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Peer revision applied to Sociology song analysis paper

Peer revision applied to Sociology song analysis paper

In sociology class we were assigned a song analysis paper. In this analysis we were asked to analyze a song through the lens of a sociologist, picking out the sociological terms and how they apply within the context. For example we would find a reference to race in the song and explain how it was a reference to race and the sociological connotations associated with that concept. I peer reviewed a classmates paper by first reading their song, then reading…

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Peer Revision skill applied to Species Reports in Bio 104 Lab

Peer Revision skill applied to Species Reports in Bio 104 Lab

While writing a species report, which is a research based write up about a certain species, their characteristics, behaviors, diet and a description of where that species lived, my class peer reviewed our drafts looking for spelling errors as well as ensuring that each of us had all of the requirements necessary to fulfill the items on the rubric in a satisfactory manner. I peer reviewed my friends paper, making sure she fulfilled all of the requirements and using my…

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Annotations reflections, Then and Now

Annotations reflections, Then and Now

Throughout the semester, I have developed my active reading skills into something I am prouder of and something in which I can use to help me with my other classes. It helps me to more fully understand the text that I am working with through wrestling with the ideas and summarizing concepts in my own words. This summarizing helps me to remember what I have learned while reading the text because writing topics down uses muscle memory to encode information…

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Peer Revision for Technology Essay, Essay 2

Peer Revision for Technology Essay, Essay 2

Bella Crugnale:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GOlvy0LfPCGK7Qh9DpIj6VPPkmuHpLq_7FkszuFL5TA/edit Ty Wilhemson: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yJk0bkU68ajjdSqmRC1IxR9bBjUZlIBe4pEgRCigxx4/edit While editing Ty’s essay I suggested to him to include more when introducing the Authors. It is important to introduce the authors by saying who they are, what they do, what text you are referencing and what they say in those texts to give structure to yours ideas as well as give credit to these authors when you talk about them throughout your essay. I also suggested for him to make his thesis statement clearer as…

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Global changes to Technology Essay, Essay 2

Global changes to Technology Essay, Essay 2

Written on March 20th: To improve my draft, I could include information from authors studied during the happiness section of class in order to further build the conversation I create within my writing, as well as to support or refute the claims that I make about happiness from my own life. An author that I was thinking of was Catherine Sanderson and her Science of Happiness Ted talk. I believe that would be the best choice because her talk encompasses…

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Technology Essay, Essay 2

Technology Essay, Essay 2

For my second essay I wrote about technology’s negative effects on our relationships, as well as our overall happiness. First draft:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Es5e7jPeBbZAbR3CokHqUpLpSOQPuDjdvwUpEWxmjWE/edit Final Draft:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aROnQ2tAU3XjoeFLti_bCEjEEQDpdGhA0uzQH1DHdkE/edit

Application of Active Reading Skills to Work in Other Classes

Application of Active Reading Skills to Work in Other Classes

The active reading skill of highlighting important information as well as summarizing the information that is difficult to grasp in my own words has helped me extensively in my anatomy class. It has helped me to understand the textbook chapters assigned for homework in a deeper manner, as well as commit them to memory better. A lot of the topics in Anatomy are processes with many steps and it helps to step back from the reading to really chew on…

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Happiness Essay Reflection

Happiness Essay Reflection

As I received my grade and feedback for my happiness essay from the professor, I noticed that most of the comments were based on grammar, as well as mechanical errors. I also noticed a few comments referring to further developing my ideas in a deeper manner. I feel like I get my initial point across, but could definitely elaborate more on my ideas, as well as expand. Not only should I elaborate on the ideas I make but the explanation…

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Peer workshop

Peer workshop

Carly Walker-https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Csy-qZW2geKcGkvmakBVP_yt1fWl4TZpxAiOhtLDJY/edit Nora Susi-https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ArfrknXpR7B2spV8u1X10OD8CY0hlFxzQB2eFsibMk/edit Abby McKenna- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VJ94Kbrtucqa_kIN53uvRTSu0TnrtgbPoGzbjM8Rg-k/edit Maggie Maznikki- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wNuBZdnnCjL1yg_xvASxYbDVp1EEhYULXtRiGB67-Ks/edit Meg Thomas-https://docs.google.com/document/d/18ISgU2bE-tzzM3T9n42EzDF7GpSd85fj5anaVwn1yGk/edit

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