English 103 Course Goals

1. Understand that persuasion-both visual and verbal-is integral to reading and composing. I feel that for the most part I understand this concept because with any type of reading or composition there is an element of persuasion to it, but at the same time this concept is still a bit fuzzy for me.

2. Understand how persuasive visual and verbal texts are composed for different audiences and different purposes. I understand that it is very important to take into account the type of audience you are speaking to because there is a big difference between talking to a group of your peers and a group of wealthy benefactors. You also need to think about what your purpose for writing is and then figure how to showcase that your purpose effectively: is it better to focus more on verb texts, visual texts, or is both necessary?

3. Develop effective strategies of invention, drafting, and revision for different rhetorical situations and individual composing styles. I feel that throughout this process I have learned many different ways of inventing, drafting, and revising my essays so that I can allow them to reach their full potential and really get my point across. You must think about what your trying to say, how you want to get it across, and what audience you are addressing. Not only are these strategies important for my own essays but they are also important for when I am looking critically over someone else’s essay. The more you develop your own effective strategies the better you will be at being able to help someone else develop their own strategies.

4. Compose texts in various media using solid logic, claims, evidence, creativity, and audience awareness. I definitely understand the importance of using solid logic, claims, and evidence to support your position and actually strengthen your position overall. With my multimedia project I found out how creativity can really help you get your audience’s attention. These two go both hand in hand. The more the creative you are the more you will gain your audience’s awareness.

5. Integrate primary and secondary research as appropriate to the rhetorical situation. I’m not really sure about the integration between primary and secondary research. I’m not really sure what primary and secondary research means exactly.

6. Develop strategies for becoming more critical and careful readers of both your own and others’ texts. I have definitely learned that it is very important to be very critical of your own and other’s texts because that is the only way for all of us to become better writers. It’s a great way for all of us to grow.

7. Demonstrate a professional attitude towards writing by focusing on the need for appropriate format, syntax, punctuation, and spelling. I feel that through this class I have found it to be very important to have good format, syntax, punctuation, and spelling because if you don’t your work looks elementary and weak.

8. Take responsibility for your own progress. I have throughout this process taken great responsibility for my own progress. I look at it as I’m my only worst enemy and I’m the only one in control of my own progress.

9. Develop the ability to work well with others on composing tasks. Through the group work I have learned how to better well work with others on composing tasks. Also putting our brains together really helps us all out in the end.