Jason Farrand

12/1/2015
Mrs. Thomas
Final Reflection
Reflection
1. Choose a song or musical composition that communicates your experience with
writing and UWRT 1102. Consider including a video of the song. Explain your choice.
If I had to pick one song that properly communicates my experience in UWRT 1102, I
think among a long list of songs that I would pick The Distance by Cake is my choice. I took the
last year off from school and now I am back as a full time student, so I have to do some
readjusting. In addition, I consider this year of school the "Get My Life Together" year because I
have had no idea what I have wanted to major in and I needed to pull my grades up. I believe that
I have been doing exactly what I set out to do. If I had a narrator narrating my life, they may be
saying something like, "He's going the distance. He's going for speed because he's racing and
pacing and plotting a course. He's fighting and biting and riding on his horse. He's going the
distance." I have really viewed this class one that has helped me with plotting my course.

2. If you were to teach this class, what ideas would you emphasis?
I really have no idea what I would emphasis other than what was already emphasized in
the class already. I did like the "They Say, I Say" perspective that was introduced in regards to

writing. It helped me see writing more as a conversation rather than simply typing a paper. I
think the only part that I would add more is some speaking in front of groups to generate a
conversation in a larger group compared to the small group meetings. However, due to time
constraints I do not know if it would be possible.

3. Explain how your understanding of rhetorical knowledge has changed over the
course of the semester using at least three examples from your writing (ex. Did you shift
an assignment to better fit a particular genre like a proposal?).
4. Explain how your critical reading has improved during the semester. (Ex. In what
ways did you read across texts for connections and patterns in your inquiry?)
The main way that I have seen my critical reading improve is that I now recognize how to
see and enter an ongoing conversation regarding an existing topic. Before, it was just information
that just stated what it needed to. It did not really connect to other areas.
5. Discuss your composing processes. Ex. Did you conduct additional research while
revising or after consulting a colleague? Provide at least three examples to support your
assertion.
My composing process is relatively simple. Once I have my topic, gathering some
sources is the top priority. Without content, it is rather difficult to begin writing a paper. These
sources usually help to build up a solid base from which to work with. These sources
6. Provide at least three examples of your knowledge of conventions (ex. sentence
level changes, MLA citations).

7. Critical Reflection: a) Discuss an example of choices made during a composition. b)

Explain what you think is most important in providing commentary on others work and
receiving commentary on your own. Provide at least three examples of your nuanced use
of commentary in your writing projects.
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