Enc 1101 - Project 4 Course Reflection - Gabriela Moreno

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Gabriela Moreno
Professor P. Mirchandani
ENC 1101 - Project 4
April 23, 2024
Reflecting on ENC 1101
I always knew that the Freshman Composition and Rhetoric course would be a challenge
for me. Nevertheless, I did not expect my first shock to be a thirty-one-page long syllabus and
four major projects. Accordingly, and regardless of taking ENC 1905, I was frightened. Do not
misunderstand me, I love writing, but the thought of exploring new concepts and genres would
make my stomach feel uneasy. For instance, this was a problem I encountered throughout the
entire term since I never, in my entire life, had to analyze the strategies a person uses to influence
an audience or utilize those strategies and advocate for a cause myself. Back in high school, all I
did was summarize, and not even in English. Despite all of that, there was this excitement to
learn how to improve my writing skills, thus I changed my perspective and the challenge became
an opportunity for me.
As I had changed my mindset, I knew that I could not procrastinate my work until the very
last minute. Therefore, the biggest lesson I will take with me forever is to plan everything.
Thanks to that, I learned to focus on each draft, each peer review, and how I could improve my
writing so it had a greater impact on the audience instead of focusing on the final result only.
Additionally, by planning, I discovered that I can reduce my stress and anxiety and even take
some time off whenever I feel frustrated to clear my thoughts and brainstorm new ideas.
Consequently, if anyone asked me for advice for this class, I would tell them that doing
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everything step by step and planning are not a “waste of time”, as I thought they were before
entering this class.
Furthermore, I have discovered so many new concepts, such as arrangement, rhetorical
strategies, and research. For example, in the past, I did a lot of PowerPoint and Canva
presentations and, at the end, they would all look disorganized, and I would not understand why.
That was until I saw my classmate’s group presentation and understood the importance of
arrangement and how one color palette, image, or theme could fit my project better than another.
On the other side, it is most impressive how a person can convey to the audience’s reason, logic,
and emotions with the use of rhetorical strategies such as pathos, ethos, and logos. I will hang
onto these skills to communicate efficiently in the future. Lastly, the skill I liked the best, hated
the most, and would not like to repeat, but still should improve is doing research. I do not have
enough words to explain how frustrated I feel when I have to research any subject, it is the most
tedious thing for me to do since I do not possess the patience to sit in front of a computer and just
read. Nonetheless, writing an annotated bibliography showed me that it is not impossible and, if
needed, I would be capable of finding good and reliable sources to support my projects, which is
why Project 2 taught me the most.
Another key aspect that influenced my growth was the collaboration that peer reviews imply.
During this term, I had incredible peers who precisely detected the weak parts of my
compositions and whose outstanding writings showed me that there are different ways of
communicating successfully. Similarly, I know peer reviews are reciprocal, therefore, I tried to
always give my best advice without being rude. Apart from that, it must be noted that feedback is
not limited to the classroom or the peer assigned. On one occasion I helped a friend brainstorm
some ideas he could use for his project, and whenever I could, I would ask friends who had
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already taken ENC 1101 for their feedback because we all can use the help of others to improve
what we cannot notice and grow.
In conclusion, I have acquired a lot of knowledge and skills thanks to ENC 1101. My
critical and creative thinking have improved, but I still need to work on managing Wix and
Weebly better, practice how to better communicate my ideas inside and outside the classroom,
review terms such as multimodal communication, and keep checking the modules of ENC 1101
to get ready for ENC 2135. Thanks to this course, I now comprehend that it is not only about
writing, it is about conveying to the reader through the accurate use of skills and strategies. Now,
I can see that there is a world of improvement and learning in front of me, I just need to be brave
enough to embrace all of the opportunities that are given to me.

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ENC 1101 - Project 4

April 23, 2024

Reflecting on ENC 1101

an opportunity for me.

entering this class.

Furthermore, I have discovered so many new concepts, such as arrangement, rhetorical

why Project 2 taught me the most.

what we cannot notice and grow.

enough to embrace all of the opportunities that are given to me.

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