Writing Activity: Learning Goals

The purpose of my writing to explore assignments are to better understand the topic at hand. To learn more about the issues, why they are important and how they concern me as an individual and those around me.

My I-search paper is for an audience that is concerned with the future of our country. Anybody into politics will definitely be interested in what I have to researched and learned about the presidential elections. More importantly, it will target those who are interested in the issues dealing with immigration and the war on terrorism. So, any body with relatives in a foreign and/or family members in the armed services, such as myself.

My audience for my Profile at a Local Agency is any one who is concerned with people in need, for I chose the salvation army as my local agency. This profile will interest people that are willing to give a hand to those who are less fortunate and any one who is willing to make a difference.

The rhetorical situation for my I-search and local agency profile paper are a formal, persuasive and very informative writing. I chose informative and persuasive because I want those that aren't interested in my topics note that my issues concern them as well, even if they are not related in any way to immigration or the war. I also want to be able to inform others of these issues, what is going on and what should be done about these things.

My Invention Strategies

The three invention strategies that I use are free writing, questioning, and answering who/what/where/when/why questions. Invention strategies are important because they help develop the ideas that a writer would like to use when writing any sort of document. I can incorporate my invention strategies to my I-search and writing to explore papers by looking at my topics and shuffling through my scattered thoughts to form some sort of outline for my paper. As for revision strategies, I like to use peer editing because I feel more comfortable discussing my thoughts and mistakes with other students. I find my revision strategy very important because my peers may be able to catch other mistakes I was unaware of.

Concept Map: Writing Process

2008 Republican National Convention

I thought it was interesting how many of the speakers focused on how much our country has developed. They referred a lot to the past, such as the civil rights movement and John F. Kennedy's term. I also enjoyed how they made it a point that we are not done developing. There is so much more we can do to provide for our country. I really liked how the speakers tried to relate to the audience by using their own experiences dealing with family and other issues. They talk about what appeals most to the crowd; less taxes, less government, and more protection. For example, Palin's speech was very family oriented and I think she best connects with the audience, seeing that she has five kids, which one is of special needs. I didn't hear them mention much about the issues I chose (immigration and war on terrorism), but I did hear lots about the economy. They talked about the problem with the mortgages and the high gas prices.