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Outcome 6 (Sentence-Level Error) – Control sentence-level error (grammar, punctuation, spelling) When I first entered this semester, I was already fairly confident in my ability to formulate grammatically correct sentences, and also use a wide vocabulary. So focusing on this aspect of my writing was not that pressing for me, as I mostly wanted to focus on the content itself. However, I soon discovered after submitting my first essay that I didn’t totally understand proper punctuation for in-line citations. As the following…

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Outcome 5 (Document Work MLA) – Document their work using appropriate conventions (MLA) One thing that I have improved upon drastically in my source integration is the process by which I introduce a work and an author to my audience. While I used to struggle to integrate, and especially introduce sources, through the help of Professor Brod and our classroom discussions, I have found a rhythm in which to do this successfully. I am going to provide examples of this in all…

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Outcome 4 (Peer Review) – Be able to critique their own and others’ work by emphasizing global revision early in the writing process and local revision later in the process. Over the course of this semester I can confidently say that I have become more confident in my peer review work. As we workshopped in class and looked at specific elements of paragraphs, introductions, and conclusions, I began to understand what to look for in my peer’s work, and what questions to…

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Outcome 3 (Active Reading) – Employ techniques of active reading, critical reading, and informal reading response for inquiry, learning, and thinking. Throughout the course of this semester my annotation skills have developed from being content based to becoming more engaging with the context, making notes that challenge, extend, and question the text and make connections between other sources, the world, and myself. This has become a new form of annotation that was never really stressed to me in school, as a lot…

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Outcome 2 (Integrating Ideas) – Be able to integrate their ideas with others using summary, paraphrase, quotation, analysis, and synthesis of relevant sources. In my first essay draft I received much critique by Professor Brod about the lack of my own voice after quotations. After seeing where I was failing to provide my own voice, I spent much more time the next 2 essays in making sure I was structuring the quotations around my voice, not the other way around. This section…

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Outcome 1 (Recursive Process) – Demonstrate the ability to approach writing as a recursive process that requires substantial revision of drafts for content, organization, and clarity (global revision), as well as editing and proofreading (local revision). My ability to approach writing as a recursive process was improved upon this year as the beginning of each essay became a little easier each time. I got into a repetitive rhythm when it came to shaping and developing my essay. I began by first creating…

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