The first steps I took in completing WP#1 involved activities in the text and online versions of The Bedford Researcher. They helped me to explore and narrow my topic, identify my audience, and create a search plan. The checklists featured online were especially useful for me when I was ready to draft my proposal. The assigned Web readings and activities helped me understand context, rhetorical situations, and how to conduct peer reviews.
I am most proud of the fact that my peers were able to understand my proposal, with only a few suggested improvements. What concerns me now is remembering not to use first-person pronouns in my research paper. Even though I have a personal interest in the topic, I need to use facts and evidence to make my case.
Some things I tried to improve during this writing project were transitions between paragraphs, proper use of hyphens, and using concise sentences. My transitions are improving, but I should continue to work on sentence structure.
Course outcomes addressed in this writing project include writing for a specific rhetorical context, organizing writing to support a central idea, using appropriate conventions in writing, using feedback from peer reviews, and using appropriate technologies to generate, format and edit my writing. Based upon peer reviews of my writing, I think I achieved the desired outcomes. For the next writing project, I will also work on the course outcomes numbered 4, 5, and 6 on page 5 of the syllabus.
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