Reflection

The Campus Cues essay that I wrote was the first I have written that was a rhetorical analysis. First, I changed the title of the essay from “Then and Now” to “Social Etiquette: Then and Now” because the former title was vague and did not directly pertain to the essay. Next I used my knowledge of passive voice from the lesson in class to fix some sentences to active voice. By doing this revision, I was able to shorten some of my sentences. I also found that some of the revisions that needed to be made were errors regarding content. For example, I stated that Irene Pierson used her knowledge of social etiquette to elevate her status among her fellow peers. Although this is a fact that I deduced, it was not something that I explicitly found in my research. and therefore I decided that it was not right to leave it in my paper. I believe now, after making these revisions, that this paper is something I have grown proud of. By revisiting this paper, I am fascinated by how much I learned while writing and conducting my analysis of the Campus Cues book. Prior to this assignment, I had never done a rhetorical analysis before. Now I feel confident that I can analyze any object, including a freshmen beanie!