Artene Nabipur

Professor Bruce
Eng 363
Writers Notebook 5/6/15
4/6 1. Describe the content and structure you plan to use in your
reviews abstract.
I plan to use an Indicative structure because the articles are
somewhat unrelated. Some are about cancer while others are on the
early onset of puberty or child growth. Some have child test subjects
and others have buffalo or rat test subjects. It seems that we should be
using an indicative style because of the wide range of studies that we
are using but the prompt says to use an informative style.
2. Write sample direct and indirect references for figures in your
review.
a. Direct Figure 1 shows the relative IGF-1 levels before an after
consuming milk from genetically enhanced cattle.
b. Indirect IGF-1 levels increased in young children aged 4-8
after consuming milk from genetically enhanced cattle. (Figure 1)
4/22 Partners analyze the sample cover letters on Titanium.
1. Does each use adequate evidence to support claims?
2. What else about the portfolio does the author analyze?
3. How do they organize the discussion of SLOs? How do you plan
on doing it?
4. What kind of tone, style, and format does each author use? To
what extent is each effective
1. They provide adequate evidence while specifically mentioning
which SLO is being fulfilled.
2. The first one highlights the differences in each revision, and how
those differences prove that they have learned the student
learning outcomes. The second one mentions papers they did not
revise, saying that they showed the SLOs already.
3. The first one organized them in increasing writing skill
throughout the semester. The second organized it in a similar
way and mentioned that it was not necessarily in chronological
order. I think I want to structure it with the large revised paper
first, and then add the supplemental papers to help address any
poorly supported SLOs.
4. I think the tone of the first one is more effective. They specifically
show how they improved, comparing and contrasting previous
work. The second one didnt mention improvement and stated
that their original assignments were adequate enough to satisfy
the SLOs

Artene Nabipur
Professor Bruce
Eng 363

Portfolio Decision Making Chart

Use a chart like this to make the best decisions about what to include in your
Portfolio. Your portfolio should include no more than five total documents.

Choose ONE of the below

after comparing

SLO
1

Rhetorical
Focus: Write
formally and
informally, inclass and outof-class, for a
variety of
audiences and
purposes.
Ethical
Citation:
Find, evaluate,
select,
synthesize,
organize,
ethically cite,
and present
information
from a variety
of sources
appropriate to
their
disciplines.
Persuasion:
Compare,
contrast, and
synthesize
carefully and
objectively the
relative merits
of alternative
or opposing
arguments,
assumptions,
and cultural
values.

Cover Letter

Statement of
Purpose

Proposal
Counts as
formal writing
for a specific
audience.
(NSF)

Everything in
the paper is
cited correctly
and included
when needed
according to
NSFs and
MLA
guidelines

Persuaded the
NSF
committee to
provide
funding while
answering
their ethical
values. Also
provided
counter
arguments
and rational
behind
methods.

Choose up to two optional

documents to supplement any
missing or weakly supported
SLOs
Optional
Document
Peer Review
counts as
informal writing
to a peer to
help their
writing

Optional
Document

Artene Nabipur
Professor Bruce
Eng 363
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Organization:
Organize
ones thoughts
and
communicate
them clearly
and
persuasively
to address a
scientific
rhetorical
situation.
Employ
IMRAD
organizational
pattern where
appropriate.

Use of
headings and
subheadings
in the
proposal
made the
paper easy to
follow.

Language
and Design:
Recognize,
evaluate, and
employ the
features and
contexts of
language and
design that
concisely
express and
influence
meaning and
that
demonstrate
sensitivity to
gender and
cultural
differences.

The proposal
had to use
language that
was gender
and culturally
appropriate,
especially
when talking
about
controversial
topics such as
GMOs and
health risks.

Collaboration
: Improve
ones own and
others writing
skills through
the
assessment
and critique of
written works.

The proposal
was a group
assignment
that require
communicatio
n and
teamwork to
complete.

The peer review

shows how I
can
improve both
my
own and others
written work.