Lucas deMey
12/2/17
Emerson
Framing prompt
Learning outcome 1
- My ability to revise has skyrocketed this year i’ve really been improve my writing locally by reading my papers aloud so i can hear any awkward phrases and catch any grammatical mistakes as well. This has really helped me because all of the surface errors in my papers was really bringing down my grades and now that i catch them i can really get the grades i want on my paper .Another way i locally edit is by rereading all of the quotes in the my paper to make sure they are all cited properly. while when i revise globally i tend to focus more on making sure all of my evidence matches up with my claim sentences. Another thing i do when i globally edit is rereading my sources to see if there’s any more quotes i could be using to better my argument. All of this considered i believe my revision skill has become far greater in the last few weeks.
Learning outcome 2
- I believe that my use of quotes has become exponentially better since highschool i used to think quotes were just something to use to add length to a paper this i’ve come to know is entirely not true i’ve learned that the use of quotes can make or break a paper take this except from my paper about the internet “ “But when we’re out in public checking in on our phones, we are creating new private spaces in the public arena.”(leonard 2) By using our devices in public, we are shutting ourselves off from the world and disconnecting from all around us. Diminishing our social experience and dampening our view of the world, these “private arenas” cut us off from other humans and being the social animals that we are it could be detrimental to us finding our purpose in life as it usually involves being a part of something larger than just ourselves.”. As you can see i built my argument around that quote to make sure that my claim was supported by evidence. Clearly i’ve learned alot about using quotes to my advantage.
Learning Outcome 5 and 6
I’ve learned that using the MLA guidelines to locally edit my paper was the easiest most effective way to locally revise my paper. MLA gives me a nice checklist that i can make my way down to make sure that my paper is absolutely perfect in order to get the best grade. That’s where this checklist becomes important because it allows me to get rid of all of the surface errors in my paper.Creating flow and smoothness in my writing clearly making the writing even better by making it look more appealing to the reader.
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Learning Outcome 4
My experience with peer review this semester has been incredibly positive . When others read my paper i feel as though they catch more mistakes because its their first seeing the paper .They aren’t blind to the errors the way i can be because of how many times i’ve read the paper. Whilst reviewing my peers papers i try to focus mostly on global revision, because most of the local revision errors will be ironed out later . so i try to focus on giving advice on evidence and thesis statements rather than fixing punctuation and grammar. In my own personal experience with peer review i’ve realized that most of the things people needed help with was finding points they can elaborate on, in order to reach the page requirement whilst still having minimal fluff in the paper. That’s where i was most influential because i was able to find pieces of evidence that the writer could explain better or topics that the writer could add in order to strengthen their argument and making their paper more persuasive . Clearly peer review was an amazing and influential part of my english 110 experience.
