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It is very important to evaluate every source you use for credible references and information that is provided. One of the most important things I was reminded of from reading “Evaluating Sources” was seeing when the article was created and how current the information provided is. Knowledge from the article changes the way i read an article because before I can believe what I am reading I need to make sure it is credible. This knowledge can change the way I look at articles and information from the web because I need to make sure I know the difference between the writers own personal truth and facts.

A very great piece of advice from this article that really stood out to me was, “ A sentence must be felt by the reader, and a feeling is something that grows and fades like anything else that is alive. A line of weird shit unfold in space and time, not reveal itself all at once, for the simple reason that it cannot be read all at once.” This advice stuck out to me because it is very true and not usually thought about when the writer is writing. When writing, it is very important to remember to write a good flowing cohesive sentence, that “grows and fades.” I learned not to get a thought out all at once but rather to take a step back and look at how I can say my thoughts in a proper sentence that unfolds over time that will make the most sense of what I am trying to say. 

In the past, I have done many peer-reviews in the past and I have had both helpful and not very helpful tips suggested to me. Some of the most helpful tips were those reguarding my thesis. Tips on how to strengthen my thesis and I even find it helpful when I get pointers on the conclusion paragraph. I feel confident with the body paragraphs yet struggle with the beginning and end. Some of the least helpful tips have been grammatical tips. I feel that it is helpful for that very moment but in the long term, if you do not know a grammar rule you are the one that needs to study and do work on it. Something I like is having the ability to view other students work and have a different perspective of the assignment. Something I don’t like about peer review is if I don’t feel comfortable with my paper and it’s not my best work I get nervous people will judge it rather then help.

In this article, “Who will pay for the future if not robots,” the author uses rhetoric effectively to engage the reader. The author uses logos and asks questions to keep the reader interested and grasps their attention. Specifically, the logo of a human hand with money in it, while there is robotic parts attached to the arm, which shares a lot of informal details to what the reader is about to obtain after reading this article. Information about robotics taking over workforce, citizens losing their jobs, and what the concept of what a robot actual is.

Something from the article that surprised me was the importance of grabbing the readers attention. It is necessary to place important information right away to keep the reader enthralled. This technique could very easily be incorporated into my own writing by starting off each paper with a good thesis and fill the beginning with important facts or information based upon what I could be writing about. This is important to keep the reader interested, like a hook.

Looking back over my progress from Project 1, my pre-writing process looked fairly similar to what it has been since before coming to college. My process begins with taking notes and writing ideas of mine down for the topic then mentally putting it in an order I believe is suitable for the prompt. Brainstorming goes hand and hand with taking the notes, I tend to get scatter brain if i do not organize my paper and topics before I write it. I then outline my paper and relook and reread everything. Usually, after revising my outline it ends up looking completely different from my original. The aspect of my writing process I find most useful is writing down and taking notes in order of how I want the paper to look, this way I can stay on track with what I need to say. I always separate my paragraphs with different thoughts as well, trying not to jumble multiple thoughts in one clump. I could improve my writing process for Project 2 by giving myself more breaks so I mentally stay on track.

Someone who has greatly affected my writing is my AP Literature teacher in my senior year of high school. At the beginning of every class we were given an excerpt from a poem or novel and ten minutes to write an introduction paragraph with a strong thesis. This exercise helped my whole class feel more comfortable writing and when it came time for the AP test all of us felt prepared. Another person who positively affected my writing was my 8th grade english teacher. Not only did this teacher set me up for high school but she also set me up for life. Every student that has had her as a teacher no matter how old they may be now, will agree that her class was filled with effective preparation in writing and reading.

My writing experience so far is not the best. I try my hardest to take more advanced english and writing classes to learn and better myself because I understand how important and necessary writing is. I took AP english my senior year of high school which really strengthened my reading comprehension and I feel comfortable reading novels and literature from works written by William Shakespeare. Writing, however, I feel there is always room for improvement. The most difficult thing in writing for me I would say is having a very strong thesis.