Taking Stock -- English 101

Taking Stock -- English 101

Take stock of what you've written and learned by writing out answers to these questions: 

1.        How did you go about analyzing the text? What methods did you use—and which ones were most helpful?

I considered the motives and appeals of the ad and advertising agency.  I found it particularly helpful to consider the viewers reaction.

2.       How did you go about drafting your essay?

I started with a thesis and then  worked my way through paragraph by paragraph from intro to conclusion.

3.       How well did you organize your written analysis? What, if anything, could you do to make it easier to read?

I think I did a good job of organizing it and honestly can't think of a thing that would make it easier to read.

4.       Did you provide sufficient evidence to support your analysis?

I drew evidence directly from the ad in direct support of my analysis and I think it was enough.

5.       What did you do especially well?

I think that I did an especially good job of identifying the audience and explaining my view.

6.       What could still be improved?

It is possible that I could have done a better job of picking and explaining my evidence.

7.       Did you use any visuals, and if so, what did they add? Could you have shown the same thing with words?

I used the images of the ads I was analyzing, and while I could have shown it with words, and did in places,  the ads provided primary source evidence.

8.       How did other readers' responses influence your writing?

My visit to the writing tutoring center improved my punctuation.

9.       What would you do differently next time?

Next time I would use better punctuation the first time since I have a better idea how.

10.   Are you pleased with your analysis? What did it teach you about the text you analyzed? Did it make you want to study more works by the same writer or artist?

I am pleased by my analysis.  I learned a lot about how the ads were structured.  And no  I have no real interest in looking at other ads.

11.   What are the transferrable  skills you can take from this into other writing situations?

The specific analyzation questions for works such as these.