Core Value 1. My work demonstrates that I used a variety of social and interactive practices that involve recursive stages of exploration, discovery, conceptualization, and development.

The Proposal +5 assignment was one of the comp II assignments that required recursive stages of exploration, discovery, conceptualization, and development. The research paper’s sources were arranged in a clear and orderly manner in the annotated bibliography, and creating a strong conceptual counterintuitive claim required a lot of work. Professor Hodges assisted me in coming up with several interpretations of my claims that would fit into relevant academic searches when I was coming up with a counterintuitive topic for the final paper.

Core Value 2. My work demonstrates that I read critically, and that I placed texts into conversation with one another to create meaning by synthesizing ideas from various discourse communities. 

In class we were able to invent new interpretations for the Yap’s monetary system through the Stone_Money assignment. In order to achieve Core Value 2, we used the research and work of Stone Money to create meaning and synthesize ideas from their community. When we combine concepts from this system, we question if Brazil’s response to its inflation crisis was imagined or genuine.Upon careful examination of all the evidence, it became clear that our current system is a reflection of the Yap’s system.

Core Value 3. My work demonstrates that I rhetorically analyzed the purpose, audience, and contexts of my own writing and other texts and visual arguments.

the Revised Elevator Riddle is an excellent illustration of how to analyze an audience rhetorically and write instructions with specific images in mind. When creating a set of instructions for an elevator, it took countless attempts and discussions to perfect it. However, this assignment overall lead to a new thought process when thinking about your audience in writing. Throughout this assignment, I was able to improve my ability to recognize small details and apply them to my own work on being precise and direct.

Core Value 4: My work demonstrates that I have met the expectations of academic writing by locating, evaluating, and incorporating illustrations and evidence to support my own ideas and interpretations.

By completing the visual rewrite assignment and meeting core value 4, I was able to find, assess, and use visuals from a video visual representation to support my own theories and conclusions. When analyzing and finding a 30 second video for this assignment, it was critical to describe each second and each visual without sound in order to understand the video’s message. This assignment’s work allowed us to identify a specific audience, analyze the director’s message, and understand every topic can be counterintuitive.

Core Value 5. My work demonstrates that I respect my ethical responsibility to represent complex ideas fairly and to the sources of my information with appropriate citation. 

The Annotated Bibliography assignment demonstrates a clear ethical responsibility to represent complex ideas fairly in my final research paper. This document explains the usage and background of each source and includes appropriate citations. Within the 10-15 sources outlined in this manner, it allows for more precise and organized data that you can refer to when you’re stuck in writing, as well as the ability to terminate which sources are reliable and strong.