Dustin Rodriguez

2)What kind of self-reflection experiences did you have in your freshman English class? What have you learned (related to self-reflection or writing in general) that has stayed with you and supported your writing?

In My freshman English class we reflected towards the end of the semester stating what we learned and how we improved from the start of the semester towards the end

3)Analyze the rhetorical situation of your Freshman Portfolio. For those few students who do not have one only: analyze the rhetorical situation of your Freshman English research paper/project.

4)Analyze the rhetorical situation of your Product Review essay.

5) What have we done so far that has been helpful to your writing process? How might you apply this helpful information or tool? What has been confusing/What would you like to spend more time on? If the clarification/additional focus does not occur during class time, how will you acquire the knowledge?

For my writing I’ve learned to be less personal and more formal. Things I would like to improve on is how to become more formal during my writing.

6/7) To be completed after you have received feedback on your essay:
Analyze the rhetorical situation of your Lab Report Analysis essay. Include textual detail to support your claims.

The purpose of my LRA was to inform the reader of the organization of the labs that were selected.

The audience for my LRA would be those interested in the improvements of the automobile field.

The topic consists of The improvements of cars

The writer for each lab were mechanics

The context behind each lab is that they are finding ways to reduce carbon emissions

8)How are you using the labor log? Is it working for you? If yes, for what purposes? If not, why? In either case, include at least one specific example.

I haven’t used the labor log but I still have been able to retrace the steps I’ve taken for all my work. I don’t know the exact date of when I worked on an assignment but I am aware of what I have handed in and what I have not.

9)What experience have you had working in groups before this class? How has the group work we’ve done in this class been for you? What are you doing/will you do to optimize your experience completing the collaborative project for this class?

In group projects I have worked well with others and we all agree on our parts and complete them and carry our own weight.

10) Analyze the rhetorical situation of your Technical Description. Include textual detail to support your claims.

Purpose: To inform the readers how the Xbox one model 1697 controller works

Audience: Gamers or Tech enthusiasts

Topic: How the Xbox one controller has improved from its original model

Writer: I am the writer

Context: I enjoy gaming but I also enjoy understanding how objects work so taking one of my personal devices was fun to decipher.

13)Select one learning objective or one component of a learning objective. When, where, and how have you learned it? How have you developed in this arena?

14)What have you learned that has proved most useful to your composition process?

The most useful tool used during this semester was learning how to make my work impersonal by avoiding pronouns but still being able to give recommendations