Jordian’s English 207 Blog

April 3rd, 2009

Resume’s

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Resume’s are a visual account of one’s experience’s in the work force, as well as their qualifications and employee qualities, that presents them in a way that is marketable to employers and companies. I first started working on resumes back in 6th grade. At the time I wasn’t too aware of what they were, nor […]

March 30th, 2009

Revision

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Revision is the process of reading through a writing, to correct any type of errors that may need correcting. Some would also call this process proofreading. It is important to revise and proofread to ensure that your intended message is delivered at its highest quality. Revision can be done by anyone; students, self, peers, professors, […]

March 27th, 2009

Peer Review

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My peer review session went well. My group and I, took the time to discuss each other’s rough drafts in depth. This allowed us to both give and receive instrumental feedback, that will help us finalize the developemtns of our paper.

March 25th, 2009

Rhetorical Analysis Questions

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There’s not too many questions I have regarding what is required in the analysis. The assignment is pretty well layed out and the expectations are pretty clear. Although, I am struggling a little bit with a 3-5 page analysis. It seems quite long for a 45 sec PSA. I’ll make it work though. In my […]

March 23rd, 2009

PSA Citation

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“PSA Announcment: New Technology” 22 January 2009. You Tube. Video. 23 March 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq_3rlAcnOg In Text: (Author) or (“Some of title”) (“New Technlogy”)

March 23rd, 2009

Rhetorical Analysis Grading Criteria

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1. The author establishes credibility. 2. Good approach to the audience. (Shows understanding of who audience is) 3. Well written and clear message. 4. Creativity and delivery/appeal of message. 5. Clear understanding of appeal usage. (ethos, pathos, logos) 6. Clear thesis statement. 7. Analyzing how the author’s specific writing choices help fulfill author’s purpose.

March 20th, 2009

Rhetorical Analysis PSA

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I chose this PSA because it forecasts some of the possibilities that may arise from a huge technological advance, such as automated food machines. I think the PSA does a good job at providing pictures of such machines allowing the reader to visually understand what the author is talking about.

March 18th, 2009

Rhetorical Analysis

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One technique that the author used that stuck out to me was the use of logos to appeal to the audiene. Alot of the examples that were cited where used to relate to the intended audience. In my opinion, this was the greatest technique used in this article. After reading seeveral samples and considering my past […]

March 16th, 2009

Spring Break

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For the Spring Break of 2009, I went home to Columbus Oh. I didn’t really do much but it provided me with a time to relax and reflect. I spent a lot of time in the library, at the gym, and with my hometown friends. I really enjoyed having the freedom to go about my […]

March 6th, 2009

My experiences with portfolios.

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The only two times i’ve come in contact with portfolios are in my two English classes, English 111, and English 112. The basic concept behind these two porfolio’s was to organize all of our papers for the semester and sumbit them all together for the prof or teacher to grade. I have viewed a few […]

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