Jordan Highfill Assignment 2 Reflection

For assignment two, I immediately got off to a much better start than I had in assignment one. As soon as it was time to write our 175-word summary of rules and conventions for our figured world, I decided to go all out and write my full summary. This time, I enjoyed the topic so the time flew by and the next thing I knew I had written over 800 words. I would say my greatest strength in this assignment was the passion and interest behind it. I was able to depict and elaborate on many examples of specific artifacts, literacy practices, actors, specialized vocabulary, and discourse communities. I was more comfortable with this assignment after having completed assignment one and because I liked the topic. I tried to incorporate some humor, specifically when talking about New Years Resolutioners, Justin Bieber, and people curling in the squat rack. I feel like I went above and beyond with this assignment in every area, especially when trying to make it interesting and personal. For my first draft, I wasn't quite sure what to do with the storyboard, and this was made evident by comments from my peers. Kevin told me to create a narrative and focus on a purpose for the storyboard. I was able to create a fluent narrative including pictures in my second draft. The rest of Kevins comments were mostly praises. The majority of Hannas comments were in agreement to my writing, however, he suggested I cut down on a certain area where I was getting too detailed talking about shoulder presses. I summarized it a small amount, but left a lot because I felt it was significant to the point I was trying to convey about trust. Most of Aakashs comments were correcting grammatical issues or complimenting my writing. He suggested I break up my summary into different paragraphs. For some reason, I thought it was supposed to be one paragraph, but after reading his comment, I consulted the assignment guidelines and decided to take his advice. Similar to assignment one, I wrote full paragraphs for my observations rather than just bullet points. I feel like this allowed me to show more explicit details of how my figured world related to the concepts weve been studying throughout the semester. Using your feedback from my previous assignment, I was able to conduct better interviews. I prepared questions this time and it was easier to incorporate the interview into my observations in an organized manner. I think my biggest weakness was creating the storyboard. I had a hard time making it look organized. If I knew how, I probably could have done a better job with a PowerPoint or a similar program, but I think it turned out pretty good. Throughout the assignment, I tried to emphasize the meaning and values within my figured world. I made it personal and shared my perspective. I feel like I was able to fluently express many of my ideas regarding working out while simultaneously relating them to the key concepts.