Reflection

Syeita Robinson Comp 1 Dr. Sherry For this goal I chose to focus on my packaging/synthesis. When connecting my genres I chose to do a website so that anyone, even those not associated with the Bloomsburg community would be able to locate it and get informed about Domestic Violence. When doing my research I chose to be broad and not focus on one specific race, age, or religion. On my help page I supplied information for not only women but men also. I included pictures of men in my slide show so that when individuals think of Domestic Violence they know that women are not only the victims of Domestic Violence. For this goal I chose to focus on my news article on Bride Burning. When reading about the deaths I wanted my audience to have a deep in-depth depiction of how the victims were killed and quotes from each victim so that my audience considered their lives and how they were taken. It allowed me to inform people on this horrific violence which many knew nothing of, even those in the United States from those countries. Throughout my project I focused on the pain of Domestic Violence. My images and details for each genre were very informative which allows my audience to interpret my argument against Domestic Violence. For my slide show I have vivid, emotional images of the damage Domestic Violence cause. The pictures I used throughout my project really caught individuals’ attention allowing the words to stick even stronger into people minds. They really complimented the argument I wanted to get across and the awareness of Domestic Violence. When it came time for me to form my genre for obituaries it was difficult for me not to include word for word from my sources to my genre. I wanted my audience to have clear defining aspect as to what happen to these victims how I did when I found the articles and read them. After I revised them and cited my source I was very pleased with my personal word choice and think that my audience will get the same effect I did when reading the original obituaries. Before considering Domestic Violence for my topic, I had many other options such as Sexual Assault, Autism, Obesity, and Eating Disorders. However, when I came across Domestic Violence I realized that many other students chose those topics and Domestic Violence was over looked by not only students but individuals all over the world. After doing a little research it hit me how Domestic Violence had become an epidemic and still people chose not to consider the harm that it brought to innocent individuals and families. While completing his project, I became educated on how to present a project through different writings other than just a research paper. Learning all of these different approaches to present made me think beyond my usual style in getting others aware of important topics such as Domestic Violence. I enjoyed being creative and creating my brochures, obituaries, news articles, and other genres to present to the class. What I enjoyed most was creating my website and bringing all of my genres together so that I could not only inform my class, or other students in Bloomsburg University, but also individuals around the world. At first I was against creating genres, bringing them to class, and also search for examples for those genres on the web. However, while going through the process I came to realize that by doing those steps, it allowed us to pace ourselves into making our project a whole. Instead of having to complete the project at once it allowed us to correct many mistakes and present Dr. Sherry with what should be a complete project. If I was ever to consider changing my major to teach children, I would love to use this process to my students. Being a student for so long I can personally agree with students who dislike when teachers give them an assignment to complete in one or two weeks that is worth a great percentage of their grade. This process was not overwhelming and it allowed me to fully consider Domestic Violence myself rather than pasting statistics or incidents on a page, this process allowed all of my research to stick with me for a lifetime.
 * A. Students will be able to compose for particular audiences and purposes.**
 * B. Students will be able to compose using language and conventions appropriate to genre.**
 * C. Students will be able to read, select, and use evidence critically to formulate and support arguments.**
 * D. Students will be able to interpret and compose in a variety of media and print/non-print genres.**
 * E. Students will be able to discuss and apply appropriate writing processes both individually and in collaborative contexts.**
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