Reflection on Project 1 Draft

How Does My Draft Stack Up?

Gosselin, Bret "Peer Edit Picture" (7/13/2011) via Flickr Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License

I peer reviewed Sam and Lauren's drafts, and in doing so, learned more about my project. This reflection will illustrate the requirements I need to meet, and address whether I've met them or not. I will need to please my audience, and provide context.

My Audience

• Who is going to be reading this?
• This QRG could be read by anyone, but may interest people that focus on how our society works.
• For the sake of grading, this will be read by peers and the professor of my English 109H course.
• What are their values and expectations?
• The average reader will expect me to put my issue in context, to provide them with details, quotes, and opinions from both sides.
• Correct grammar, structure, and spelling are also important.
• My guide should be easy to navigate and understand.
• Readers will want to come away from my reading with a general understanding of the issue I am addressing
• I am meeting these expectations, but I will be going back to refine grammar issues.
• How much information should I give them?
• I will include quotes from credible sources to give my audience evidence.
• If my audience wants to learn more about the quote or the topic addressed by the statement, they can easily follow a provided hyperlink to the source of the quote for more information.
• What kind of language is suitable?
• The language should be clear and concise, and will not confuse the reader.
• Formal language isn't required, rather casual / conversational language (this is not slang) should be used to address the audience in a straightforward manner.
• What tone should I use?
• The Guide should be written using an informational tone
• I use this tone consistently in my QRG.

Context

• What are the formatting requirements for this assignment?
• Subheadings that separate sections of the Guide
• Visual data to enhance the reader's experience and give them another way to understand the issue
• Links to more information that the reader can choose to explore
• Points of entry should be everywhere, the guide should be easily accessible and understood no matter where the reader decides to begin
• White space allows the reader to more easily follow the flow of the text
• Concise paragraphs, as well as the Guide itself, should be clear and simple for the reader to understand and not take up too much space
• I use all of these conventions in my QRG, but I should go back and make sure my paragraphs are as concise as they should be, and will be citing my images in my final draft (until then each image becomes a link to its source).
• What are the content requirements for this assignment?
• The content of the QRG should be comprised of facts, specific examples and original ideas.
• It should inform the reader, and allow them to form their own opinion on the issue presented.
• I properly incorporate all of these to create my content, but I may need to provide more content / explanation in certain sections of my QRG.
• Does my draft reflect gained knowledge as well as my own ideas?
• Yes. I have included quotes from other sources, formatted and adjusted how I use them based on what I've learned in class, and incorporated my own thoughts and perceptions.
• Have I addressed any grammatical issues?
• I have addressed grammatical issues that have interfered with my writing in the past.
• However, it seems that wordy sentences may still be restricting my writing, so I will go back to my Draft and remedy this issue.