Tuesday, 13 October 2015

Reflection on Project 2 Draft

First, for the peer review I revised Jenny and Addie's Project 2 drafts. Now I am going to reflect on the comments on my first draft that were provided by Jenny and Addie. 

Thesis...
1.  My thesis was not identifiable by my peer reviewers because my thesis is two sentences. I need to combine my sentences to make the thesis more clear. Also, the terms that I used came across as too vague so I need to list more specific strategies in my thesis. These terms are not ethos, pathos, and logos, but they are still too vague. 

Organization...
2. Each body paragraph has a central theme that I talk about and I stick to the main point well. My peer reviews said I had good evidence and analysis. I think my body paragraphs are well organized especially the topic and concluding sentence, so I have a good starting base before I continue my revisions. 

Rhetorical strategies...
3. I clearly identified and analyzed the rhetorical strategies and situations in my text. I just need to improve my thesis to include these specific terms, and relate them all in my conclusions. For example, instead of writing rhetorical logic I need to say credible sources and statistics. 

Effectiveness of rhetorical strategies...
4. I explained how the rhetorical strategies were used but I can expand on them in certain areas of my essay. I discussed the effects of these strategies have on the intended audience and the effectiveness of the text, but again, I can expand on them in certain areas of my draft. I have a good draft but like any writing I have lots of revisions to make. 

Evidence...
5. I have lots of evidence from the article, the use of specific examples is one of the strongest aspects of my essay. Each of my body paragraphs has at least three quotes from the article. 

Conclusion...
6. My peer reviewers liked how I ended my conclusion by addressing the topic of the article on a broader stance, but I still need to revise the conclusion to answer the "so what?".

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