Jack

Shek Wong

Unit Two Reflection

The overall process of our presentation was first divided into four equal sections where

each of the us were responsible for looking up and researching in their respective areas.

Afterwards, we regrouped and shared what they should with each other, in the process also

having a rough skeleton for our overall PowerPoint structure. After, we each decided to provide

the research with facts, with each of us using at least 3 sources so that it can increase our

credibility as well as meet the requirements of using a variety of resources in our presentation.

Overall, the process was successful, with us being able to put together a good presentation

supported by solid resources and a good structure.

Revising the presentation was difficult, the presentation is set during a time when many

of the members have midterm exams which made it extremely difficult to set a good time to

meet. So we decided to revise via Skype through a group call during hours we were all available.

These calls were effective and allowed us to get the job done, but in my opinion it could not

emulate the effect of working together in a room. We caught some structural issues in this

process and took time to reorganize the PowerPoint so that it could better work for the

audience.

Overall, I felt like we learned pretty basic skills of researching were used during this

project. We met most, if not all, of the learning goals. We taught the audience the writing goals
and conventions regarding profiles, we also provided different examples which teaches the

audience how to be flexible when writing a profile. We were able to able to use a variety of

sources to back up our research, which increases the credibility of our presentation as well as

quality. We used different forms of evidence like articles, videos, and magazines. Overall we

were able to meet all purposes as we based our research and presentation on it. We defined

the genre in our own words, the purpose of what the genre might fulfill, why people would

choose to write in our genre, how this genre makes it argument or purpose clear, what

rhetorical appeals it uses, the structure, what the audience is looking for, how do the authors

meet the desires, what elements might it use, what is the usual tone, how it sites its sources,

and what other subgenres the genre may have. We also included two activities so that the

audience can interact with each other while having a pleasant experience learning about this

genre and maybe even having a deeper impression on it.

Overall I felt this unit did a good job in incorporating teamwork, research, critical

reading, and using variety of sources, into one big project. The only thing that I could want to

be different next time would probably be the time of the semester when this presentation is

being held as I feel like it would be more effective if it didnt clash with midterms or finals,

because this way members would probably be able to work with each other better.