also discovered that I am getting better at writing, I just have to have commitment and dedication to do the writings. Some writings would be hard but I believe I can do it. I would define this analysis assignment as somewhat challenging because it’s not a summary. I did think about the course learning outcomes because I think everything will make me a better writer if I just try my best in every assignment even if it is hard to do.
Unit 1 reflection
I learned that I am not the best writer and when it comes to writing essays/papers, I tend to repeat myself. I have done something like this assignment before in high school but it was the beginning of the year, so maybe doing this will make it all come back to me. In high school, the assignment was very similar to this one because we had to use two short stories, combine, and use textual evidence. I think I struggle with just writing the essay because I consider myself as a bad writer. I honestly don’t think I will do good on this paper because I am not a good writer, and I feel like I couldn’t come up with anything good enough to make the paper better. I feel like this assignment was easy I just wasn’t dedicated to making a effort at first because I am not a good writer. After the peer review activity and the comments, I tried harder and I feel like I tried my best on the paper because it helped me on what I need to change and it showed me what I was doing wrong. The peer review in class really helped me because I knew my paper was bad and I needed some help. I struggled with repetition, making things clear, and being too broad. I discovered about myself that I may need a little help when writing a paper because I struggle with a lot of things. I hope to become a better writer by the end of the semester, and I hope to be more confident in my writings because I feel like I am a bad writer. I feel like the outcomes of this course would be good because I feel like this will make me a better writer.