Keywords: Jo, Daniel, and Eric

Reflection on keywords: Jo, Eric, Daniel

Using keywords for reflection:

Eric used basic writing terms such as purpose, audience, unity, focus, development and tone as a basis for a reflection mid-term reflection.  This reflection would enable students to measure their process and progress versus the terms and how they have been discussed in previous classes.  Students might compose the reflection and then bring it with them to the Writing Center, discussing how they addressed each of those important terms.

Dan discussed using some terms from rhetorical approaches including analysis, synthesis, logos, ethos, and pathos.  Dan would use those terms to have the students do a reflection in writing in which they would use at least 4 of the 6, and would consider how well they address those rhetorical devices in a research project.  This would be to analyze a research project toward the end of a term.

Jo would use terms from tech writing, emphasizing audience and purpose and the rhetorical nature of business writing and how they would use that, adding such features as the rhetorical nature of page design. Jo also mentioned the important of cultural contexts in terms of audience awareness in business.