Original Writing Process
When I was first writing this assignment, I thought about how could I make it so I could reach not only the audience that will be reading my assignment but for everyone. It is important to know who you are trying to get your message across to and adjust your writing accordingly. I wanted to make sure I didn’t use any words that were over complicated and if I were to use complicated words, to briefly explain their meaning. I found it difficult to give more context while keeping the information at a level where everyone without previous Sociology background could understand.
Peer Review Process
Peer reviewing one of my group members definitions was a good experience and I learned a lot from it. While my fellow group member had few mistakes, it gave me a chance to analyze the structure and organization of the writing rather than simply reading what he wrote. From a reader’s perspective, it was important that the writing was structured in a way that made sense and had a cadence in which each section would lead to another. Each type of definition expanded on one another and when tied together made the word easily understandable.
I personally was familiar with the term that was used, but I appreciated how easy it was to understand the definitions and I believe it would appeal to anyone from any background. I took away a few things that will help me improve my own writing in the future.
Editing Process
Editing my definitions with the feedback from my peers help me to realize that I should not be so quick to assume that some things are “common knowledge”. While I may have gone complacent to some of the terms I used due to them being heavily emphasized in my degree, I failed to identify my audience properly and did not expand on a few terms that may not be familiar to others. I promptly went back to expand on these terms to add more clarity. This complacency also led me to use a visual that I found funny and understandable, but that was because I knew the punchline of the joke already! I found a picture that more suitably described my word in a way that anyone can tell what is happening. Without the peer review, I would not have I would have caught onto these mistakes myself and found it very beneficial for my writing growth.
Here is a link to my revised definitions ENGL 301 Three definitions
Here is a link to my peer review:
https://blogs.ubc.ca/engl301-99a/2018/09/29/peer-review-for-proletariat/