Final Outcome Reflections

Using areas of the “University of New Mexico Outcomes for First-Year Composition”
(listed below) as a guide, write reflections for every Student Learning Outcome (SLO).
These reflections will basically be arguments for learning each SLO; in other words,
start with the following assertion and establish your argument from there: “Here’s what I
have learned this semester for this particular SLO.” (At least 100 words for each SLO)

• Help: For each project, you should have already turned in a paragraph for
each of these SLOs (typically three SLOs per project). Now, go back to each
SLO and write about how it applied to at least one other project. For each
SLO, you should have talked about at least two projects. You can (and
should) quote your projects and talk about the feedback you got for
improving. This is creating an argument about what you learned.

• More help: For each skill or piece of knowledge that you include in your
argument, provide evidence that you have learned what you claim to have
learned. The “evidence” that you provide will come from the writing and other
activities that you do this semester; use examples from those texts and
activities to show what you learned. In other words, it’s not enough just to tell
your audience you learned the outcome; you must SHOW how you learned
the outcome using evidence of your learning. See the Helpful Hints section
below for more guidance on what to use as evidence.

Rhetorical Situation and Genre

A. analyze, compose, and reflect on arguments in a variety of genres, considering

the strategies, claims, evidence, and various mediums and technologies that are
appropriate to the rhetorical situation

MWA 1: ACL Recovery

The way Rhetorical Analysis played a role in my writing was to give me an

understanding of what audience I will be writing to. I realized that my audience are a
bunch of college students that I don’t talk to and we all have a different topic to write
about. I understand that my audience has different outcomes. When I first wrote it I had
no outline or strategies to go by.But when we had our little groups of three or four that
really helped me a lot to use other peoples claims and ideas to better my writing.
MWA 2: Restaurant review

Rhetorical Situation I don't really think I used this very well. Due to me not having much
background knowledge on the place I chose. I also really didn't have much to go off. I
used the general public for my research since my place is located in my hometown. I
had to ask my Mom mostly because she knew the cook and that helped me out. The
cook also only had so much knowledge on the restaurant because he just works there.
There were a couple sites that had reviews and pictures but there wasn't enough
information to base off the history part.

Writing as a Social Act

B. describe the social nature of composing, particularly the role of discourse

communities at the local, national, and international level

Writing as a Social Act

MWA 3: Discourse Community

Being a part of my certain discourse community at a local level gives people a
chance to make a difference in certain communities such as doing a toy drive for
kids that can’t afford gifts. At a national level it gives certain people a chance to
make money at certain Harley stores such as Harley Davidson or local bike
stores. And at an international level it’s something that everyone in my discourse
community can do to connect with others around the world and to keep the
Harley business running and making money. When I wrote about this I had to
add examples. I could’ve added a picture of Toys for Tots but I didn’t.

MWA 1: ACL Recovery

When writing about my ACL recovery at a local level it shows that it’s not just me
that had a significant injury. In high school at my local level at different schools
and different districts there were other players that either tore their ACL like me
or something greater or less than me. At a national level there are many people
that have at least tore a ligament not just in sports but in other ways. Like for
example many professional players tore something when playing in the
NBA/WNBA or MLB or NFL. It doesn’t have to be these programs either. And
when it comes to an international level people across the world tore something
like the Olympics. Most athletes around the world have at least faced injuries.
 Writing as a Process

C. use multiple approaches for planning, researching, prewriting, composing,

assessing, revising, editing, proofreading, collaborating, and incorporating
feedback in order to make your compositions stronger in various mediums and
using multiple technologies

MWA 1: ACL Recovery

In the project I created I have started it off with writing as a process. Writing as a
process helped me figure out what I was going to write and where it was going to
take me in the end. Writing as a process plays a big role in my writing because it
was the main reason I was able to write about my event in the first place. It
brought out the good and the bad in what I couldn’t see and the pretty and the
ugly in what my writing brought out to others. I made some big changes to my
writing when I read it outloud to myself and when I read it out loud to my
roommate.

MWA 2: Restaurant Review

Writing as a process helped me evaluate the different things I was going to include
when writing a review. I was writing to give a review of a place only me and
probably most of the people in my hometown ate at before. So it was good for
me to use writing as a process to help me plan out how I was going to write
about it. As well as using my proofreading to get good feedback on my first draft.
I had to also incorporate the interviews I had with my mom and the cook into my
writing. As well as putting in pictures from my phone and off the internet.

Grammar and Usage

D. improve your fluency in the dialect of Standardized Written American English at
the level of the sentence, paragraph, and document

MWA 1: ACL Recovery

When I used Grammar and Usage in my first writing it wasn’t bad and at the same time
it wasn’t great. This was for my first MWA, my ACL Recovery, I had a couple run on
sentences and I wasn’t really hitting the main point from the syllabus. I also needed to
add more detail in the points of why it was so important to me. Especially with the part I
was writing about physical therapy. My writing was also a bit too long but I made it work.
The flow in the sentences were good. My sentences weren’t choppy and I had a good
flow. I needed to proofread it again before submitting it. But I was satisfied with what I
got and it was my first writing.

MWA 2: Restaurant Review

Grammar and Usage I believe I used this pretty well. I know my grammar isn't that bad.
I know I make a run on sentence at times, but I fixed all the mistakes that I made and
hopefully my audience can understand what I explained in my review. My writing is in
the average range but could be better if I tried. I had good feedback from my peers
before submitting my final review. This was my second MWA for my Restaurant review.I
know I could have worded some of my sentences better but I didn’t bother to look over it
again. I did better on this one then my first one with like a .5 points better.

E. analyze and describe the value of incorporating various languages, dialects,

and registers in your own and others’ texts

MWA 3: Discourse Community

The values of incorporating various languages helps make things simple. In my
discourse community using different hand signs was an example of this. We use it
when riding to help us communicate with each other without talking. It helps to keep
everyone on the same schedule and to make sure everyone knows when we get
gas or if someone needs to stop. It helps give others an understanding of the
certain strategies you must learn and understand to keep in contact with other
riders. As well as staying safe when traveling on a highway going about 70 miles
per hour.

MWA 1: ACL Recovery

I don’t think I used the values of incorporating various languages in my first two
writings. But I would say that it was included in my ACL recovery writing. When I
talked about the certain exercises I had to do in physical therapy is one example.
Because if you really think about it, many people that don’t play sports or don’t work
out wouldn’t know what a lunge or burpees look like. Or what’s the purpose of it?
Another thing could be the terms and hand signs used in softball. One word we
used in softball was called a pickle. It’s when you run between two bases trying not
to get tagged as well as trying to make it back safely. When I ran a pickle it didn’t
end so well and that’s why I wrote about it.
 Reflection

F. evaluate your development as a writer over the course of the semester and
describe how composting in multiple genres and mediums using various
technologies can be applied in other contexts to advance your goals

MWA 1: ACL Recovery

It was hard for me to write in reflection for my MWA 1 about my ACL Recovery. I
kept trying to write it in a story perspective instead of writing it from another
person's perspective. In my first feedback I was told to add more details about my
physical therapy section. I also had to describe the feeling of playing my first game
after coming back for about a year. I had to explain what the dirt felt like on the field,
the weather, the intensity in the crowd's voice and the joy and vibes I felt from the
team.

MWA 3: Discourse Community

Reflection I think I improved on this part a little. But I learned something new, I
learned that it's hard for me to write in different perspectives because all I've ever
written was stories or small essays. After my first MWA 1 about my ACL Recovery, I
got an idea what reflection was about and how I should use it in my next writings. I
had to use reflection in my MWA 3: Bike rallies. This was my Discourse community
and I had to write it in a way for others to understand the purpose of it. I had to
explain what it feels to be on a bike that’s traveling 70 mph or how it feels to be
around other bikers. As well as the things you could face when traveling.

Research

G. use writing and research as a means of discovery to examine your personal beliefs
in the context of multiple perspectives and to explore focused research questions
through various mediums and technologies

MWA 1: ACL Recovery

The research part gave me a topic to write about. It was the questions it asked that
helped me pick my topic. It’s like asking a child “what’s your favorite animal and
why?” Just like the prompt we were given, it gave me the idea to write about my
ACL journey. It also helps me understand that I’m not the only one that has had a
significant injury or memory that occurs in my life.We all had positive outcomes with
what prompt we chose. This prompt and research part helped me reflect on myself
 like a self check. It also gave me a chance to look back at photos and videos that
hold special memories that I might have forgotten.

MWA 2: Restaurant Review

The research part on this topic was a little complicated. I had to find resources in a
way that was outside of my comfort zone. One of the ways we were asked to find
information about the restaurant we wanted to write a review on was to interview
people within the restaurant. It could’ve been the manager of the place or the
workers or even just a person dining in. Another simple way to use research was to
use the internet. But for my choice of restaurant it was hard to find good feedback
on the place and it was in my small hometown. Some things that helped me with
this research were the questions I got back from my peers like “what kind of food is
served?” and “Who else could you ask other than the cook?”

H. integrate others’ positions and perspectives into your writing ethically,

appropriately, and effectively in various mediums and technologies

MWA: 3 Discourse community

Integrating others' positions into my writing is very important. When it comes to talking
about my discourse community (DC) I have to describe it in a way where they can
picture the whole thing. It’s kind of difficult to explain the feeling of riding, especially to
someone that has no interest in bikes. And to a person that has never been on a bike.
It’s a feeling that only you yourself could explain by being there and actually doing it. I
can use videos and pictures but being there in person is one of the best things to do.
But actually doing it and being there in person is the best way to get the full experience.

MWA 1: ACL Recovery

Integrating others’ positions into my writing is important. When it came to talking about
my ACL recovery it’s something not many like to talk about. For me it was something
that changed my perspective in playing sports and being a part of a team. It’s hard to
explain the emotions and struggles I faced with my ACL recovery. Many others like my
dad had different perspectives of tearing a ligament and going to physical therapy.
Being severely injured is something you don’t wish upon people so it’s difficult. The best
thing I did was give my writing detail in a way for the person to visualize what it felt like
to go to physical therapy and the pain.