Suggestion Reflection

In our groups we discussed...

1.I learned while discussing our recent summaries is that our sources need to be very relevant to our field of study that shows a good example of writing in that field.

2. I also learned more clearly what a scholarly piece is in contrast to an academic piece.  Peer review is the main key in the contrast.

3. I was suggested that one of my sources wasn't very useful and that I should look for something more reliable.  I will most likely look for more scholars that compare to my more reliable sources written by a more credible writer.  

4. When finding a source using something that is in your field of study that compliments your writing and gives you proof.

5.  Then we need to organize our papers.  One way is to use the interview as a sort of an intro into the sources and use the conversation and answers as a way to explain the sources more and introduce them.

Interview Summary and Source Analysis

For my interview, I decided to interview a friend and graduate student with a bachelors degree in bio,  Nathan Deasy.  We sat down together and discussed how writings in the field of biology were usually like, and I can say it was nothing less of what I Expected him to say.  Being a biology major, I've come across a few papers here in my short time at UofL that are similar to what he brought up in our conversation.  A lot of the writings are research based.  You either have to find the evidence of whatever your topic might be or feed off of someone else information.  He said it was similar to what you do in other subjects besides the fact that its more based on statistical research or experimentation, which is in a lot if the pieces. 

For my three sources, the first source I'm going to use is Scientific Writing 101, which is an article I found online.  It takes you through the process of writing scientific papers and it helps you understand the process of writing better.

The next source is online called Passive Voice in Scientific Writing.  It is similar to the other paper as it goes through the same processes.  The good thing about this piece is it even gives example papers to show a better understanding of the ways of writing in this field.

Finally, I'm going to to use one of my old papers I typed in one of my old biology classes.  Looking at old work and look at what was expected of me in my writing will help me go back and understand the nature of writing in biology.

Andrew Bratcher- Source Assignment

My field I am interested in is biology so my example would be a biology report.  The type of genre my field mainly consists of is informative.  It shows data collected to help prove and support the experiments the piece was over.  It also goes through procedures in detail.

This source will help my writing because it is a good example of the way most biology reports are written.  It gave a lot of proof in the piece too.  I liked this piece too because it showed diagrams which a lot of my field of writing consists of.  This shows what type of work I will be doing and the style of writing very well.

Rhetorical Siutation Assignment

For this assignment, my interviews will be biology related students or professors because this is going to be my field of study.

My purpose will be that to learn more about this current field to see what kind of opportunities I would gain from studying this field.  I have goals on what I want to gain from it but to learn of more opportunities would be great.

My audience will be high school students who are interested in what this current field of study leads into and what is done if turned into a profession.

This is going to be an informational analysis paper that will use interviews as its main source of information which could make it more personal.

Rhetorical Situation

 Created by Lloyd Blitzer, Rhetorical situation has three main components: Subject, composer, and audience.  When writing there is no true order that writers pick to use these techniques in writing but all writers use these components as a set up for writing.

Audience is is the writing is for.  Subject is the content which can also be the issue, and composer is who is writing and the stance of the writer and what constraints does the writer face.