SDSU The Journey to Ones Dreams Discussion

When you are done with your essay, you will submit this charting and reflection assignment. It helps me understand what you have set out to do in your essay. You also earn points for this.

I WILL PROVIDE THE ESSAY WHEN YOU ACCEPT THE ASSIGNMENT

1. What is your inquiry question? What is your answer?
2. What is your mentor text? Please note this must be one of the provided mentor texts.
3. Mentor Text General Observations: Create a list of at least five key features (use of evidence, rhetorical strategies, Reid strategies, organizational patterns, appeals) in your mentor text. For each one you name, answer the following questions: 1) How did you incorporate this into your paper? Be specific, pointing to specific things in the text. 2) Were there any you chose not to include? Why?

1. What magazine did you publish your essay in? (Please note that this must be a magazine which publishes personal essays.) (Please include a hyperlink to your magazine website.)
2. Based on who might read this magazine, who is your primary audience for this essay? Based on who reads this magazine, what do you assume this author believes about your topics? How did you appeal specifically to that audience?
3. What are you most proud of in this essay? Be specific.
4. What were your greatest challenges in drafting this essay? Be specific.
5. What rhetorical strategies did you use in this essay? What appeals did you hope this would evoke in your audience? Appeals and strategies are NOT the same thing.
6. Think back to the Reid strategies you wanted to focus on or the things you indicated you wanted to work on in this course? Name them. For each one, evaluate how successful you were in developing that strategy and why.
7. Your Evidence: You need a minimum of three credible outside sources for this essay. For each source: 1) name the source and provide a hyperlink or MLA/APA citation; 2) discuss how you used it, what it added to your discussion.
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