HE/999 Peer Review

This rhetorical analysis will identify the types Rhetorical Context use in both article journals. It will also explore and break down the Terminology and Content as well as other aspects.

Rhetoric is a course in which students are taught the values of persuasion. And yet, behind this course is the utmost power to corrupt the world, changing it into a world of our own policies. This power, even though seldom discussed, has lead to many intriguing discoveries. One such discovery is how people are able to shape the world they live in simply by choosing the right words. Therefore those who would want the world to be a better place must protect this power. If in the wrong hands this power could cause serious damage. Several authors have striven to protect rhetoric and its power. Few agree on the matter of defining rhetoric, but they know that they must protect rhetoric from dark souls. A single definition of rhetoric must maintain a simplistic nature while incorporating every aspect of rhetoric. However, I argue that rhetoric is a means of persuading audiences of a situation and a particular reality through language and personal appeal. In order to prove this definition I will discuss how rhetoric creates a situation, the shaping of a different reality, the audience, the use of language, and the personal appeal. Finally, I will demonstrate the absolute need for rhetoric.

When defining the Rhetorical Situation, Bitzer (1992) describes it as a network of people, circumstances, objects, and relations that stimulates discussion, which in the suitable context has the potential to alter the situation (p.6). He notes that there are three factors that constitute any rhetorical situation. The first factor is Exigence, which highlights the need to discuss about a certain issue or topic. The second is the Audience, who are the reactors to the topic and are often presented with a certain perspective that aims to persuade them to support the issue. The third and final factors are the

Understanding, Employing, and Delivering Effective Rhetoric,” feels like AP Lang translated into a Wellesley course: the perfect class to bridge the transition between critical thinking at the high school and college levels. The First-Year Seminar is a defining characteristic of the Wellesley academic experience, one that I greatly value because I would feel lost in a lecture of 400 people. That is just not how I learn best. The seminar introduces first-years to an intimate discussion-based environment early on, stimulating students to go deeper into challenging material without the anonymity of a large class in which professors do not know anyone’s

The written reflection is a 5 paragraph essay (each paragraph should contain at least 3 sentences) that must answer the following questions:

Throughout my journey in the course, I have learned to appreciate the vital process of peer review, I now recognize the importance of drafting and revising, and can now successfully navigate the library. Though I had been forced to engage in unfocused and unsuccessful peer reviews in high school, learning how to properly give and receive peer revisions in FWS has been incredibly

In the literary exposition, finding the good argument or why bother with logic, Rebecca Jones, demonstrates how to invent and recognize good and bad arguments. Jones advances her demonstration by providing the different models of rhetoric. These arguments are demonstrated as well through ideas such as ethical behavior is necessary, fallacy of public argument in mainstream media, as well as the three appeals using the power of emotion to persuade us.

I incorporate the use of rhetorical analysis by giving the context, audience, and purpose of the story. I do this by incorporating a moral or a theme that the general audience can relate to. I start by introducing myself as well as my family. I give the background of where I lived, New Mexico during my preteen years, and later Oklahoma for my adolescent years. I also give a brief description of what the New Mexico weather is like during the autumn and summer seasons. By giving some of my personality traits as a nine year old you can relate and put yourself in my shoes to see what decisions I make versus the decisions the audience would

The peer revision it’s some help for the student to improve in their writing. The purpose of this revision is being used to determine an academic paper’s suitability for publication. In this semester we work in four peer revision essays which were Narrative essay, evaluation argument essay and compare/contrast essay and this one that is reflection essay. During class we change our essay with one classmate and answer the questions of the peer revision so we learn too, to identified the errors that could be occur in an essay. We help each and now we can now a different opinion about our essays with the opinion of our classmate.

First, I have become aware of the difference between professional and non-professional discourse. As a result, I realize I need to avoid judgmental and prescriptive evaluations and make observations that are descriptive in nature. I also need to remove my own presumptive feelings and work toward analytical observations. I have already begun applying this knowledge to my coursework as I post comments to Discussion Boards in other classes, so I know this will impact my work in future classes.

I hope with peer review this semester I can be able to take others ideas, criticism, and background knowledge to help make the paper the best it can be. I would hope that with this process I will be

The author of this response has been asked to pen a self-reflective essay that addresses five main points. These points, in order, are where the author of this response improved the most over the course of the class, to provide an evaluation of the work the author did and an explanation of how the work could have been performed better, topics that have been identified that the author did not understand or were not successful in trying to implement and how the course work could have been better, ways the author would measure future success based on what has been learned in the course and whether the author achieved the course objectives.

When I first saw it as one of the task for the week, I was shock and didn’t know what to do or how to do it. The guideline questions help me a lot to see what I normally wouldn’t pay attention to. In evaluating my peers essay I learnt a lot about what I could do to better myself on my own writing, also I learnt to disconnect myself and evaluate my paper as of someone else written it. I was able to see different styles of writing and learn about different topics throughout these five weeks. Other advantage of peer review process is that the readers may not know anything about your topic, but by the time they finish it, they should understand what you’re talking about, this gives you something to keep in mind when you are writing essay. One of the disadvantage of peer review that I could see is that we are all learning at the same time; and even though the suggestions, and comments might be well intendent sometimes they are not always accurate. We are all on the same boat, I apologize if I made any mistakes with my suggestions, and I appreciate all you guys help me during the peer reviews. This is a process that I’m going to use when I have to write a paper on my other courses from this day

The goal of University of Washington College Composition was to increase our proficiency on the four course outcomes. These outcomes are, “To demonstrate an awareness of the strategies that writers use in different writing contexts”(Outcome 1), To read, analyze, and synthesize complex texts and incorporate multiple kinds of evidence purposefully in order to generate support writing”(Outcome 2), “ To produce complex, analytic, persuasive arguments that matter in academic contexts”(Outcome 3) and lastly, “To develop flexible strategies for revising, editing, and proofreading writing.”(Outcome 4)All of these different writing outcomes are

You will have 20 minutes to plan, write and revise an essay about the topic below. Your response will be judged on how well you develop a position, organize your ideas, present supporting details, and control the elements of standard written English. You should write 200-300 words.