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 best example of my work that demonstrates this core value would be my Visual Rhetoric assignment. This assignment required me to describe what was being shown in an advertisement through words alone. Both the visual and rhetorical aspects of the ad were to be described, which is where this assignment best fits this core value. By taking what I saw on the screen, I was able to conceptualize the purpose of what was being shown, and developing it into the rhetorical aspect of it, which explained why a specific thing was being shown.

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. 

The best example of core value would be my Definition Argument. This essay required me to define a concept in order to make a larger argument. Because this is such a tall task, a had to use multiple sources in tandem with each other to properly make my argument. I used different sources with different ideas together to developed my larger argument. By using them together, I was putting them in conversation with each other which is what the core value asked of me.

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.

One thing that I always consider when writing is my audience and my purpose. Whenever I find myself stuck on what to write next, I always like to take a step back and remember why I’m writing, and who for. This allows me to stay on topic, and deliver the exact piece of writing that my audience is expecting. None of my work demonstrates this better than my Elevator Riddle assignment. This was a unique assignment, where I was tasked with giving directions to an elevator on how to operate. This differed a lot from the summaries and research papers that were more common in this class, so being mindful of different type of audience was important to ensure this assignment was completed correctly. I was tempted to use language like, “For example…”, but I refrained because I considered both the purpose and audience of this piece, and giving these specific examples is not what the audience would have needed. This was more of a creative writing piece, so I had to change the way I wrote previously to fit the parameters of what was asked, and I believe I did this very well.

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.

The best example of my writing where I use evidence to support my own ideas would easily be my Rebuttal Argument. For the other two portions of the research paper, the evidence that I found is used to explain why I hold a specific viewpoint. The evidence is used well to support my ideas, but in the rebuttal argument, there is a whole other layer. In the rebuttal, I am using my evidence to argue against an opposing viewpoint. The evidence I used in this essay is more specific compared to the sources from the other two, and is being used to show why the opposing viewpoint is wrong. It’s easy to agree with another argument when the opposing viewpoint is not present, so the fact that these sources were directly compared to another work demonstrates the extra scrutiny that these sources may be under.

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 best example of my work that demonstrates proper citations would obviously be my Proposal +5 assignment. This is a fairly basic example of how I treat citations but it does do a great job of showing how I represent their ideas in my own writing. The reason why this assignment was chosen instead of the references section of one of the short arguments is that it shows what I actually planned to do with those sources in real time. This shows how I represented those sources fairly in my work, which is part of the core value.