Question one
Consider all of the different audiences you encounter throughout the day on a weekly basis. Who do you talk to and encounter? How do you change your approach with each audience? Do you speak differently to friends than you do to your children? If you have to call an insurance company, do you speak differently to the agent on the phone than to your grandmother? Describe at least two interactions and how they are different from one another. You might want to include two interactions that describe your life situation, like where you work or live.
Your response should be at least two hundred words. No references or citations are necessary.
Question two.
Please respond to this prompt by reflecting upon your own writing process. You may choose to use the guiding questions/prompts below as a way to begin your reflection; however, you do not have to address all of the questions. The objective of this reflection is to become better acquainted with the process that you go through when writing.
Recalling the last correspondence that you wrote, what was your process? For example, if the last correspondence you wrote was an email, what was your process in writing that email?
Do you approach each academic writing assignment in the same way?
What are your feelings about writing? Have you always had these feelings?
Do you have the same feelings about all writing or just writing for which you will receive a grade?
Do you begin by gathering your thoughts or by writing down everything you know?
Do you always follow the same process every time you write, or does your process seem to change depending upon what you are writing?
How does your process change (if at all) between writing prepared for work versus writing prepared for your academics?
What is your best outline of your process for an essay?
Did you find any of the materials in Unit II about process particularly helpful or inspirational? Why?
Did you find the notion of "invention" as a canon of rhetoric to be interesting or productive? Why?
What was your process for writing this reflection?
Question three
Consider moments in your life when you have received truly eye opening feedback. You may consider this moment in the context of your academic career, professional career, or personal life. Use the following as guiding questions:
What was the experience like?
What did you learn about yourself?
How did you respond to the feedback at the time that it was given?
Did you see it as constructive criticism or as an attack on your work?
How did you learn from the experience?
In what ways did the experience help you to grow in terms of the skills you were trying to master?
Your response should be at least two hundred words. No references or citations are necessary.
Question four
illustrations can help to convey a point or to exemplify an idea that a writer is trying to communicate. No doubt, you find yourself in situations all the time in which you must use illustrations. Think about a time when you conveyed a point to someone-a friend, relative, coworker, or colleague-and used an exceptionally apt illustration to drive home a point. You can also write about a time that someone provided you with an enlightening example that crystalized an idea for you. You might also choose to write about how you use illustrations in your daily life.
Do you use illustrations to teach others? How have you used examples to win an argument, teach your child a difficult lesson, or to explain a problem? In what ways are illustrations a part of your daily interactions with others?
Your response should be at least two hundred words. No references or citations are necessary.