Rhetorical Analysis: A Modest Proposal

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In this English course for the past semester, I have learned many new forms of essays and many new techniques. There was much more conversation with my classmates this year and I believe that lead me to a better class experience and grade. The essays have also taught me many new skills that can help me in the future. The rhetorical analysis, Causal Argument, and Proposal essay have taught me many new writing techniques and the advantages of peer review. The Rhetorical Analysis essay taught me how to truly understand a story and how to compare the opinions of other people. The essay involved the article “A Modest Proposal…”, which can be a difficult writing to understand, but the discussions in class and the mini questions that were given to groups helped me understand the story in a deeper level. Annotating was never my strong suit but I believe because of this essay my annotation skills have improved. The different reactions to the article also helped me understand the purpose of writing the Rhetorical Analysis; The opinions changed my thoughts on the article and …show more content…

I had much help from my classmates for this paper by receiving information from them such as how to write a good essay and how certain ideas of mine might not work for my subject. Peer review helped me a lot on this essay and helped me achieve a better grade than what I would have if I were to do it alone. The Causal Argument also helped me learn how to find valuable information. For this essay, I needed six sources and it was a tough start but eventually I learned how to find good articles that supported my topic. Learning how to do research correctly can help me write any paper in the future and have supporting evidence to go along with my essays. This essay also taught me what an advantage peer review can truly be. My classmates can point out any mistakes I might have missed or maybe information I have left

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