Critical Literacies In Reading, Writing And Listening

My performance on this assignment pushed me to develop strong critical literacies in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Before I entered the class, I used to be very blatant with my intentions and not an effective writer. By teaching me how to use pathos, ethos, and logos, I learned how to use these subtle implements in persuading my audience towards my ideas. I also established the ability to understand and appreciate human differences within society. Learning how to step back and evaluate other’s opinions helped me have an open mind and sympathy. This whole course trained me to be a better student in my classes in taking time on my writing abilities. I hardly tried at correct punctuation and coherency in my explanations and essays, but I learned that it is important to take your time and give …show more content…
I somewhat had an idea what I was going to discover, but it opened up a door into a catastrophic problem in society. I learned how many U.S. citizen suffer from not having enough money to buy essential medicine. This epidemic made me want to push more for lower prices since a human life is worth more than any amount of money. To complete this assignment, I first researched my topic and took a side to argue. Then I wrote three pages to be peer reviewed by others in my class. Once I got it back, I corrected my mistakes then wrote about three more pages to have another round of peer reviewing of my essay. After I got it back, I finished my essay then had a classmate go over it many times to find any other possible mistakes I could have made to be fixed. I also had to write this reflection to turn in with it. I faced a lot of problems with my syntax. I would be thinking so much in my head about my ideas that my writing would lose its understanding and be confusing to my readers. I had to have many peer reviews read my essay aloud so they could find any poorly worded