Outcome 1

Process Essay

From my interpretation, this outcome is pertaining to the comprehension I acquired of my own writing process and it’s evolutionary nature.

I found my Writing Process the most helpful in gaining this deeper understanding. I discussed the different styles and approaches I applied to my writing process, and the adjustments I made to fortify myself as a writer. On page 1 paragraph 2 of my writing piece, I focus on the inclusion of a certain style I associated to my writing process where I reflect upon the subject of the assignment and then brainstorm ideas prior to writing anything. “Many writing assignments will require me to think about my past experiences and reflect on certain events. It took me a while to find that I gain more writing ideas and points to go off of by reflecting first, along with an insight of what I want my completed work to look like that I can use to get it to that point. Reflecting first in my writing process often causes me to remember things I completely forgot about, giving me even more content to write about.” I believe that this essay was definitely one of the harder assignments I faced in this semester and that is due to the change in perspective I was required attain to conduct the most effective piece about my writing process. 




Outcome 2

Essay Contest/ Rhetorical Analysis

I perceive this outcome as the ability that I have learned that allows me to adjust my writing towards the different elements and preferences that are present in the given situation. 

My Essay Contest and Rhetorical Analysis display my application of this ability I acquired by putting myself in the shoes of the people who run a magazine called The Nation, and then the readers who acted upon the essay contest the magazine hosted regarding this year’s presidential election. I used these perspectives and kept them both in mind to analyze the true purpose and effects of the essay contest in my Rhetorical Analysis on page 3 paragraph 4. “Analyzing factors like the current chaotic situation of this upcoming general election, the intended audience for the contest, the political focus of this news magazine, and the commercial domain of the website I can now conclude the true purpose of this essay contest. By targeting the younger audience and enticing them with interesting information and chance of a prize, the corporation of this magazine is in turn making an investment and gaining potential readers and subscribers.” This assignment really made me think differently and use more of my senses in my writing to make it relatable and comprehendible to a wider audience. My analysis forced me to consider the various options of reasonings and preferences that caused this essay contest to happen. The essay I wrote for the contest helped me better understand the actions and different preferences possessed by the reader of The Nation. 

Outcome 3

Literacy Narrative

This outcome, to me, meant that I have achieved the ability to not just read, but fully understand the text that I am given no matter the complexity. 

My Literacy Narrative essay had the main focus of me progressing towards becoming the reader and writer I am now through all different kinds of factors like sponsors and motivation. I went into detail about my past childhood experiences and how I came to not only just enjoy reading and writing, but to how I became inspired to want to learn more and increase my own literary prowess. Page 2 paragraph 3 of my essay, I am discussing a book that I found interesting after reading through countless boring books that I didn’t pay attention at all to, “There was something about the funny characters and scenarios that kept me so entertained. There were also illustrations on every page that helped me envision the setting of every scene I was reading about. I started spending less time watching TV and playing video games to read instead.” It was the entertaining details, I learned, that made me fascinated with this book and kept my interest in reading it. So I learned to pay attention to the details and actually picture everything in my head, like a movie scene, that way I can really see what the writer is trying to do in the text with certain details and ideas. I could just picture everything in my mind and it made everything a lot easier than and more effective than thinking of and remembering the details in text form. 

Outcome 4

Ethnography

I thought of this last outcome as an achievement of acquiring awareness for the different elements of a community to use as reasoning for the way they act and function. 

My Ethnography is perfect to exemplify this achievement. Through my observation of an online gaming community, I learned the different elements and aspects that attribute to the general structure of that community, and many just like it. On page 1 paragraph 1 of my Ethnography, I am describing my first online gaming experience with a game called Halo. My experience helped me explain the thoughts of those involved with the online gaming community, as they were all drawn towards the same aspects of online gaming- the competition, connection and communication involved. “I was killed about twenty times and couldn’t even manage to get a kill for myself. It was a bit disappointing to be outmatched for the first time but I was more focused on how talented these people I was playing were. These elements of connection and competition that I experienced with them was like nothing I had ever felt before, and I became engrossed in this new style of gaming.” Diving deeper into this community and learning more about them made me truly understand the reasons they all enjoy being a part of the community.