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.

Writing has always been enjoyable to me ever since high school, However, when I was in high school, I never really thought about how writing would be like in college. I honestly thought it would be similar, Until I took Composition 2 this semester. I realize that writing isn’t that simple and there are certain steps you need to follow to succeed. Although I didn’t follow some of the steps that were meant to be followed, I still thought I did a good job overall. The perfect example would be my Definition. This piece didn’t have enough information which caused me to keep repeating myself, about the same topics throughout half of the essay, I also had a hard time finding sources that agreed with my topic. However, I finally revised the definition essay, and I guess I could say there has been a improvement but I would still like to work harder to become better than before.

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. 

I remember in one of our class discussions we did a class assignment together and it was very similar to the assignment that’s I’m using for this core value. We watched a video, and we’ve basically pointed out the little details that took place in each setting of the video and analyzed them, we also wrote about. As we were doing this assignment in class I realized that it was a pretty simple task to complete and I really enjoying doing it as well. My Visual Rhetoric writing shows that I’ve watched the video that I chose for this assignment carefully enough to gather enough details to create more information. By doing this it also helped the reader to picture these little details while watching it as well.

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.

Trying to stay organize is one of the challenges I face during writing, I tend to provide less information and sometimes it doesn’t make my topic clear. However, in My Rebuttal Argument I feel like that this was my most organize piece I’ve wrote. I really paid close attention to my work and also adjust the style to fit the reader needs. Although it took me a few times to finally get my writing where it’s supposed to be, I still manage to work hard and make changes to prefect my work. Writing my rebuttal argument really helped me understand how important it is to have organized paragraphs, enough sources that support your topic, making sure that my writing is clear so that readers understand it 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.

When it comes down to making sure that the examples I use in my writing always have enough evidence to support my details, I find myself dedicating considerable time and effort to research and organization. It’s very important for the reader as well, as they always need a very clear understanding of what’s going on in each of my paragraphs; clarity fosters engagement and comprehension. In my Causal Rewrite, I believe that I did a decent job on providing information to support my arguments and ideas in a coherent manner. However, it was quite challenging making my essay understandable and also finding sources that support every detail in my paragraphs. I can finally say that I somewhat improve while writing this piece of work compared to my others.

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. 

Making sure that my essays show that I explained my ideas clearly and fairly is very important to me. Although I tend to struggle with this flaw, I often receive feedback comments from my professor telling me that my paragraphs weren’t clear enough and that I was just repeating the same points without adding new details to it. This pattern can be frustrating, especially when I put a lot of effort into my writing. In my Research essay, I tend to face the same issues; however, I feel like after all the revising I had to do and the process of eliminating some of the wording that wasn’t very useful, I began to recognize the elements that truly needed clarification. This experience taught me the value of editing and how it can really enhance the clarity of my writing. Overall, I believe I did a decent job of following the guidelines to make my essay stronger than it was before.