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Final Reflection

This presentation delves into my strengths, challenges, and a strategic plan for overcoming obstacles in advanced composition. It highlights core strengths such as thesis development, unity, and coherence, while also addressing weaknesses related to mechanics, structure, and specificity. The plan of action outlines a three-step approach: Pre-writing, Writing, and Post-writing, detailing methods to enhance my writing process through organization and feedback. The discussion concludes with a personal artifact reflecting deep emotional insights from my grandfather's passing, connecting personal experience with writing growth.

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Final Reflection

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  1. Final Reflection ENGL 310-02 Advanced Composition Spring 2013

  2. Purpose The purpose of this presentation is to discuss my strengths, challenges, and a plan of action to address challenges moving forward in advanced composition.

  3. Strengths • Thesis • Unity • Coherence

  4. Thesis • Restriction • Unity • Coherence • Conciseness • Complete sentence

  5. Unity • Unified writing • Restriction • Purpose language • Scratch Outline • Thesis

  6. Examples • The purpose that Unity refers to was addressed on slide 2. • The example used was: “The purpose of this presentation…” • Personal Chicken Scratch

  7. Coherence • Intelligible • Transitions • Words and phrases • Tone

  8. Strength Overview • Thesis • Unity • Coherence

  9. Weaknesses • Mechanics • Structure • Specificity

  10. Mechanics • Narrative • Punctuation

  11. Structure • Beginning and ending paragraphs • Hourglass structure • Broad Statement • Thesis • Support • Restatement

  12. Specificity • Highly Specific • Words • Examples • Explanations • References • Logic

  13. Weaknesses Overview • Mechanics • Structure • Specificity

  14. Plan of Action 3-step program

  15. Troy’s 3-Step Program • Pre-writing Season • Writing Season • Post-writing Season

  16. Prewriting Season • Notes • Separate medium

  17. Writing Season • Utilizing notes • Writing Structure • Hourglass • Examples

  18. Post-writing Season • Personally proofread • Peer-reviewed • Edited “The hurrier I go, the behinder I get!” - Author Unknown

  19. Paper Choice for Artifact • Time Heals Even the Greatest Sorrow • Hit home the hardest • Was something I knew everything about • My grandfather (Joseph Foschi) death • I had to look deep inside my soul and deal with something I try to not often think about

  20. Questions Anyone?

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