3:1 Writing Exercises
ENGL 301 unit two began with two exercises about writing in unique scenarios. The first activity, “Writing with You Attitude Memo to Evan Crisp”, was very helpful to do. The guidelines provided in the accompanying document were completely foreign to me before reading through the materials. Reading through my completed response, I’m very satisfied with how the letter reads.
The second writing exercise “Business Letters: Complaint & Bad News Letter” was more familiar to me. I have written a number of emails of this type (on both sides of the exchange), so I was more familiar with the process. Nevertheless, I can tell that my resultant letters were improved by the accompanying readings.
Draft of Formal Report
Following the first two exercises, I delivered the draft of my formal report, “Improving the Quality and Accessibility of Financial Literacy Resources at UBC”. Completing the draft report was time-consuming, but I was comfortable with the layout of the report given the feedback I received about the report’s outline in earlier modules. I don’t feel terrible satisfied with my draft report – certain sections lack depth – but I’m confident that I will be happy with its final state. I have attached a copy of my formal report draft for reference.
Peer Review of Leo Kim’s Formal Report Proposal
I feel that my peer-review of Leo Kim’s formal report proposal was my best peer-review to date. In prior peer-reviews, I felt that my recommendations and criticisms were very obvious surface-level; I wasn’t making any criticisms about the semantics of an argument, or the style with which a narrative was presented. In reviewing Leo Kim’s report draft, my comments were significantly more substantive and personalized that before, and I’m satisfied with the feedback I provided as a result. I hope that my peer-review is useful for his final report.
Enclosed: Ben_Maxfield_First_Draft