Unit 2-Final

http://communitystereotypes-lowincome.weebly.com/


    My thinking about rhetorical choice has changed quite a bit since the beginning of this unit mainly because I didn’t realize all the details that need to be considered. I wanted to come across as professional and wee researched in my website because it was important that my audience take me seriously as they would probably be more reluctant to hear my information. To do this right I had to consider things such as the visual aspects of my website, staying aware of my audience and the basic conversation surrounding my topic.
    The hardest part about this project was probably choosing a research question. I realized just how broad discourse analysis can be. I had to narrow my research to what, why and whom my research would consider. Keeping my research broad would just be really overwhelming. I decided to look closely at what was most important to me concerning low-income families. Narrowing down my topic was really helpful while I was researching but it also made it kind of difficult as well. It made research easier because while I was being bombarded with information off the internet I could sift through and choose what was useful to me. It kind of made things hard though because finding information that directly related to my topic could be difficult. I had to use several keyword searches before I found anything useful but while doing this I realized that not everything has to be used from a source and I don’t even have to completely agree with it either. Finding an article and just picking out what related to my topic was a lot more useful than trying to find an article that completely or almost completely agree with what I was trying to prove. The research I did with this project will definitely help me in future projects throughout college.
    At the beginning of the semester I mentioned wanting to get better at using my sources by conversing with them rather than having them answer all the questions. I payed a lot of attention to this while creating my website. For me to sound educated on the topic was to have my own opinion about it meaning I couldn’t have someone else (my sources) saying everything for me. Using them to back up my claim instead of create it would be more beneficial in building up my credibility. This is probably one of my favorite parts of writing. Im glad to have the chance to create my own opinion with research from experts and would hate for my writing to be a simple repetition of what someone else said.
    I can honestly say that writing on the internet makes me kind of nervous especially with an audience that would probably be reluctant to what I have to say. I realized how big my audience could possibly be. In my first audience proposal I remember feeling like my audience would listen more to a friendly tone but Tiana told me that I should be assertive so they were aware of the need for change. After a while I started to agree with her and the tone I used in my website was naturally more assertive than I thought it would be.
    My writing in this project seemed more relevant and therefore caused me to reconsider my audience many times while I was making the website. These tools can be applied after I’m done with college in a real career setting. Writing just for the teacher or just for the rest of the class makes a lot of writers like myself overlook all the details that should go into writing like the perspective of the author and the audience and how sources are used to back up a claim rather than repeat one. I’m glad I had the opportunity to create a website so that next time I will be more aware of the side I’m taking and the side that my audience it coming from.