Hailey Smith

Chapter one introduced what public speaking is and why it is so important. The biggest takeaway from chapter one is that public speaking is very similar to everyday communication. Similarities include conversations (making sure you are understood and appropriate with the audience) and composition (knowing your audience and organizing a well thought out essay). Realizing that public speaking is just like having a conversation mixed with writing an essay puts my mind at ease because I know I am fully…

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Document their work using appropriate conventions (MLA). Control sentence-level error (grammar, punctuation, spelling).

Be able to critique their own and others’ work by emphasizing global revision early in the writing process and local revision later in the process. Introduction: Prior to learning about peer editing in ENG110, I always thought of peer editing as reviewing someone’s work. I would always look for grammar mistakes, punctuation mistakes, and/or awkward phrasing. I personally always thought that if the author wrote something the way they did– it’s because they want it like that. However, as I…

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Employ techniques of active reading, critical reading, and informal reading response for inquiry, learning, and thinking. Introduction: I have been dealing with reading and analyzing difficult texts for the last five years. When annotating, I always keep in mind the three modes of persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos. Like Susan Gilroy asked, “What does this mean? Why is the author drawing that conclusion? Why am I being asked to read this text?” breaking apart the papers into ethos, pathos, and…

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Be able to integrate their ideas with those of others using summary, paraphrase, quotation, analysis, and synthesis of relevant sources. Introduction: When I was ready to implement supporting research into my essay, I used scholarly articles from my school’s online library. When choosing which information to include in my essay, I always make sure to read more than I need. For example, when I find one supporting evidence that can be used in my essay, I don’t just stop there;…

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Demonstrate the ability to approach writing as a recursive process that requires substantial revision of the drafts for content, organization, and clarity (global revision), as well as editing and proofreading (local revision). Introduction: When I was first introduced to the format of my essay, I was told to write a narrative essay that told a story that made me want to change or change something in society. I knew I wanted to write about my experience working every summer since…

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