This week we finally concluded writing project one. I was not overly thrilled with my end result, because I felt like I had edited and read it so many times that I just wanted to be done with it by the end. With that being said, I do think that it was a great way to exercise and incorporate what we’ve been reviewing in class in an essay format. I need to work on incorporating specific readings within my writing though. In high school I was used to my teacher’s giving out example essays and grading rubrics that went along with it and I feel like I felt a little lost without that sense of direction. Also, the activity in which we highlighted each part of our essays was really helpful. I realized I was missing some components within my paper that I probably would have missed without the activity.
It was interesting to see what different categories subjects and majors fall under. Although, I am still confused as to what category my own major would be considered. Film and Media Studies dissect the interaction between humans and media currently and over the ages so I’m not sure if it falls under humanities or social sciences. I think labels can be very helpful but also quite restricting when describing a genre or a type of something.
Mark Smith’s Murder (Rhetorically) was a cool activity. I think that it’s helpful to see how information can be written about differently depending on the situation and the audience. The differences were made especially clear when contrasting mediums such as the facebook posts and the news outlets. It would definitely seem out of place if a facebook post by a family member used the same tone as a CNN reporter that wasn’t close with the victim.
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