I am writing this letter to you to talk about the revisions I made in two of the four essays in the Portfolio, and reflect on my work in the course. I would like to start off by saying that it was a pleasure to have taken this course, and I hope to use what I learned to help me in the future. I chose to revise the Rhetorical Analysis and Argument Papers for the Portfolio Project. Here is how I revised them:
I started the Portfolio off by revising the Rhetorical Analysis Paper on Frederick Douglass. I fixed the initial opening to this essay by deleting the last sentence of the first paragraph, and adding the focus of the essay in paragraph two. In paragraph two, I also tried to explain a sentence more by actually adding what experience Douglass …show more content…
There were not many errors at all in this paper, and I was able to really dig down and critique and the article. I wish I could write like that all the time, but some of these essays that I write do not flow as smoothly as I would want them to. I believe this was one of the best essays that I have ever done.
The Rhetorical Analysis Paper was my weakest paper of the semester. I tend to struggle when it comes to expanding a quote or topic out and really analysing it. I definitely need to work on this in the future. I could have made the initial transition from the summary into the central topic smoother, which would have also strengthened my paper. I chose to edit this one in the Portfolio because it was the weakest out of all four papers. I analysed, but I don’t think it was extensive enough and I don’t think it came out clear.
The Argument Paper was my third-strongest paper of the semester. I have done argument papers in the past in High School, and that alone helped me get a good grade on this paper. Even though this was not the best of the papers, I still think it came out good. A weaker point in this paper was how I was backing up my argument. I chose to edit this one in the portfolio because it was the most recent paper, and I knew I could add more data to the argument if I needed
I started the Portfolio off by revising the Rhetorical Analysis Paper on Frederick Douglass. I fixed the initial opening to this essay by deleting the last sentence of the first paragraph, and adding the focus of the essay in paragraph two. In paragraph two, I also tried to explain a sentence more by actually adding what experience Douglass …show more content…
There were not many errors at all in this paper, and I was able to really dig down and critique and the article. I wish I could write like that all the time, but some of these essays that I write do not flow as smoothly as I would want them to. I believe this was one of the best essays that I have ever done.
The Rhetorical Analysis Paper was my weakest paper of the semester. I tend to struggle when it comes to expanding a quote or topic out and really analysing it. I definitely need to work on this in the future. I could have made the initial transition from the summary into the central topic smoother, which would have also strengthened my paper. I chose to edit this one in the Portfolio because it was the weakest out of all four papers. I analysed, but I don’t think it was extensive enough and I don’t think it came out clear.
The Argument Paper was my third-strongest paper of the semester. I have done argument papers in the past in High School, and that alone helped me get a good grade on this paper. Even though this was not the best of the papers, I still think it came out good. A weaker point in this paper was how I was backing up my argument. I chose to edit this one in the portfolio because it was the most recent paper, and I knew I could add more data to the argument if I needed