Peer Reflection Paper

After all the time and energy spent on writing papers and reading responses, it all boils down to a grade and set of skills that can be carried in the future. I started out the year with a decent skill in writing receiving an average grade, by my standard, in the first paper, Literacy Narrative. It was the first paper that I ever felt proud of, which I attribute to the use of multiple drafts compared to just submitting the first. I capitalized on the use of peer reviews as it can be challenging to view my writing from another’s point of view. I found that while they can help highlight mistakes in the drafts, they can also quell my insecurities in it for a minuscule amount of time. I always felt proud that my paper was well received, but when the compliments stopped, I reverted back to worry and uncertainty. Not only did I wonder if the paper was just generally good, but I also questioned if I was fulfilling the requirements and purpose. Though my grade has marginally improved, I admit that confidence in my own writing has diminished. …show more content…
Dr. Pepper’s “Not for Women” campaign, had failed due to a lack of the most fundamental rhetorical strategies. By the time that I took an in-depth look into the ad, I found that it was ridiculously stupid, but it was too late to change. Stuck with the ad, I tried to write a full paper based on rhetorical strategies for an advertisement that contained approximately zero. I wrote a total of eight drafts trying to incorporate some form of coherent thought. Through the Visual Argument, I learned the importance of having a topic that I am passionate about, or at least a topic that is connected to something that I am passionate about. My confidence level hit an all time low for this paper as the incoherent ad made it hard to connect the pieces. I did not know how to discuss the rhetorical strategies of an ad that had