Project 3 SLO Reflection Journal
Incorporate Evidence
This SLO was self-explanatory. Same as a few other SLO reflections, I feel I just needed the definition in terms of writing. My goal for this SLO was to do more than think about it. I was excited to incorporate evidence to solidify my argument's credibility. The strategies I used were research. I made sure I found credible resources to cite. The only challenging thing was incorporating the evidence correctly for the letter style. I had gotten used to incorporating evidence in an essay, citation page, or MLA format. So I just had to keep reminding myself, “Jada, this is a letter, not an essay.” I had to think of my audience and how they want to read a letter, not an essay. This was an organization/council I would submit this letter to, not just my teacher/professor. So when I used this SLO, I made sure to use a citation page and casually mention my resources. I did that through using ethos, pathos, and logos. Thankfully, I found the statistics and facts I was in need of. I first incorporated evidence on the first page of my letter. I mentioned the statistics found from the human trafficking line. Both pictures are examples of me incorporating evidence from secondary research.
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Linguistic Diversity
I did not have any previous knowledge about this SLO. This term in writing, I was very unfamiliar to. My main goal was to understand this SLO at least. I am not sure if I used it right. The first example I provided shows a direct but friendly language being used. I used it to follow up on my statement in my letter with a question. I explained all of the initial statistics and then followed up with, “Was your council aware of this?” This SLO helped me to keep my letter oriented. Not look like an essay. To use writing to speak to a group of people, and not make sure it is easy to understand. I believe the purpose of this SLO is to use different types of language to communicate a point of view. That language can be tone, English, or specifications of dialogue. I also believe I used this during my peer discussion. A peer of mine was very clear on how I should go about my research and incorporate it. I used the conversation with her to discover more interesting facts about my topic. Facts that I was completely unaware of involving public service.
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Reflect
For reflection, the definition provided was to reflect on the rhetorical effectiveness of my choice of English. I had to include thoughts, facts, and feelings. I am familiar with reflection and reflecting. Similar to incorporating evidence, I just needed to use it to apply to writing and writing style. I first used reflection when I added the advice that was given to me by a peer. I looked up the correct examples of “Public Service Workers” and found that it was related to my topic of kidnapping, as I mentioned in the previous SLO. The first image example I provided shows the type of research I found from the feedback I reflected on. The examples are in the category of labor workers as well. Which you’ll see. From there, I reflected on how I would incorporate everything I wanted and needed to say into my letter, which I am hoping I did successfully. I also used reflection in my outline. It helped me categorize my arguments and ideas. It also helps me structure how and when these arguments and ideas will be discussed. I am not used to doing this type of planning for a letter. So this was a challenge for me. To transform my outline into my letter.
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