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One thing I liked about our course was the number of assignments we had and the time in between each of them. I felt like the big assignments were spaced out enough to where it didn't feel like we couldn't keep up or that we didn't have time. One thing that I thought could have improved is the amount of hands on activities we did. I personally am more of a hands on learner and felt that it could have helped me. One teaching method that I thoroughly enjoyed was how we read any article we were analyzing out loud as a class. I found that by hearing it out loud I got a better understanding of the overall message. 

I found my infographic on the USDA’s (The United States Department of Agriculture) website. I believe the intended audience is people who have the power to change what goes on in our school’s. The images purpose is persuade change in students’ eating habits while at school. Yes, I believe that the image uses logos and ethos because it contains statements about schools’ eating habits now and provides trustable facts from the USDA. The image contains elements of CRAP. Contrast being all the different colors and images, Repetition being the constant reminder of students being the number one priority, Alignment being the organization of the images and the facts surrounding them, and Proximity being how the number at the top of each fact relates to the words under it. This image reflects my subject because my subject is education and this image pertains to students and their eating habits at school. 

Something that I really enjoyed about English 101 with Professor Swinson was how organized she is. Professor Swinson always laid out what we were doing for the week and even the entire semester. She always let us know what was going to be expected of us and how we can find/manage the time to do it. However, I think the grading weight system could be improved. I had some unfortunate circumstances while one of our projects was in it’s prime of being composed and submitted. Due to me not performing well on one of the projects, my grade is going to suffer even though I performed well on the other projects. Overall, this course is a great first year class for freshman as they transition from high school to college. 

The writing process is a universal process that I feel allows you to produce the best writing that you have the ability to compose. It is very useful outside of English class, and even outside of school. Writing papers is something that has become a regular occurrence in my life and this process is something I have been using for every single one. I have already used the writing process outside of English class. I have used it in my UNI class, criminology class, and my political science class for my major. When I use the writing process, I create a rough draft, revise, have someone else look over it, and then create my final copy. 

I do believe that my writing has significantly improved this semester because I find it easier to write in general. I very rarely have the time period before beginning an assignment where I am stuck and do not know how to begin an essay. I can also tell it has improved because I do it so frequently. My major courses require lots of writing which has naturally made me better at getting my ideas onto paper. 

I feel as if my writing has improved this semester because I have learned about new tools and guides that would help structure my writing. I have also learned of literary devices that help make my writing stronger. By writing multiple drafts I have found myself better supporting the claims made in my writing and citing from more credible and reliable sources. 

In the original argument, the article talked about food insecurity during breaks where the dining hall would close. I expanded on the idea and talked about food insecurity on campus overall. I wanted to show in my infographic how big the problem was and give a visual representation of it through graphs and graphics.