Core Value 1. My work demonstrates that I used a variety of social and interactive practices that involve recursive stages of exploration, discovery, conceptualization, and development.

I demonstrated core value 1 through my Rebuttal Argument Rewrite. I demonstrated perseverance and hard work through my multiple revisions, and the usage of multiple different sources, per rewrite. I did a mass amount of research for this short argument, and took in all of the feedback that was provided to me so that I could make this argument the best that it could be. I was the most interactive with my professor with this argument, and took the time to make sure that I was completing this assignment properly and getting all the criteria down. My research during this assignment is where I truly demonstrated the core value one. I discovered new information, and developed an entirely new argument compared to my first draft.  I was open to new ideas through my research and was open to new ideas that I was given through feedback. The blog was extremely helpful because of how I could look at example pieces from prior years that Prof. Hodges at times provided, alongside what my classmates were posting. It was very interactive and helpful for me because I am not the best at being creative with my papers and coming up with new ideas. 

Core Value 2. My work demonstrates that I read critically, and that I placed texts into conversation with one another to create meaning by synthesizing ideas from various discourse communities. 

I demonstrated Core Value 2 through my Causal Argument Rewrite. Through this argument, I showed how I can read sources critically, and put together information to explain causes as to why homeless with dogs get more donations than without a dog. I read multiple articles and sources and saw the information on my topic, and put together an argument that was backed up by the sources. I saw how each source came together explaining how dogs can bring emotional and physical benefits to their owner, and used that information to add onto my argument. Each source that I researched all had similar points, so I knew that my arguments were strong. Reading critically and taking in what these sources had to offer all while combining different ideas was how I hit this core value. 

Core Value 3. My work demonstrates that I rhetorically analyzed the purpose, audience, and contexts of my own writing and other texts and visual arguments.

I demonstrated Core Value 3 through my Visual Rewrite. My visual rewrite made me analyze a video, and see the illustrations leading me to explain what I was seeing and explain the sight. I used the video showing multiple table settings to explain rhetorically how the goal of this video was to explain how people are all coming together to achieve a goal. I was explaining why there were multiple table settings, and what the video was trying to explain visually. There can be multiple points of view to the video, but I tried to just focus on the important aspects of the video and explain those parts. My goal was to get the main point across to the audience, all while explaining what I saw in the video to show what the filmmakers goal was. 

Core Value 4: My work demonstrates that I have met the expectations of academic writing by locating, evaluating, and incorporating illustrations and evidence to support my own ideas and interpretations.

I demonstrated Core Value 4 through my Stone Money assignment. Through this assignment I showed how I could evaluate multiple sources, being podcasts and articles, and create my own interpretations based off of those sources. Through these sources, I explained the concept of stone money in Yap, and how that could connect with today’s society in terms of inflation and how people save and spend money. I was able to use these multiple sources and still understand each point of view, and explain the concept of stone money, and how money has evolved into today’s day and age. The podcast was very helpful for this assignment because I was able to listen in and focus on what they were explaining rather than reading an article, which I also did, but I understood the concept more through the podcast.  

Core Value 5. My work demonstrates that I respect my ethical responsibility to represent complex ideas fairly and to the sources of my information with appropriate citation. I demonstrated Core Value 5 through my Definition Argument Rewrite. How I demonstrated Core Value 5 was through my proper citations. At first, I was not citing properly and was adding the citation at the end of my quote. Due to feedback I learned that it was not the proper citation and to change it. That went for all of my arguments because I had been doing the same citation that was incorrect, but I changed them all to correct them. I practiced academic integrity by citing all of my quotes and not stealing others’ work. Some sources were not as academically coded compared to others which I took note to and moved onto other sources that were more scholarly. It is important to use scholarly sources so that the information is true that you are gathering and so you can get the strongest evidence possible to persuade your audience. In the Definition Argument I made sure to persuade my audience through my quotes and evidence, that homeless with dogs got more donations than without. The proper cited quotes gave the audience a clear understanding of my claim with evidence to support it.