Reflection On Project 1

This post is wrapping up and putting the final bow my final thoughts on the first project. I will talk about was was effective vs ineffective, how it was similar or different from past experiences, challenges, and successes I had. 

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• What challenges did you face during the Quick Reference Guide project and how did you deal with them?

I was challenged in the very beginning while picking a controversy to research. I dedicated far too much time because I felt like I couldn't find a topic that I was interested in. To fix this, I changed my search terms. This resulted in a spectrum closer to what I was interested in. I then found the topic of Uber. 

• What successes did you experience on the project and how did they happen?

I felt like I was able to look at writing in a new way. I feel like I understand the purpose and format of a quick reference guide. It helped me see the benefits of "skimmability" and concise writing. I feel like that was a success. 

• What kinds of arguments, rhetorical strategies, design choices and writing practices did you find the most effective for your project? Why?

I found that the most effective convention for a QRG was to show both sides. This really shows the credibility of the argument. Pictures and graphs were also effective for to convey the controversy. This pictures were there to help emotionally connect the audience to the story. 

• What kinds of arguments, rhetorical strategies, design choices and writing practices did you find were not effective for your project? Why?

My topic was a smaller controversy in a larger topic. I found it ineffective to broaden the topic of the controversy because it would make it more confusing. The topic was large but simple, and that was what people needed to know about the controversy in New York.

• How was the writing process for this project similar to other school writing experiences you’ve had in the past?

I have used the scholarly sources before to research topics, so that were easy to jump on board with. I have also used the PIE formatting before. 

• How was the writing process for this project different from other school writing experiences you’ve had in the past?

Well, I have never had my assignments due on a blog before. Also, I have never had so many steppes leading up to the final project before. I liked that it all wasn't due at one time. It really helped spread out the work. 

• Would any of the skills you practiced for this project be useful in your other coursework? Why or why not?

I will definitely use Coggle for my other projects to help with my thinking process. I feel that the way I have learned to look at pieces of writing is better. I can now see new ways to improve it and how to make it more organized. 

Reflection:

I went over on Mira's post and she talked about useful skills sh found, she said that it helped her get back into the habit of revising. A lot of times after I write, I just want to be done and not read i over and over again. But she reminded me the value of revising multiple times. I then went over to Lawrence's post and related to a couple things. One was not having a lot of experience in this style and medium of writing. The other is that we both have a hard time just sitting down and doing the work. I find myself getting distracted or something to where I'm not working. The best way to conquer that is, and Lawrence said,"put your nose o the grindstone" and have some self-control.