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Dr.

Leslie Bruce
University Hall room 435
800 N. State College Boulevard
Fullerton, CA 92831

Dear Dr. Bruce,

The main goal I set for myself after enrolling in this class was to become a stronger writer. At the
beginning, I was hesitant and doubted my ability to complete this class in its online format.
Advanced writing is not my strong suit, but after completing your class I can confidently say that
my skills as a writer have improved immensely. I would like to thank you for your support
throughout the semester. You presented the student learning outcomes (SLOs) at the beginning
of the semester as a guideline throughout the journey of this class and provided great feedback
on assignments which made me grow as a writer. In this letter I will discuss my annotated
bibliography, peer response, reverse outline activity, and cover letter, and how I successfully
implemented the six SLOs in these assignments.

My annotated bibliography showcases several SLOs. The first one being SLO #1: Rhetorical
Focus. In my annotated bibliography I demonstrated my understanding of the audience’s needs
by keeping the language at a LA or NY Times article level and not including any unnecessary
terms that would confuse the reader. I also kept the focus on obesity in American youth clear and
concise and included transitions to connect my ideas. In addition, SLO #2: Ethical Research is
demonstrated in my annotated bibliography because I correctly cited all of my sources in MLA
format, as well as completed thorough research on each source so I was properly informed of the
information in each article. Lastly, I showcased SLO #3: Persuasive Arguments by analyzing the
evidence I gathered and using insightful reasoning to persuade the readers into believing that the
public-school system is responsible for the increasing obesity rates in America.

I show my understanding of SLO #6: Collaboration in my peer review of Leinani’s editorial,


where I offered thoughtful responses to her editorial as well as provided a suggestion to improve
her thesis by using an ‘although’ clause from the Sheridan Baker Thesis Machine.
My Week 10 Activity demonstrates my usage of SLO #5: Academic Language and Design. In
the activity evaluating an editorial on Prop 57, I used skills such as sophisticated language and
sentence variety to aid the readers in the understanding of the editorial. The design of the activity
is not distracting and easy to follow along when reading.

The SLO #4: Organization and Focus is established in this cover letter, where each idea is
separated through proper topic sentences and transition sentences. Each SLO is discussed in
chronological order of completion which helps provide an organized timeline that ties my
demonstration of SLOs throughout this course together.

By completing the SLOs in this class I have become a stronger writer and will undoubtedly
utilize the skills I learned in this class throughout my college career. Of course, one’s writing can
always improve, but I am proud of the progress I have made because of your course. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Darian Referente

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