portfolio introduction final

 Yu  Yu 1

James Yu Professor Greg McClure Writing 39B 2015.12.09 Portfolio Introuction In !riting 39B" !e are re#uire to meet t$e o%&ecti'es of unerstaning t$e conce(t of  r$etoric an r$etorical situations" an anal)*e t$em e+clusi'el). ,o ,o reac$ t$e goal" !e nee to stu) t$e te+ts closel) an e+(lain t$e elements !it$in t$e r$etorical situation. We are also re#uire to reflect our o!n im(ro'ements u(on com(leting t$e ma&or assignments. In t$is s$o!case of m) final (ortfolio I !ill %e illustrating !$at I $a'e learne t$roug$out t$e ten!ee course. /s a !riter" m) strengt$ is to 'alue eac$ (iece of information carefull) an use t$em correctl) to en$ance m) claims. n t$e ot$er $an" one of m) !eanesses is t$at I generali*e m) statements too often instea of eli'ering s(ecific escri(tions. ,$e first lin I (ro'ie is eicate to our first ma&or assignment" $etorical /nal)sis. ,$e o%&ecti'e of t$is (a(er is to closel) stu) t$e assigne %oo"  I Am Legend " an anal)*e $o! oes t$e aut$or set u( t$e r$etorical situation in orer to con'e) $is (oint in t$e no'el. In t$is (age" I u(loae t$e first an t$e final raft of / (a(ers &ust to (ro'ie t$e ifference %et!een t$e re'ise !or an t$e initial !or. ater" I (ro'ie a %rief introuction to t$is assignment an t$e curation of t$e (rocess" in !$ic$ I (ice t!o (laces t$at I re'ise in t$is assignment. I also (oste ot$er relate !ors incluing t$e (re!riting an e+(loration4 an (eer re'ie!. ,$e (re!riting e+ercise ga'e us a glance of t$e ma&or assignment it %asicall) !as a s$ort 'ersion of t$e / assignment. ,$e (eer re'ie! $a mentione se'eral (oints t$at I coul im(ro'e on most of t$em !ere !arning t$at t$ere !ere too man) general statement.

 Yu  Yu 2

,$is assignment" as a turning (oint" $el(s me reali*e m) o!n !eanesses an im(ro'es me to %ecome a %etter !riter. M) greatest strengt$ of t$e !or is t$at m) su((orting e'iences $a'e successfull) strengt$ene t$e claims I mae in eac$ (aragra($. 6(ecificall)" t$e re'ie!er commente t$at t$e e'iences in %o) (aragra($s o (erform a goo &o% of sta)ing on to(ic.4 n t$e ot$er $an" one of m) !eanesses in t$is assignment is t$at m) arguments !ere too  %roa an $ar to efine !it$in t$e re#uire lengt$. lengt$. 6ince I $a'e mae man) general statements in t$e first raft of /" I %asicall) re!rote t$e !$ole essa) in t$e re'ision in orer to anal)*e t$e stor) irectl) an s(ecificall). /fter all" I $a !ritten a reflection essa) on t$e  (erformance I i for t$is assignment. ,$e lesson t$at I learne from t$is assignment is 'er) crucial" !$ic$ is to !rite irectl) an s(ecificall). ,$e ne+t (age %elongs to t$e IP (ro&ect essa)" !$ere I inclue all t$e !ritings I $a'e one t$at are relate to t$is (ro&ect. 7or t$is (ro&ect !e $a'e to emonstrate our unerstaning in t$e materials a%out t$e r$etoric an (resent it in t$e form of essa)"  (resentation" or s$ort film. ur grou( ecie to o o a s$ort film calle 8o More"4 an t$e lin can %e foun in t$e $ome (age as !ell as in t$e IP essa) (age. 6imilar to t$e format in / essa) (age" I u(loae t$e first raft an final raft of t$e IP reflection essa)s" inicating t$e im(ro'ement from one to t$e ne+t. I %riefl) introuce t$e (ur(ose of oing t$is (ro&ect an t$en follo!e u( !it$ fe! re'ision (oints t$at $el(e strengt$en m) reflection essa). I $a'e also inclue t$e (ro&ect (lan t$at !e !rote %efore !e starte filming" t$e (eer re'ie! t$at I recei'e from m) (artner" an t$e reflection essa) of %ot$ t$e ot$er class an our class. ,$oug$ t$e (eer re'ie! !as not as $el(ful as t$e one in / assignment since I !as oing %etter in t$is IP (ro&ect" it i %ring u( some (oints t$at I coul use to im(ro'e m) !oring an etails. It is mentione in m) re'ision (art of IP essa) t$at I $a'e use $is suggestion to relate our (rotagonists life to t$e college stuents in real life.

 Yu  Yu 3

/s a e'elo(ing !riter" m) strengt$ in oing t$is assignment is to s(ecificall) reflect m) o!n !or. ,$at is" I $a'e o'ercome m) !eaness o%ser'e in t$e / (a(er an im(ro'e in m) reflection (a(er %) anal)*ing m) o!n !or in etails. :es(ite t$e fact t$at t$e focus of reflection essa) !as ifferent from t$e focus of r$etorical anal)sis" I !as a%le to clearl) con'e) m) (oints %) going in e(t$ of m) !riting an !as not afrai to %e s(ecific. ,$e !eaness t$at I nee to tacle on rig$t no! is m) grammar sill. ,$is (art coul tae time to im(ro'e %ecause I am use to t$e ;nglis$ grammar rule.