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[ashtonkendall]

Journal 14

I chose this meme because the use of commas and where they belong is something that I have always struggled with. I thought this was a cute meme as well as informative 

[jaylagreen]

I can translate my writing process to other work outside of the classroom in many ways. One being when I have a job in the future, I know there will be times where I have to write emails or letters so the things I have learned will be useful. Another way is when I need to find articles and sources, I now know how to see if a source is credible and good to use. 

[ashtonkendall]

I agree with you! I didn’t even think about how many emails I will have to be writing in the future. In my future career the emails will have to be written in a business professional format and I will be able to use some of the tools I learned this semester to do that! 

[ashtonkendall]

Journal 13

This semester I definitely have seen my writing improve. Even though I don’t want to do anything in the future that involves a lot of writing I still believe the skills I learned will be useful. I am hoping to become a Nurse one day and with that career comes with a lot of reading. I will be able to use the tools I learned this semester to be able to analyze articles and journals in a more efficient way as well as knowing when a source is credible or not. 

[kwalsh24]

Journal 12

The most challenging project for me was probably the rhetorical analysis. Rhetorical analysis’ were never really my strong suit because it was never really covered in high school, so for me it was a completely new topic for me. Now it was very well taught here, but something I had never done in the past so this was my first real shot at it. I do feel like my writing as improved significantly. I have learned several different pneumonics to help remember how to keep my reader’s interested in my works. It’s definitely something I want to use throughout my academic and professional life. 

[ryan-stoney]

Both of the most challenging parts of this semester was our rhetorical analysis. In my high school we only covered it for about a month and it left me with some questions still. I also agree that my writing has improved as well.

[ashtonkendall]

I agree that the most challenging thing for me that we’ve done this year was the rhetorical analysis. My junior year of high school we got a brief overview of what this type of essay looked like but we didn’t go very deep. I also struggled with summarizing instead of analyzing the article. 

[ashtonkendall]

Journal 12

I believe this semester I have struggled with the big papers we've had to do. More specifically the Rhetorical analysis was the most challenging. These types of essays has always been hard for me throughout high school as well because I always want to summarize the text instead of actually analyzing it. I think one way my writing has improved throughout this semester is creating strong thesis statements.

[taylorhendrixxx]

Journal #11

For my counter-argument on the infographic, I stated I believe universities and colleges must readily prepare themselves for situations as such, and any situations in the future. In proving this argument, that they were ill-prepared, I believe showing the drop out rates due to the pandemic would be a great point, along with the mental impact that the route these universities went down, has on college students. I know I can personally say I struggle with school in general, so the chaos around the pandemic and our education has just made it worse.

[ashtonkendall]

I think this is a great counter-argument!  It shows the exact opposite of what your argument is and you are able to back it up with statistics and show that this is not true. I think our article is something that many students can relate to as it has been hard to transition to this new “norm.”

[ashtonkendall]

Journal 11

For my counter-argument I am using a quote from one of my credible sources. In this quote it is talking about how this past semester colleges were giving refunds for people moving back home due to the COVID-19 outbreaks.

- My first point is that since colleges and universites were able to give refunds for people moving back home last semester then they should also be able to give refunds this year as well

- My second point is that they are only focused on giving refunds for people not being able to live in the dorms when they should also be thinking about how much students are paying in tuition and realize that since students aren't able to use all of the amenities we are expecting to use but aren't then we shouldn't have to pay for them.

In my counter-argument I am using pathos by appealing to the audiences emotions as well as logos by reasoning my argument. Throughout the rest of my infographic I am mainly using ethos by showing some statistics that I found to strengthen my argument.

[cheynedaniels]

Journal #10

In the chapters several reasons why evaluating sources is important are explained. The most important thing I learned was making sure the source is credible and that you aren’t reading false or skewed information. Other important things I learned were that by reading the introduction you can get a grasp what the source covers and what the author hopes to accomplish or put across to their audience. I also learned to check to see if a source is outdated because if it is the information and evidence may have changed. I will now give articles a once over to check their credibility and see what information is being described before I read the article completely. Reading the chapters made me acknowledge that not all sources on the web are credible and it is important to thoroughly investigate before using an article for research. 

[ashtonkendall]

I agree with you! I also talked about how the most important thing to do when evaluating a source is to make sure it is credible. By making sure it is credible it allows the reader to know the information is true. Resources like Wikipedia are not the best sources to use since the website can be edited by anyone. Making sure the source is recent is also important because over time information can be changed. 

[ashtonkendall]

Journal 10

One of the things to look at when evaluating a source is to see if it is a credible author. This is a really important thing to do to see if the information you are presented with is going to be accurate and reliable. In order to know if an author is credible it is useful to research them and see their areas of expertise. One thing I was reminded of when reading chapter 46 of How to Write Anything was that it is important to check the sources date and make sure it is current to the type of research you are doing. A second thing I learned to do when evaluating a source is to check the credibility of any other sources that are cited within the source you are looking at. 

By knowing how to properly evaluate a source it allows the reader to spend less time looking at an article that isn’t reliable and being able to recognize if an article is going to be useful to what they are researching. With this information it helps us to maneuver through unhelpful sources more quickly. 

[taylorhendrixxx]

Journal #9

https://www.epi.org/publication/the-consequences-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-for-education-performance-and-equity-in-the-united-states-what-can-we-learn-from-pre-pandemic-research-to-inform-relief-recovery-and-rebuilding/ 

This article speaks more upon the issue of how our students are learning rather than directly just the downfalls of higher education. Despite this, I think it goes along great with my original article and it kind of speaks on everything to do with COVID-19 and its effects on education. The author of this article is an expert in the area of Economics of education. I believe the audience is geared towards everyone who is or knows someone struggling with their education due to the pandemic. 

[ashtonkendall]

I think you did a really great job with your Title slide. The Title slides background and the hashtags correlate well with the theme of the article and gives the viewers an insight into the article without having to fully read it. It seems like the new article you chose is very credible with lots of details. The new article does seem to relate to the original article based on the idea of covid-19 impacting schools. The only thing I would’ve included in your journal response is the authors purpose for writing the article and describing the format of the article. 

[ashtonkendall]

Journal 9

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/hub/keystone-academic-solutions/p/impact-coronavirus-higher-education

This article goes along with Dr. Ramsey argument with how COVID-19 has disrupted the higher education school systems. 

Author: Not Found

Audience: The audience for this article is the general public in the US

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to show the statistics of how many people not only in the US but around the world have been impacted by COVID-19 and how it has effected the attendance for colleges and universities.

Setting: Where it doesn’t specifically tell us where the article was written within the US it does mention in the article about schools located in the north and in the west (New York and Seattle). 

Format: The article is formatted with one photo at the beginning and then has headers before each paragraph which allows the reader to get an insight on what they will be reading about. 

[taylorhendrixxx]

Journal #8

When googling images that would best fit this journal assignment, I thought about the article we read for our essays about how different universities and colleges are handling the pandemic and its consequences on the school and students. I knew I wanted to go into the school direction and how they choose to advertise their universities. I feel students are often drawn into a school because of its location or its defining characteristics, rather than the education program of that school. I can say I definitely considered UNCW because it is close to a beach, so I wanted to see if there were any ads for UNCW that portrayed this. This picture is obviously aimed towards students who are looking to become a member of the seahawk community or incoming/current students. The purpose is to basically show all the great and amazing things you can do at UNCW if you decide to attend. I would say that pathos is used in this picture simply because of the way they chose to word the sentence. Basically saying you have to read this if you want to have the BEST time there. CRAP is definitely used in this picture, for instance how they chose to layout the pictures. Notice the picture of the beach is the largest one. They also used the seahawk colors throughout the entire picture. They chose to include no educational aspect to this picture, because it is not viewed as fun, drawing more reader’s attention away. Repetition is not directly used in this photo, but the entire UNCW brand I would say, bases itself off of the fact that it is at the beach, so when people are looking into applying, the beach is mostly the reason why they are interested. This assignment helped me because I never really thought of UNCW or any college for that matter, using their location and special amenities to draw students in. App state is also a good example, because it is viewed as the school in the mountains, and UNCW is the school at the beach.

[ashtonkendall]

I also chose to talk about how universities attract a lot of student by the location. It is cool to see how you were able to find an example from UNCW. The use of pathos is something I also found the school used in my picture by persuading prospective students with emotion. I like how you were able to get personal with your response!

[ashtonkendall]

Journal 8

As you can see from this picture and caption many schools use their location such as being near the beach to sell students on coming to their school instead of the important things such as their education they will be getting. Colleges and universities use pictures of their amenities and “beautiful campuses” on their websites to persuade their audience of prospective students to come to their school. Many schools use logos when advertising by stating facts and showing statistics on their rates of successful students from their school. 

CRAP:

Contrast: This image itself doesn’t clearly show contrast but by using it on a school website shows contrast. By putting a picture of their amenities and benefits to the location shifts the focal point of the school to the unimportant ideas of why the prospective student should be choosing their college or university.

Repetition: When this is the image that people first see when pulling up a schools website and it the information about the great location is repeated on different tabs on the website it is surely something that is bound to stick in someones head. 

Alignment: In this picture the water is taking up most of the space so it is the main focus and the buildings look farther in the distance so they appear smaller. 

Proximity: With this picture being so large and the caption being so small your attention goes to the picture first however you read the caption to understand the purpose of the picture. 

This picture helped me better understand the article we read about the effects COVId-19 is having in higher education and how schools are getting negative attention because they advertised things to students that they aren’t being able to use but still are paying for. 

[nickgonzo119]

Journal 7

In this week’s reading in the article “How to Write the Perfect Sentence,” the quote “rookie sentence-writers are often too busy worrying about the something they are trying to say and don’t worry enough about how that something looks and sound” stands out the most to me. Often times when I proofread, or do a peer review my original sentence or paragraph will have to be completely reworded or structured. Putting my thoughts to paper has always been a struggle for me, but as I continue to work on it I see improvements daily. 

[ashtonkendall]

I agree with you! Sometimes when I write I have so many thoughts in my head and when I actually write out the sentence it makes zero sense. It always helps me to go back after finishing the paper and read it out loud. It allows me to really hear the sentence and find the tiny mistakes. 

[ashtonkendall]

Journal 7

As I read the essay from The Guardian, “How to write the perfect sentence” one quote in particular stuck out to me. “A sentence is much more than its literal meaning. It is a living line of words where logic and lyric meet.” This quote is telling the readers that every sentence that an author write has a deeper meaning. You might read a literary piece and not think once about it but the author puts thought and emotion into each sentence to get the correct message across to the reader. This quote helps readers to understand the time and effort it takes the author to make sure every part of their writing is thoughtfully written. This happens so the reader isn’t misinterpreting the piece and can see the clear image that the author is trying to illustrate. 

[cheynedaniels]

Journal 6

- In the past peer reviews have been very helpful in improving my writing. I enjoy having other sets of eyes read my work before I pass it in and getting constructive criticism from my peers.

- I honestly think that all suggestions are helpful even if you don’t end up incorporating them in the end. Suggestions make you think differently about your writing and can give you ideas directly or even spawn other ideas to involve in your writing.

[ashtonkendall]

I agree with you. Peer-reviews are a very helpful tool to use because maybe another person will catch a mistake that the author didn’t even see. Many times I have had suggestions given to me about my paper which was helpful but I didn’t always end up using them. It is definitely useful to have someone with a different thought process give their suggestions and tips for your paper. 

[ashtonkendall]

Journal 6

Throughout my AP English class Junior year peer reviewing was something we commonly did. I have always had mixed feelings about peer reviews. I love getting feedback on my papers and seeing where I can improve, however I sometimes feel like I might get judged if my paper isn't great.

One of the most useful things I found from doing peer reviews is having a checklist of things that were supposed to be included in the paper and checking off each section as you are reading through your peers paper.

One thing I don't like about peer review is the effort put into the process by peers. Throughout my Junior year we would change up who our peer review partners were. With differnet people I felt that sometimes they wouldn't put as much effort into reviewing my paper as I would do for them. This can be frustrating sometimes when you are giving 100% effort and editing with your full attention and the person editing your paper isn't doing the same for you.