1)Revision response:
1. Re-read the article Pandemics Are Not Wars by Alissa Wilkinson (https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/4/15/21193679/coronavirus-pandemic-war-metaphor-ecology-microbiome).
2. Then, revise the pre-semester reading response you wrote at the beginning of the semester. Remember that revision means making major changes to your response, not just correcting spelling/grammar. Think of your pre-semester response as your first draft, and this post-assessment response as your final draft. The prompt is below for reference.
Directions:
-Read the article Pandemics Are Not Wars by Alissa Wilkinson (https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/4/15/21193679/coronavirus-pandemic-war-metaphor-ecology-microbiome). You may need to read the article several times. Make notes on the side on questions this article brings up for you.
-Write a 3-5 paragraph summary and response to the article, which will include a one-paragraph summary, at least one integrated quotation, and at least one paraphrase. Include citations by putting the page number in parentheses after the sentence where you have used the source.
-This exercise should be typed and double-spaced.
-For the summary, consider the following: What is the articles main argument on the issue? What issue or situation is the article responding to? Why is this issue important at this particular point in time? What supporting arguments does it make? What evidence is provided? Where does that evidence come from?
-For the response, consider the following: What new questions or challenges about the issue does this article bring up for you? Or, what points or examples made in the article do you agree or disagree with? What is the basis of your agreement or disagreement?
2) Reflection response:
1. Read Sandra Giles essay Reflective Writing and the Revision Process (attached).
2. Make sure you have revised your Pre-Semester Reading Response (see assignment on Blackboard, also due Dec 10). You will be using it as evidence of your growth as a writer.
3. The Reflection is similar to a letter addressed to readers of your portfolio, introducing them to your work and your progress as a writer. You should use specific evidence (including quotes) from your own work, to support your argument about how you have grown as a writer.
-Audience: Yourself, your English 120 professor, and your future self as a graduating senior at Hunter College
Overview
-In “Reflective Writing and the Revision Process,” Sandra Giles says that reflecting on our writing helps us to apply the skills we learn in one class to another class: Students then become independent learners who can take what they learn about writing into the future beyond a particular class rather than remaining dependent on teachers or peer evaluators (198). The final reflective portfolio is your chance to observe your learning process and become this independent learner. It is your chance to examine what works for you and what doesnt. It is your chance to think about who you are as an academic writer.
Some Questions to Guide your Reflection:
Your tone in the essay can be both professional and personal. The essay should be in paragraph form, but it does not need to be formal. You should address the following questions in your reflection, but it does not have to be in this order the structure of the essay is up to you. You are also welcome to include other reflections on your growth as a writer, or anything else you feel is relevant.
Describe the revisions to your Pre-Semester Reading Response and your reasoning behind those revisions.
-How, specifically, did you use what youve learned in this class to revise?
-What differences do you see in your writing from the beginning of the semester until the end of the semester? What is the area you think you have improved the most?
-How do the papers show your growth as a critical reader and academic researcher? How do you see yourself and your future as a scholar contributing to the public conversation on a topic? Do you see any changes in the way you read news articles, academic articles or advertisements (such as public health ads)?
-How have you applied what you have learned in this class to writing assignments in your other courses? (If you have.)
-Think about you as a writernot just the writing in the portfolio. That is, address how your writing process has changed or improved in addition to how your writing improved.
-Be sure to reference evidence from your writing (such as your research paper) to support your claims.
-Add anything else youd like to add.
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