Peer Review 15

In this post, I will peer review the content of Gabby Dietrich's editorial report.

Looking at the changes she made, I like that she combined several ideas to make the entire script more connected. I also think that using a science project as an example of procrastination was a smart move.

Since Gabby is working with a QRG, I suggest including photos of her "to do" lists or maybe past projects. Just an idea. Also, I would make sure the content of the QRG is short and to the point because that is a crucial convention of the genre.

Editorial Report 15b

In this post, I will provide an edited and revised part of my script for my podcast.

Rough Cut:

As project 2 came around, I was incredibly motivated to get an A on this one to save my grade from the last project. After reading the major project assignment document, I found project 2 to be rather interesting. I decided to get a head start and email a few physiology professors about interviews. After anxiously waiting for days, I got only denied responses about meeting. I started to stress out after the 8^th professor emailed me back saying now was not a good time for interviews. So I was already behind with this project due to the delayed responses of professors. 

When I did go to my interviews I was really nervous because I had never been the one interviewing I was always the one interviewed. This was definitely a new situation that I had to adapt to. Once I finally got my interviews done, I made sure to put all my energy into making a flawless QRG. I researched all the genre conventions as well as the project requirements. I felt much more confident turning this assignment in and when I got my grade back I was ecstatic. I put a lot more time into this project and learned how to adapt to a completely new situation.

Revised Cut:

As project 2 came around, I was incredibly motivated to get an A on this one to save my grade from the last project. After reading the major project assignment document, I found project 2 to be rather interesting. Critical thinking and composing is incredibly important and will only become more important as I grow older. I will need to know how to speak to others professionally or in a way that fits whatever situation I am in. I also loved the idea that this one was focused on talking to professionals in my field. 

I decided to get a head start and email a few physiology professors about interviews. After anxiously waiting for days, I got only denied responses about meeting. I started to stress out after the 8^th professor emailed me back saying now was not a good time for interviews. So I was already behind with this project due to the delayed responses of professors. This was probably the most difficult part of the project because the physiology professors that finally replied to me willing to be interviewed had offices off campus in the heath building. So I had to find means of transportation. 

When I did go to my interviews I was really nervous because I had never been the one interviewing I was always the one interviewed. This was definitely a new situation that I had to adapt to. Once I finally got my interviews done, I made sure to put all my energy into making a flawless QRG. I researched all the genre conventions as well as the project requirements. I felt much more confident turning this assignment in and when I got my grade back I was ecstatic. I put a lot more time into this project and learned how to adapt to a completely new situation.

Answers to Audience Questions:

Again, after listening to my first rough cut, I concluded that it was not detailed enough. Therefore, i decided to make each section of my podcast more detailed.

This only changed the form of my podcast by making it longer. 

Editorial Report

In this post, I will talk about how the content of my script changed.

Rough Cut:

Our first project, the rhetorical awareness one, I decided to do a college essay because my logic was.. obviously I know how to write a college essay, this will be SO easy and not that time consuming.  So I pushed off all my blog posts until Sunday night. I soon learned this is the most ineffective way to do blog posts. I had no idea how time consuming they really were. At first, I thought I could just bullshit my way through them, but I realized that these blog posts are actually crucial for my project! That was my very first epiphany of the semester for this course.

 I was wrong. My first project grade was a rude awakening. I went into sean’s office hours and reviewed my project 1 with him, which is when I learned the actual purpose of the project. Because I had done this project so quickly, I didn’t research enough and I picked a very broad topic to focus on. That was my first and major mistake. To sum it all up, Project 1 taught me the meaning of time management skills, I realized that this course is just as crucial and time consuming as my chemistry course. I also learned that detailed and close research is very important.

Revised Cut:

For first project, the rhetorical awareness one, I decided to do a college essay because my logic was.. obviously I know how to write a college essay, this will be SO easy and not that time consuming. Time was of the essence that week because I had my first chemistry exam coming around. So I pushed off all my blog posts until Sunday night. I soon learned this is the most ineffective way to do blog posts. I had no idea how time consuming they really were. At first, I thought I could just bullshit my way through them, but I realized that these blog posts are actually crucial for my project! That was my very first epiphany of the semester for this course.

Additionally, I simply skimmed over the major project assignment sheet that included everything there is to know about the project. I basically thought that because I was writing a college essay, I could just whip one out the night before the due date and I already knew what I was doing because Ive written countless college essays in my time.

 I was wrong. My first project grade was a rude awakening. I went into sean’s office hours and reviewed my project 1 with him, which is when I learned the actual purpose of the project. Because I had done this project so quickly, I didn’t research enough and I picked a very broad topic to focus on. That was my first and major mistake. To sum it all up, Project 1 taught me the meaning of time management skills, I realized that this course is just as crucial and time consuming as my chemistry course. I also learned that detailed and close research is very important.


Answers to Audience Questions:

I changed the content by making it longer and more detailed. This provided more insight on project one.

The form didn't really change, other than my podcast now being a longer duration. 

Open Post to Peer Reviewers

In this post, I will provide a rough cut of my podcast.

The rough cut can be found here.

For this project, I decided to do a podcast. First of all, I wasn't really sure how to make my podcast interesting to the audience so I included little cuts of a song in the beginning, middle, and end of my podcast. I'm happy with my content because I've said everything about my experiences in this course. Let me know if anything needs to be changed! :)

Peer Review for Ben Macklin

In this post, I will peer review Ben Macklin's content outline and make a brainstorming suggestion.

I think Ben's outline definitely proves that he understands the project 4 assignment. He talks about his past writing experiences and how his skills have grown throughout the semester.

Considering that this is an outline, there is not much detail and development. But I think Ben is off to a great start, he just needs to include specific examples of what he talks about.

I think Ben should talk about how his skills will help him in the future and how he had benefitted from this course.

Production Report 14b

In this post, I will provide the rough material of the third body section of my content outline.

Body Section #3

As project 2 came around, I was incredibly motivated to get an A on this one to save my grade from the last project. After reading the major project assignment document, I found project 2 to be rather interesting. Critical thinking and composing is incredibly important and will only become more important as I grow older. I will need to know how to speak to others professionally or in a way that fits whatever situation I am in. I also loved the idea that this one was focused on talking to professionals in my field. I decided to get a head start and email a few physiology professors about interviews. After anxiously waiting for days, I got only denied responses about meeting. I started to stress out after the 8^th professor emailed me back saying now was not a good time for interviews. So I was already behind with this project due to the delayed responses of professors. This was probably the most difficult part of the project because the physiology professors that finally replied to me willing to be interviewed had offices off campus in the heath building. So I had to find means of transportation. When I did go to my interviews I was really nervous because I had never been the one interviewing I was always the one interviewed. This was definitely a new situation that I had to adapt to. Once I finally got my interviews done, I made sure to put all my energy into making a flawless QRG. I researched all the genre conventions as well as the project requirements. I felt much more confident turning this assignment in and when I got my grade back I was ecstatic. I put a lot more time into this project and learned how to adapt to a completely new situation.

Production Report

In this post, I will provide the rough material from my second body section of my content outline.

Body Section #2

"Our first project, the rhetorical awareness one, I decided to do a college essay because my logic was.. obviously I know how to write a college essay, this will be SO easy and not that time consuming. Time was of the essence that week because I had my first chemistry exam coming around. So I pushed off all my blog posts until Sunday night. I soon learned this is the most ineffective way to do blog posts. I had no idea how time consuming they really were. At first, I thought I could just bullshit my way through them, but I realized that these blog posts are actually crucial for my project! That was my very first epiphany of the semester for this course. Additionally, I simply skimmed over the major project assignment sheet that included everything there is to know about the project. I basically thought that because I was writing a college essay, I could just whip one out the night before the due date and I already knew what I was doing because Ive written countless college essays in my time. I was wrong. My first project grade was a rude awakening. I went into sean’s office hours and reviewed my project 1 with him, which is when I learned the actual purpose of the project. Because I had done this project so quickly, I didn’t research enough and I picked a very broad topic to focus on. That was my first and major mistake. To sum it all up, Project 1 taught me the meaning of time management skills, I realized that this course is just as crucial and time consuming as my chemistry course. I also learned that detailed and close research is very important."

For this project, I will be doing a Podcast. Therefore, I tried to keep my body section very descriptive to keep the audience engaged. I also did not want to make it too long so I would not lose my audience's attention.

Production Schedule

In this post, I will provide a detailed schedule for project 4.

What is to be done	Location	Date	Resources
Reflect on old projects	Library	4/30	Laptop
Create content outline	Library	5/1	Laptop
Create Script	Library	5/2	Laptop
Record Podcast	Library	5/3	Laptop
Revise Podcast	LIbrary	5/4	Laptop

Content Outline

In this post, I will create my content outline for project 4.

Opening Section:

In the opening section I will talk about how I got into this course, what my motives were and how I had felt prior to my first day of class.

Body Section #1:

I will explain how my first day of class was and how I underestimated this course. I’ll also bring up my plan on how I was going to be successful in English 109H.

• ·      Talk about how I took AP English and literature classes in high school
• ·      Talk about how I initially misunderstood the context of this course

Body Section #2:

This body section will focus on my experiences with project one. I will talk about what I learned, how my perspective changed, and what my successes and challenges were.

• ·      Talk about why I chose to do a college essay
• ·      Talk about blog posts
• ·      Talk about how I didn’t fully read the major project assignment sheet
• ·      Talk about how time consuming this project was

Body Section #3:

This body section will focus on my experiences with project two. I will also talk about what I learned from this project, how my perspective changed, and what my successes and challenges were.

• ·      Talk about how I was much more motivated to get an A on this project
• ·      Talk about how much research I did
• ·      Talk about how difficult it was to organize interviews

Body Section #4:

This body section will focus on my experiences with project three. I will also talk about what I learned from this project, how my perspective changed, and what my successes and challenges were.

• ·      Talk about how difficult it was to figure out imovie (lol)
• ·      Talk about how I emailed students and asked for help
• ·      Talk about how I made sure to start on my script early

Closing Section:

I will wrap up my podcast by explaining my overall experience in this course and how what I have learned will help me in the future.