- What are you most confused by or nervous about in
regards to the four major projects?
- I am most nervous about conducting interviews for The
Rhetorical Investigation. It will probably be good for me to be gently
pushed outside of my comfort zone, but I have anxiety over the whole
situation. What if I ask a dumb question???? Being an Undecided major
means I can choose literally anything to focus on, but seeing as I am
extremely (obviously) indecisive, choosing a topic to study and finding
professionals to interview is very nerve-racking for me.
- What are you most interested in or excited by in
regards to the four major projects?
- I am most looking forward to the Public Argument
because although it requires a ton of research, I am excited to find something
that interests me (and maybe it will help me find a major J).
- Based on your understanding of the major projects, what
are the elements of this course that you have to plan ahead for? How will
the coursework described in the four project assignment sheets challenge
your time management skills this semester?
- I generally manage my time by estimating how long a
certain task will take, and then designating a certain amount of my
homework time to that task. The Controversy Postmortem and the Public
Argument will challenge this habit because these projects require tons of
research, which does not have a designated time limit. Transferring my
research into the designated genre will take an unknown amount of time as
well, as I have never used movie making or auditory programs before.
- How has your past English coursework in high school or
college prepared you for the challenges of this course? What skills will
you bring into the course with you?
- My past English courses have plenty prepared me for
writing essays. My AP Language class prepared me on how to effectively construct
an argument and properly back it up with reliable sources. I will be
using those skills for the Public Argument. In addition, taking honors
English courses in high school made me manage my time effectively due to
the extensive amount of assignments, so I will be using those skills
throughout this course.
- Do you have any questions about the four major projects
that haven't been answered by the assignment sheets? What do you still
want to know?
- For Project 2, the Rhetorical Investigation, we
conduct primary research with the interviews, and then secondary research
afterwards. So then do we just present the information we gathered in our
chosen genre? I don’t understand what the sheet means by “rhetorical
dimensions.”
- For the public argument, are we trying to persuade our
audience to choose a side of the controversy? Or simply presenting both
sides of the issue?
Edit: After reading Sarah's and Kelly's posts, I realized that a lot of other people have the same fears and worries over some of the projects in this class. In terms of time management and completing some assignments that are outside of my comfort zone, I realized that we are all in the same boat. On a different note, I also really liked the layout of Sarah's blog; I could get a better sense of her personality.
I think you did a great job of providing enough information/detail for each of your answers for the required questions. I also really liked how you managed to incorporate your personality throughout the entire piece. If anything I would have just added a photo to complete the post!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you on the anxiety of the rhetorical analysis. Waaaaay out of my comfort zone, too. Your writing is good and you're able to convey your voice in the blog. Great job!
ReplyDeleteNote on conventions of the blog post genre: Revisit Step 1.5 from "Deadline 1" to re-familiarize yourself with the conventions of blogging. You're missing one item on the bulleted list of conventions there.
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