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.

Our Annotated Bibliography/Proposal +5 assignment has rerecursive stages of discovery and development. The research sources are arranged in an orderly manner in the annotated bibliography and create a strong conceptual claim that requires a lot of work. Professor Hodges assisted me in coming up with several kinds of information for my claim that would fit into the academic searches when coming up with a 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 invented a new interpretation of 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 of the system, we question if Brazil’s response to its inflation crisis was either imagined or genuine. Upon examination of all the evidence, it became clear that our current system is a kind of reflection of 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 Elevator Riddle is an illustration of how we analyze our audience rhetorically and write instructions with specific images in mind. When we created a set of instructions for the elevator, it took us countless attempts and discussions to find the right format. However, the assignment overall led to a new process of thinking about our audience in writing. Throughout the assignment, I was able to improve my overall ability to recognize details and apply them to my own work by 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 I was able to find, assess, and use visuals to help analyze and find a 30-second video for this assignment. It was critical to describe each second/ or visual without sound in order to understand the video’s message. This assignment’s work allowed us to identify a specific audience, analyze the message, and understand every topic that 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 citations. 

The Rebuttal Rewrite incorporates several sources that provide citations for the argument which upholds my response and representation of the arguments that Caffeine has an impact on College Students. I’ve located and evaluated the sources that appear when searching the words ” Caffeine” and “College Students” that will help sway the readers. I’m still providing information that helps allow the reader to get a better understanding of how us as college students are impacted by Caffeine.