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What challenges did you face during the Quick Reference Guide project and how did you deal with them?
I found that I had a challenge with being repetitive in my QRG. It was hard to present all of my information regarding all of the different topics without touching back on information that I had already mentioned. How I got around that was by only making a brief nodd to the previously mentioned information, without going into it in extensive detail again. I also struggled with the idea of statistics in my QRG in particular because few statistics I could find were up to date. The way that I dealt with this was by referencing the data as evidence for an argument but not an argument that could stand on its own.
What successes did you experience on the project and how did they happen?
I had success with the number of references, quotes and evidence I used from individual sources. I linked back to other articles as often as I could and felt that really strengthened the credibility of the QRG. I didn't throw in any wordy or unnecessary quotes, but included them where they fit and I feel that they brought variety and intrigue to the QRG.
What kinds of arguments, rhetorical strategies, design choices and writing practices did you find the most effective for your project? Why?
Thesis statements and inclusive summaries were useful in this genre, but not in the format that I am familiar with. They were important in communicating that purpose of the QRG in an understandable way. The use of white space was a concept I wasn't familiar with but it was extremely effective for accurately presenting the QRG genre. The genre is meant to be easy to read and informative and that can't be don't if it's all just bulks of text.
Thesis statements and inclusive summaries were useful in this genre, but not in the format that I am familiar with. They were important in communicating that purpose of the QRG in an understandable way. The use of white space was a concept I wasn't familiar with but it was extremely effective for accurately presenting the QRG genre. The genre is meant to be easy to read and informative and that can't be don't if it's all just bulks of text.
What kinds of arguments, rhetorical strategies, design choices and writing practices did you find were not effective for your project? Why?
I found that PIE was not of much use to me in a summary QRG like this. That typical strategy is something that I'm familiar with in an argument setting and it didn't come into play very much here. It was also exceedingly wordy for a genre meant to be brief. I also found that I needed to actively avoid taking a stance on the debate in my QRG because it was meant to be informative for the audience.
I found that PIE was not of much use to me in a summary QRG like this. That typical strategy is something that I'm familiar with in an argument setting and it didn't come into play very much here. It was also exceedingly wordy for a genre meant to be brief. I also found that I needed to actively avoid taking a stance on the debate in my QRG because it was meant to be informative for the audience.
How was the writing process for this project similar to other school writing experiences you’ve had in the past?
The peer editing of this assignment was probably the most familiar element of it. The comments from my peers were moderately similar to those I have received in the past, even though they were very particularly focused toward reading that we did for this class, they were still familiar topics.
The peer editing of this assignment was probably the most familiar element of it. The comments from my peers were moderately similar to those I have received in the past, even though they were very particularly focused toward reading that we did for this class, they were still familiar topics.
How was the writing process for this project different from other school writing experiences you’ve had in the past?
The format of the QRG itself made it very different than any other school writing experience I've ever had. The speed of the assignment and the progression of it were very different than the typical draft, edit, turn in format of other writing experiences. The electronic element of the QRG writing process was also extremely different than what I'm used to.
The format of the QRG itself made it very different than any other school writing experience I've ever had. The speed of the assignment and the progression of it were very different than the typical draft, edit, turn in format of other writing experiences. The electronic element of the QRG writing process was also extremely different than what I'm used to.
Would any of the skills you practiced for this project be useful in your other coursework? Why or why not?
The ability to write in a briefer style is certainly going to be useful in other writings we do in this class, simply because it is important to write as directly as possible and not waste a readers time with unneeded fluff in the writing.
The ability to write in a briefer style is certainly going to be useful in other writings we do in this class, simply because it is important to write as directly as possible and not waste a readers time with unneeded fluff in the writing.
I totally do not relate to any of this, which I think is awesome. We're totally different writers in totally different majors, and that diversity really speaks to how great this school is. In regard to your reflection, I think I differ the most on challenges. You say you had trouble being repetitive. For me, the opposite was true. I had trouble fitting all the aspects of mine into one Quick Reference Guide, while covering the various major points.
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